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STEVE PHILLIPS & BRENDAN CROKER

 

Two mates of long standing ……  having a great time – giving the audience one too. 

Prepare yourselves for a wonderful evening of superb and glittering interpretations of blues / country blues material – old and new.  A warm, funny, entertaining and impressive evening from Mark Knopfler’s co-Notting Hillbilly guitarists and vocalists.

They’ll toss a coin – you might be the “audient” (? !!) to choose how they kick-off the evening… the loser will play 2nd (but not fiddle) …. and take his turn later – but the guys will warm and then melt you with talent, charm, humour and wit.

There’ll be ‘drinks-break ’….  a very good idea – because after the interval no mercy will be shown or expected.

To get them to "describe their evening with" – has been a tough job…. but here goes…

As Lonnie Johnson said of his own musical ability: "To do this, you got to know how."

As said of Eddie Cochran: "Shorty must’a had something, boy, that can’t be found in books…"

As Steve Phillips says: "I just like the noise ! and one more time now…. is the noise…"

And as Brendan says: "All that glitters…. glitters !  innit ! !"

 

 

STEVE PHILLIPS

"One of the greatest Blues guitarists Europe has produced, and currently one of the finest anywhere in the world. His recent involvement with Mark Knopfler (of Dire Straits) in The Notting Hillbillies briefly turned Philips into a kind of rock star (featuring on the cover of Q magazine no less!)"  Trevor Hodgett, Blueprint Magazine.

When not fulfilling a busy diary of solo acoustic dates throughout the continent, he occasionally feels the urge to assemble a collection of North Yorkshire's finest, "The Rough Diamonds", and bring a little bar-room boogie and Western Swing to a wider audience.

 

 

 

BRENDAN CROKER

Bluesman and member of The Notting Hillibillies, Brendan works and has worked with the likes of Steve Phillips, and his own band "Brendan Croker & the 5 O'Clock Shadows", and has played with many of the greats including Mark Knopfler, Eric Clapton, Tony Joe White, Barry Beckett, Chet Atkins ........ He is a totally great all round musician and performer with a sense of humour that endears him to his audiences. Available solo, duo, or with a band.

".... a world-class songwriter" Andy Kershaw

 

 

 

 

Last updated 12/8/08

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