johny is joined by various friends on recordings and live. including for your pleasure:
sally megee, matt eaton, steve grainger, tandy hard, jon pugh, r g morrison, neil cantwell, mary hampton, al nero with more to follow.
Influences
old songs from the fisheries, liam clancy, behan, nick cave and the bad seeds, sparklehorse, hefner, joy division, the smiths, the pogues, the sadies, charlemagne, mary hampton, birdengine, swank, bob dylan on his own, nebraska, the cramps, the deadutantes, le reno amps, sbl, the tin drum, and other changeable things.......
Sounds Like
have a listen.
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"crutches" live at the Komedia. (shot by Stephen from Woodland Recordings).
here's what some people wrote on bits of paper after they heard the first album.....
"Occupying its own trans-century time-period and impressively at odds with the rest of the record buying world yet all the more timeless because of it.
‘Beer is for your daytime and the whiskey’s for your bed.’
So wonderully, wonderfully homesick. And true." CRUD Magazine 5/5
"There is much to savour on this accomplished collection of plaintive laments, of which the title track and drone like uyeasound are exceptional." Q Magazine.
"With its tattoo-style artwork depicting a storm-tossed sea, and snapshots of the band in archaic suits clutching pints of Guinness, it's clear that this album isn't going to fit the clichés of many of the recent 'weird folk' trends." WORD magazine.
"Essentially, folk music should be heartfelt, honest and an expression of your roots, and Thirty Pounds Of Bone deliver with this wonderful record." NEWNOISE.NET
"Thirty Pounds of Bone like to dwell on shit. Heavy shit. The songs interlink via juxtapositions that create a wonderfully morbid and
equally petrifying narrative." PLAN B Magazine
"If the lyrics, “My matches wouldn’t let me down again,” weren’t enough to make you think Lamb should be locked up, the military drum line shielding wailing screams in the background should have you scrambling for the Crimewatch phone number." GIGWIZE.COM
"Thirty Pounds of Bone is one man johny lamb — standard bearer for all things lo-fi in this shiny, chrome-plated 21st century." FLAVOURPILL
"Launching a new folk band can't be too easy, but when their album is as bold and innovative as Thirty Pounds of Bone's is, Folk aficionados should take notice. Proudly different, it has the side-ranging ambition and talent to appeal far more than only folk fans alone." 4/5 - RECORD COLLECTOR Magazine
the debut album "THE HOMESICK CHILDREN OF MIGRANT MOTHERS" is out now across the UK, and online. Drift Records
Ahhh Berlin-twas magical, we should all move there! It was like writing to Jim'll Fix It, asking to be a pop star in Berlin for a weekend! They were singing the songs, asking for autographs and generally making me feel slightly weird! Remind me when yr coming to Brighton with Cottonmouth Rocks cos I don't want to miss the pair of you, its been too long! Speak soon, love and gin Dx
