| Member Since | 3/3/2006 | | Band Website | thefamilyonline.co.uk | | Band Members | 
Brad Weeks; vocals, harmonica.
Ash Weeks; vocals, guitar, banjo.
Aidan Lavin; bass.
Mick Mathieson; drums.
The Hag; pedal steel, piano.
| | Influences | the beatles, dylan, beach boys, the byrds, pink floyd, the kinks, gram parsons, the charlatans, dolly parton, lennon, emmy lou harris, ray charles, johnny cash, buddy holly, eddie cochran, bo diddly, the stones, the doors, the who, the small faces, the faces, rod stewart, hank williams, oasis, woody guthrie, crosby, stills and nash, canned heat, velvet underground, neil young, billy the kid, acid, whiskey, gunslingers, whores, good times, whiskey, david bowie, the bees, luke donovan, jerry lee lewis, elvis presley, whiskey, good times, fast women, slow cars, scooters, hay, barns, wagon wheels, gypsy caravans, farm folk, big sunglasses, seagulls, poker, whiskey, good times, wooden saloons, stone roses, dance floors, whores and swinging doors, happy mondays, yee-haw, moonshine, jesse james, john james, and the river james, honky tonk, the stands, lewis carol, and the lord that is alcoholic brew...
| | Sounds Like | We say: "Swaggering, Bourbon-drenched, Cosmic Country for bow-legged women"
Others say:
"The whole set swaggered and bubbled under the surface like a moody Clint Eastwood. The band were tight. The sound of the slide guitar held everything together expertly and even the introduction of a violin did not make the stage feel over-crowded...", mINTSOUTH, April 2007.
"...not some mafia-affiliated gang but a pedal steel-totin' bunch of southern rockers, and when we say southern, we mean Tooting, not Tucson.", The Guardian , June 2007.
"The Family sound unbelievably polished for an unsigned band, with deeply instrumental, layered tracks.... ‘Bow Legged Woman’ blends the sounds of Primal Scream, Oasis and Seventies rock’n’roll to perfection. To hear this live, with the husky vocals, raucous guitars, and Dylan inspired harmonica, must be brilliant.... It’s great to see some different music coming out of Southampton, aside from the usual copycat bands that we keep seeing.", Penny Lane, NME, November 2007
| | Record Label | none.........yet | | Type of Label | None |
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