Thomas Ford & the Dirty Harmonys are a six piece band from the southwest of England. They are led by 24 year old Thomas Ford, a vocalist, harp player and slide guitarist. The band also features Vince Lee (guitar) and Al Wallis (bass) from internationally acclaimed blues and roots band 'The Wildcards'. The line-up is completed by Thomas' brother Timmy Langsford (drums), his sister Becca Langsford (vocals) and longtime musical companion Junior Pearson on saxophone and keys. The band released their debut album 'Separation Street' in May 2009 to great critical acclaim. 10 of the 11 tracks are original tunes written by Thomas, steeped in delta blues tradition but with dark lyrical humour not normally associated with this style of music. Here's what the critics have made of it:
"There are nods to Tom Waits, Ian Siegal and Robert Johnson throughout. Thomas is an excellent bluesman, delivering some great guitar and harmonica work. The title track is particularly strong, and any album that contains a song with the title "(It's a Mean Old World) For a Drunken Hearted Man" has got to be worth hearing. Ian Siegal has some competition!" (Blues Matters! UK)
"This is a frighteningly good album" (www.bobtjeblues.com - online Dutch blues magazine)
"With his debut album 'Separation Street' Thomas already has a future classic in the making.....a very strong album that assures us of years of raw delta blues to come" (www.rootsville.be - online Belgian blues magazine)
"Thomas Ford & the Dirty Harmonys wanna blues you a new asshole, and they come pretty close on debut album 'Separation Street'. Dirty slide, delta growl and delicious harmonica with modern Jon Spencer-esque moments proffer a junkyard authenticity that many aspire to but seldom attain. A raw delight! Album of the month." (247 magazine)
"If you like blues-soaked rock and roll oozing with soul, you're gonna love this band! They've just unleased their brilliant debut album 'Separation Street', and are destined for big things.....(Go2 magazine)
The album was recorded, produced and mixed entirely by Timmy Langsford in 'bedrooms across the town of Plymouth'. To get your copy, for only £7.99, follow the link to the wonderful rootscd.com.
*****THOMAS FORD & VINCE LEE ARE ENDORSED BY EASTWOOD AIRLINE GUITARS. CHECK 'EM OUT!!*****http://www.eastwoodguitars.com/
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Proper job! richmanpoormanbeggarmanthief is mighty fine i tell thee! in fact tis a whole bunch of superb tracks on ere, me 'ansums :) im really liking the background you have on here too.. is it an album cover? some quality drawing skills there!! hope all is good in ur hood and bring on much more of these audible treats please!! :-P
i'm playing there on sunday night my friend. not sure what time yet though. i'm plannin to head down to the white rabbit on the 31st to see you. haven't seen your band play before. just saw you solo in the b-bar cus you played before me. :-) hope all is well man
Hey... thanks for playing such a BRILLIANT gig last night at The Nowhere... everyone that I told to come out (that did) absolutely loved you all! Hope to see you playing at The Nowhere again!! Although it's small, there such a good vibe and mix of people!
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