CW Stoneking / Brown Ruby Relic
Sunday January 30
The Black Box, 8.00pm
THIS SHOW IS SOLD OUT
A Belfast debut for this Australian bluesman who’s been creating
a real stir - a unique talent that stands out in a world full of fakes
and pretenders. 34 year old Australian bluesman, C.W. Stoneking,
has a distinctive sound, his music sounds as though it could have
been recorded 80 years ago.
He describes his style as “Hokum Blues”, a musical brew influenced
by prewar blues, ragtime, vaudevillian novelty tunes, dark old
hillbilly songs, jazz and calypso.
He wears a ragged black suit and a preachin’ hat, writes songs about
singing dodo birds, mutters and holds conversations with himself
onstage and has a distinctively growling singing voice. C.W.
Stoneking relies on this mixture of musicianship and performance
to invoke the spirit of authentic 1920’s Deep South blues.
His influences and live covers include the blues legends Blind Willie
McTell, Big Bill Broonzy, Leroy Carr and Memphis Minnie. The latest
album, King Hokumhas won rave reviews by the Mojo, Rolling Stone
and Q amongst others. It contains eleven original compositions.