Formed four years after the turn of the new century, the Snakeoil Rattlers continue to break barriers with their own self-described ‘whiskey driven renegade country’, fusing country with blues, bluegrass and the outlaw sounds of the South.
Hailing from the eastern swamps of London Town and the long roads of Southern England, Jim ‘Mr Sweet’ Dog, Kevin ‘Swamp Dawg’ O’Neill, Andy ‘Spandex’ Poole and Barry ‘The Snake Oil Man’ Warren spin tales of lost love, social indifference and the quiet desperation of the road.
Influenced by Steinbeck, Kerouac, Lynyrd Skynryd, and Jerry Douglas, and often compared to Steve Earle, John Prine and Townes Van Zandt, this assemble of guitar, dobro, bass and mandolin produce a rich full-bodied sound topped with bourbon tainted vocals and the sure path of a well-crafted song.
Sharing the bill with acts including Ex Rockingbird Alan Tyler, and Grammy nominee James Hunter, and containing members from Some Dogs, Foghorn Leghorn (‘London’s top bluegrass band’ – The Times) and the Renegade Playboys, the Snakeoil Rattlers have managed to build a reputation for unrefined unburnished accomplishment while performing at numerous venues and festivals across Southern England including London’s 12 Bar Club and the Windmill in Brixton.
Unlike the snake oil salesmen of the past the Snakeoil Rattlers will never sell the ladies and gentleman of the audience short, but still share the cure-all-ills remedy of raw entertainment.
And for the listening pleasure of the converted there is soon to be a release of the long-awaited Snakeoil Rattlers debut CD entitled ‘Road Tales’.
Where the swamp meets the road you will always find the Snakeoil Rattlers.
Argh! How annoying that your Southern Feast is on Hop Farm day. Arse. I do so love a BBQ as well. Even says on me page :-( Have fun. Heavy Load this evening b'chance?x
I was looking at your poster and wanted to show you my dinner. It was great! Hope all is well and we will spin your music this Tues night on the radio. Click on BBQ to listen to KAOS radio!
Hey! Hope you are doing good. I wanted to let you know about a show i'm doing in London on Sunday, June 1st.
I'm touring with Tommy Allsup. He played guitar with Buddy Holly, and is the guy playing on songs like "Heartbeat", "It's So Easy", etc, etc.....he is 76 and still going strong.
He is a character.
Anyway, i would love to see you at the show. I think as a fellow musician that you will really appreciate seeing Tommy play, and listening to his stories! He is THE guy that flipped the coin with Ritchie Valens.
If you want to see Tommy in action....check out my blog. There is a video from last week in Nashville from the studio.
Take care, the music is sounding great, and i hope to see you soon!
Sincerely,
Kevin Montgomery
http://www. kevinmontgomery. fanbridge. com
I got a nice stage photo of Kev and a blured you in acation, taken without flash that I will download and send you. I would alos like to discuss that 'specail project' and speak with Sarah Lou and Jeff.
Yeah I was kicking myself for not coming, I got caught up at work - wasn't worth it either. I can't apologise enough! Loving the new poster by the way!!
I will find a date soon for our next gig, you guys would prefer a friday right?
bizzare, I'm just on my way to set up a gig that I wanted you guys to play on. Its with a banjo player called John Dowling the 2002 US Bluegrass Banjo Champion.
I'll see if I can get down to that on Saturday its not far from me. Thanks for letting me know. I'll be in touch soooooonnnnnnn!!!!!!!!!
Sorry I don't know why you only got half of my text message Barry. It should have said "Free Chocolate Egg if you get there before I eat them all" I reckon that will get more people down than offering them Shit-kickin/free-chicken! See you tomorrow. K x
hey there! sorry it took such a long time... anyhoo, hope you're all doing great!!! here are some pix from loooong time ago... ...and sorry they're not big enough... I'm sooo tiny.... :-)
Hey Baz , sorry been so quiet lately , had a torrid time of late major "Skintness" .... but hoping to get things back up in mid feb , when my new mortgage kick's in ! hope your well mate... Mark x
Hey! Hope you are doing well......if you are not playing yourself tonight......i'm playing the Half Moon Putney.....would love to say hello?!
Al Perkins is with me, and a great band called Shurman.
Anyway, take care and hope to see you.
Kevin
