Not really influences, but things I really like a lot... Arturo Bandini, Rocky, The Karate Kid, Billy Liar. Kes. Harvey Andrews. Pete Morton. Reg Meuross. Kids of Stockport. Ted Luff. The World Famous Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band. Simon Armitage. Brassed Off. Bernard Wrigley. The Hometowners. Tim Moon. Everdaze. Midnight Special. Amy Atkinson.
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"The Voice of Calderdale"
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You can book Roger Davies for a gig in your venue/pub/club/festival/house To do so, please contact Pete Thornton-Smith on: 01709 739093 or email: pete@thebpasgroup.co.uk
NEWSFLASH: On Saturday 1st August 2009 Roger Davies will be performing a 30 minute set of his very greatest hits as part of a charity fundraising concert for Leukaemia Research at the Lawrence Batley Theatre in Huddersfield. Please call the Theatre Box Office for full information and Tickets on 01484 430528.
SOUNDS GOOD RECORDS ONLINE CD STORE...Apologies - the online CD shop has been out of order for a couple of weeks, but we're glad to report that it's back up and running, so now you can buy Roger Davies CDs again, no problem! Visit the store at: www.evinsol.co.uk/ccorder.shtml - THANKS!
NEW CD SINGLE 'PETER BROOK'S PAINTINGS' OUT NOW
'Peter Brook's Paintings' - A new song to celebrate the artwork of our beloved Pennine Landscape Painter, Peter Brook is available now on limited edition CD single, signed by both Peter and Roger. "Peter's paintings have been a big inspiration to me for many years. He is a truly unique artist and I'm very proud of this song which I wrote as a trubute to Peter and his work. I'm happy that Peter likes it and I hope that you do too!"
Available now from the Sounds Good Records online CD store. Please visit www.evinsol.co.uk/ccorder.shtml to order your copy.
MORE OF MY CD'S ARE AVAILABLE NOW:
'NORTHERN TRASH' (CD Album) ..
Someone reviewed this on iTunes and said "If you can imagine Donovan singing in a Huddersfield accent, with the cheeky-chappy tongue in cheek of the Arctic Monkeys, and you are excited by the thought of such a combination, then buy this album - it won't dissapoint." Thanks for that
'LITTLETOWN' (CD Album) About this somebody wrote "Yorkshire gem Roger Davies, armed with his acoustic guitar has released his debut album, 'Littletown'... A supremely talented artist heading in exactly the right direction. Roger could be something very special indeed." Available from the Sounds Good Records online CD store: www.evinsol.co.uk/ccorder.shtml
'PETER BROOK'S PAINTINGS' (1 track CD single) A song to celebrate the artwork of our beloved Pennine Landscape Painter, Peter Brook. Available exclusively from the Sounds Good Records online CD store. Limited edition CD signed by both Peter and Roger. Please visit www.evinsol.co.uk/ccorder.shtml
'NORTHERN TRASH' IS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD FROM ITUNES (JUST CLICK ON THE LITTLE ITUNES BOX TO GO THROUGH TO THE ITUNES STORE.) ALL ARE AVAILABLE ON GOOD OLD FASHIONED CD FROM THE SOUNDS GOOD RECORDS ONLINE STORE: www.evinsol.co.uk/ccorder.shtml
IF YOU WANT TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME, EITHER SEND ME A MESSAGE OR A COMMENT VIA MYSPACE, OR EMAIL ME AT: rogerdaviesmusic@hotmail.com
FINALLY, JUST A LITTLE MESSAGE TO SAY A REALLY BIG THANK YOU TO ALL YOU GUYS AND GALS WHO COME AND SEE ME PLAY, BUY CD'S AND GIVE ME YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT, IT'S GREAT TO HAVE YOU ON BOARD, AND I'M LUCKY TO KNOW YOU. YOU ALL KNOW WHO YOU ARE, SO TAKE CARE AND I'LL SEE YOU SOON
A ROGER DAVIES FANPAGE HAS BEEN SET UP ON FACEBOOK! JUST SEARCH FOR 'Roger Davies is a LEGEND!!!" IN THE FACEBOOK GROUPS SECTION AND YOU SHOULD FIND IT
"One of the most exciting features in recent years on the West Yorkshire folk scene has been the emergence of the songwriting talents of Roger Davies. His songs initially sound effortlessly simple, until you analyse them further and realise just how skilful and complex they are. Just as Ray Davies of The Kinks wrote about North London suburbia with affection and pride, so does Roger with regards to the mill towns of Yorkshire. Now his hometown of Brighouse comes to the fore in his new 4 track CD 'Brighouse on Saturday Night'. The title track is a tribute to the dubious delights of that town and has an instantly memorable, singable chorus. All 4 tracks are recorded solo, featuring Roger's distinctive but very listenable voice, effectively accompanied by acoustic guitar." - Tykes News 2008
"Roger Davies, a prodigiously talented young singer-songwriter might ultimately earn himself the title 'the Ralph McTell of Brighouse' since lots of his songs are about his native town, which he paints in vivid colours. The title track of his CD 'Northern Trash' is a celebration of Yorkshire grit and determination. 'Brighouse On Saturday Night' is funny and wistful while 'The Beerbelly Blues' takes us on a whistlestop tour of every pub from Rastrick to Elland." - Andrew Liddle, Halifax Evening Courier concert review, 2008
