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Kensington Hillbillys

About Me

Kensington Hillbillys approach country music with both an original flair and a reverence for tradition. It shines through in their original music and their interpretations of the classics--mixing solid musicianship with just the right amount of reckless abandon.Tecumseh, the bands bold third album is available now at fine record shops, on iTunes , and at indiepool

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Music:

Member Since: 21/02/2007
Band Website: http://kensingtonhillbillys.com
Band Members:

Steve Ketchen - vocals, acoustic and electric guitar
Mikey McCallum - Telecaster, vocals
Lucky Pete Lambert - drums, vocals
Greg Sweetland - Electric bass
Stew Crookes - pedal steel guitar, lap steel, electric guitar

with

Muskoka Mike Ryan - Telecaster, lap steel, string bass, mandolin, vocals
Matt McQuaid - Fender Bass
Rose Bolton - fiddle


Influences: Hank Williams, Ernest Tubb, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, George Jones, Joe King, Bob Dylan, The Clash, The Ramones, The Byrds, Nick Lowe and The Chicago Blackhawks
Sounds Like: Stan Makita at the Grand Ole Opry
Record Label: none

My Blog

Earshot Review of Tecumseh

Kensington Hillbillys kick off Tecumseh with a clever studio-sculpted false-start teaser, making one wonder what will happen next. What follows is a reliably tasty collection of memorable, melodic t...
Posted by on Thu, 26 Mar 2009 11:38:00 GMT

Tecumseh now at iTunes, and other digital retailers

you can now find our new album Tecumseh here:iTunesAmazonNapsteremusic
Posted by on Mon, 29 Dec 2008 07:03:00 GMT

Americana UK Review

Kensington Hillbillys Tecumseh (Independent, 2008)These Toronto Hillbillys know a few modern tricksThe KHs takes genre staples and bend them back, freeing the pages to beshuffled and changed as the...
Posted by on Mon, 22 Dec 2008 12:06:00 GMT

Where to get Tecumseh

Our new record Tecumseh is available in Toronto at Rotate This, Criminal Records and Soundscapes! It's also available for purchase at http://www.indiepool.com/TFM003 and shortly will be downloa...
Posted by on Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:06:00 GMT

London Scene Review

~Tecumseh gets AA rating from The Scene Magazine in London in last weeks issue~ In the same issue, Metallica's new record got a B+ just sayin. Here's some excerpts: "Tecumseh was worth...
Posted by on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:37:00 GMT

October 24th - NEW RECORD

it took 2 years of experimentation, tape manipulation, writing, re-writing, recording and re-recording, but our new record 'tecumseh' will be released at Toronto's Dakota Tavern on October 24thit's an...
Posted by on Mon, 01 Sep 2008 18:31:00 GMT