Old Sledge to tour UK
aaamusic | On 02, Sep 2011
OLD SLEDGE – DON’T LET YOUR DEAL GO DOWN
UK Tour – September-October 2011
Blowing the dust off old tunes and songs from the golden era of early country and blues music
Old Sledge is a hard driving, real-deal hillbilly string band from the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, reviving old time country and blues from the turn of the 20th century with a young punk attitude and creativity more reminiscent of indie rock.
Far from being urban imitators of string band music, their roots run deep into the heart of the tradition, Old Sledge represents the best of the youth revival of southern mountain music. Their performances move from breakneck fiddle hoedowns into lonesome murder ballads, grimy string band blues and early swing. Featuring unique arrangements that breathe new life into old obscure tunes, you are struck by the immediacy these young players bring to their performances.
Old Sledge is led by front man Chance McCoy, multiple time Fiddle Champion of West Virginia and one time star of the BBC television show ‘Folk America‘. Being a native of Appalachia, Chance learned his music directly from the old masters and is now considered one of the finest traditional players in America, not only on the fiddle, but as a singer as well. Providing the driving rhythm guitar, singing lead and harmony vocals is the musical gypsy of the south, Sabra Guzmán. Together Chance and Sabra create a powerful vocal harmony patterned on the classic brother duets from the 1920’s south. They are joined by virtuoso Luke Richardson from Tennessee on clawhammer banjo, protégé of Adam Hurt.
“Old Sledge did not disappoint…. Lead singer Chance McCoy sawed his fiddle till the strings snapped (literally).” Charleston Gazette
“… a formidable folk-music force.” Northern Express, Michigan
“… a rapidly rising star in the world of American traditional music.” The Barbican
” [they] sound deeply traditional in the best and most effortless sense: they’ve listened a lot to the people who came before them, and they pay respect with every note, but the music is their own.” Old Time Herald, North Carolina
Old Sledge ∙ September-October 2011 UK Tour
September
Friday 23 Edinburgh House Concert
info@douglasinscotland.co.uk £TBC, TBC
Saturday 24 Peebles Eastgate Theatre
01721 725777 / www.eastgatearts.com £13, 7.30pm
Sunday 25 Craighouse Jura Music Festival
Isle Of Jura 01496 820362 or 820396 / www.juramusicfestival.com £TBC, 8pm
Monday 26 Newcastle Upon Tyne The Tea Pad Presents… @ The Cumberland Arms
07840 154 139 / www.thecumberlandarms.co.uk £8, 8pm
Tuesday 27 Liverpool The Caledonia, Caledonia Street
Free, 8pm
Wednesday 28 London Magpie’s Nest @ The Old Queen’s Head
07740 199665 / www.themagpiesnest.co.uk £6/£8, 8pm
Thursday 29 London The Mason’s Arms, Kensal Green
07930 397517 / www.willesdenfolkunion.com £6/£8, 7pm
Friday 30 Pennar St Patrick’s Community Hall
Pembroke Dock 01646 661363 £7.50/£10, 9pm
October
Saturday 1 Bristol The Canteen
0117 9232017 / http://thecanteenbristol.wordpress.com Free, 9.30pm
Sunday 2 Cardiff Gwdihŵ Café Bar
029 2039 7933 / http://gwdihw.co.uk £3, 8pm
Monday 3 Brighton Bombanes
01273 606400 / www.bom-banes.co.uk £6/£8, 7pm
Tuesday 4 Maidenhead Norden Farm Centre For The Arts
01628 788997 / www.nordenfarm.org £12, 8pm
Wednesday 5 Norwich Norwich Arts Centre
01603 660352 / www.norwichartscentre.co.uk £10, 8pm
Thursday 6 Wolferton The Wolf Folk Club @ Wolferton Social Club
Nr. King’s Lynn Free, 8pm
Friday 7 Cromer The Snug Club @ The Women’s Institute Hall
Norfolk 07930 397517 / www.willesdenfolkunion.com £8, 8.30pm