"Roger Davies is a singer-songwriter who has crafted his skills as a writer, singer and guitarist into something impressive, direct and deceptively uncluttered. Every song on his second album 'Northern Trash' is a standout, ranging from the light-hearted pastiche of 'The Beerbelly Blues' to tender ballads such as 'Harmony.' His writing is quintesentially English, and, more specifically, rooted in his own Northern experience. Far from being either sentimentally twee or a mere gimmick, his references to Yorkshire towns and places have exactly that validity which one enjoys in the songs of the McGarrigles or Bruce Springsteen. Song tiles like 'Bradford Girl' and 'Huddersfield Town' make this obvious, but more significantly the songs include more specific and informed details, such as Castle Hill, Lidget Green, Brighouse, Bradford, Halifax, Hipperholme and many more. The whole album is so satisfying that you'll find yourself returning to it again and again, with renewed and increased pleasure. The name may be new, but Roger Davies is clearly a major star in the making." - Nigel Scholfield (Living Tradition Magazine 2008)
"The best I've seen in 20 years. If I had a torch I'd throw it to him." - Harvey Andrews
"Sometimes an acoustic guitar and a voice is enough, if you've got things called songs. Roger Davies, a singer/songwriter from Huddersfield obviously subscribes to this theory. After leaving his native West Yorkshire, Davies travelled south to study songwriting at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music. There, he wrote the songs that found their way onto his debut album 'Littletown', recorded in just 6 days and released by Headroom Records in 2004. After opening shows for artists such as Cara Dillon, Alex Lloyd and Harvey Andrews, Davies has begun performing in Folk Clubs across West Yorkshire as well as at Festivals, further a field. His second album 'Northern Trash' was released in April 2007 to a flurry of good reviews: "There is potentially a huge talent emerging in our midst: Roger Davies. His new songs tell of the ordinariness of life in Huddersfield, amongst other things, all delivered with extraordinary, understated humour and delightful turns of phrase. I can see a great future ahead so do the man and yourself a favour and buy his CD's to help him on his way." - Joe Grint (Tykes News, summer 2007)
"Defiantly "northern", yes, but certainly not trash. Roger's a West Yorkshire (Brighouse-born) singer-songwriter who engages your attention straight away with his easy, unassuming, captivatingly relaxed performing style and his knack for finding musical poetry in purely local places, stories and references. (It's been said that if anyone can make Huddersfield seem beautiful, then it's Roger!) Roger is genuinely welcoming you to his world, of which he's genuinely proud. He draws you in straightaway with his plain, touching, wry observations: there's a total lack of pretension in his writing which is refreshing, as he addresses things that matter to us all: small details in the bigger scheme of things they may be, but they mean the world to the likes of Roger and us. He's one of the good guys, and he makes you feel good about being alive and able to appreciate simple pleasures. The gentle romance of 'The Way You Love Me' and 'Harmony' are good examples of Roger's craft, which is informed by the espousal of solid traditional songwriting values ('Old Fashioned Man' forms a kind of mission statement, I guess!) Roger has a real gift for easy-flowing melody and an enviable economy of expression: in these respects, songs such as 'Bradford Girl' and 'Harmony' put me in mind of Clive Gregson. While you're listening to Roger's songs, you don't notice the craft in the economy; the lines seem to come out so naturally, conversationally, and the phrases seem curiously - well, obvious, but just you try to write something similar and you'll realise how difficult it is! Finally, Roger's own guitar accompaniments are unflashy but actually highly adept, with a real art to their very unobtrusiveness. Do try Roger's music - I'm sure you'll find him utterly charming, entertaining and accessible. - David Kidman, 2007
Thanks for another great performance at this year's Luddfest on Saturday! Looking forward to catching up soon. Good look with the new album recording - see you soon Mike
Some good recordings from Luddenden yesterday for the radio show! Nic has some cool photo's too - email me your email address and we'll send them over. Catch up soon re chat? otakustudios@gmail.com best JT
Hey thought I would add you and say hey seeing as i'm playing with you on the 30th of July! Just had a listen and I really like your songs, I like the down to earth realism in your lyrics compared to mine which tend to be full of metaphors and such! haha
Won't have had a gig since April, looking forward to it and seeing you play!
Hi Roger, good to see you at the festival on Saturday. All limited edition prints are availble to purchase at www.davidcoldwell.co.uk. Best regards, David.
hey roger long time no speak, how are you doing? hope your playing huddstock again this year, it would be good to see you play again, havnt managed to make a gig for a while. i will deffo be at huddstock as my band have managed to get the headlining slot:D
Great to hear you on the Durbervilles. But they do persist in refering to Wendy as "Aerosmith". And a couple pf weeks ago they missed Tony Levy off the itinery for Henry Boons! But it's a great show to catch up with. Hope to bump into you sometime. Take care
Hey! I just wanted to say a big thank you for an awesome night last night! You were great as always and wow! thank you for introducing me to midnight special! they were fantastic! that lady has a mindblowing voice! not forgetting the instrumental guys too...
Anyways, hopefully see you again at the tip inn. x
Thanx for a great night in Stocksbridge last friday. sorry about the turn out tho! thats stocksbridge for yer im afraid hope you enjoyed the Ale!! Farmers Blonde sex in a glass!
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