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David Atkinson

About Me

*******David currently plays and sings with London-based acoustic group Dry Bones*******Inspired by pre-war acoustic blues and gospel and numerous contemporary roots musicians, David began performing solo in 2006. He got his first gig supporting Big Joe Louis and has since sporadically appeared around armed with a National Resophonic Style O or baritone Fraulini 12string. See gigs listings for any upcoming shows or donate some cash when you see him performing on the London Underground.David contributes to BluesinLondon.com to promote and stimulate the local blues scene, reviewing gigs and albums and writing features. To date he has interviewed, Otis Taylor, Alvin Youngblood Hart, Corey Harris, Guy Davis, Don Vappie, John Hammond, Steve James, Catfish Keith, Bob Brozman, Duck Baker, Michael Pickett and Robben Ford.Statesboro Blues (McTell) by David Atkinson
Pony Blues (trad) by David Atkinson

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 04/03/2007
Band Website: Under construction...
Influences: old crackly stuff and some newer less-crackly stuff.
Sounds Like: Acclaim for David Atkinson's live performances:"...some of the grittiest live country blues you’re ever likely to hear. After long hard hours of busking, his voice has developed into a very powerful instrument that compliments his driving resonator technique and foot-taps perfectly." Bluesnights.org"It's refreshing to see a young performer unafraid to tackle such an ancient songbook... and pull it off." Blues In London
Record Label: BluesinLondon Records
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Tom Waits in Dublin - Live review

Here's a link to my review of Tom Wait's Dublin gig in August. It was amazing!http://www.bluesinlondon.com/live/2008_tom_waits.htm l
Posted by on Thu, 04 Sep 2008 13:48:00 GMT