josaphene madface dave keegan simon taylor simon snaize becky whitcome and featuring on 'The Proposal' the sweet and generous Hayley Hutchinson who appears curtesy of Desert mine Records.
Influences
Shane McGowan, Steve Earle, Townes Van Zandt, John Prine, Wilco, Dave Keegan, Simon Snaize, Sam Forrest, Hayley Hutchinson, GT Turbo, Mark Wynn, Dan Webster, The Raincats, Stealer, The Beaumont Beauty Queens, Hazzard County, Dave Ward Mclean, Tom Waits, Simon Taylor, The Cat, Dave Tull, Travalin Band, Johnny Cash, Del Mcourey, Old crow Medicine Show, recckless Kelly, james fletcher, fred robbo, dave kennely, chris smither, spider hutch, lucinda williams, hank williams, stacey earle, iris dement, juan pablo correa, john foggerty, the clash, roxy music, slade, david bowie, t rex, the popes, mad albert, donny osmond, neil young ..tbc
My musical journey began in the summer of 1996 at age 37. I was given the task, by my then girlfriend, of swapping £600 from our savings for travellers cheques for our upcoming holiday.
However, when I returned with £400 of travellers cheques and a brand new 5 string banjo (!) - I still to this day don’t know why - it changed my life, and very shortly after my relationship status. It did not go down well.
A guitar eventually replaced the banjo and I also obtained a Martin Backpacker guitar, which would accompany me to work. As a taxi driver there was lots of time to practice between fares and lots of time to reflect, steeped in the imagery of the night time surroundings that provided lots of creative opportunities
I’m hoping 2009 will see me get of my arse and work hard on the local acoustic scene to promote my forthcoming album 'Songs From The Red Taxi'
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have only got another 10 mins in library so thanks for asking..you seem to have got the hang of that banjo..me favorit were blue lonesome swan..cheers lad
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