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The Ten Foot Pole Cats

Shake'em on Down with our Gut Bucket Boogie

About Me

Three Piece Electric Mississippi Hill Country & Delta Style Blues and Boogie Band from the Boston, Massachusetts area. Their debut CD "Sterno Soup" was released in April 2008 - and is currently available...just contact the band via email and/or via myspace......OR....get one at the shows!!!I edited my profile with Thomas Myspace Editor V4.4 (www.strikefile.com/myspace)
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Member Since: 6/7/2007
Band Website: sonicbids.com/thetenfootpolecats
Band Members: Jay Scheffler (Vocals, Harp), Jim Chilson (Guitar), Dave Darling (Drums/Beats)
Influences: John Lee Hooker, Howlin' Wolf, RL Burnside, T-Model Ford, Hound Dog Taylor, Son House, Junior Kimbrough, The Black Keys, Blind Willie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Skip James, Muddy Waters (of course), Willie Dixon, Mississippi Fred McDowell, Tommy Johnson, Hubert Sumlin, and basically anyone from Northern Mississippi and the Delta areas.

Sounds Like: Raw, Gritty, Primal Free form grooves, Backwoods Swamp Boogie, Northern Mississippi Stomp and airy Blues Trance sounds ============================================================ ========================================= All Songs were recorded at Nobscot Studios in Sudbury, MA on Sept 22 2007. No individual mixing took place - this is a complete live sound ============================================================ ========================================= The Ten Foot Polecats - Live at The Bulfinch Yacht Club - Boston, MA
Record Label: email the band at ...... [email protected]
Type of Label: None

My Blog

June ’08 Sterno Soup CD Review from "Swampdaddy"

Thanks to "swampdaddy" for sending this review of "Sterno Soup".  I am not sure where, or if, you can find this review on Al Gore's Internet, as "swampdaddy" emailed it to me directly and reviews...
Posted by The Ten Foot Pole Cats on Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:51:00 PST

Radio Request for The Ten Foot Polecats (updated)

If you were wondering...hmm..how can I help those Polecats?  Well, we have an answer...request us on the following radio stations....most of these stations can be streamed online (what will they ...
Posted by The Ten Foot Pole Cats on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 02:10:00 PST

Sterno Soup CD Review by Chip Withrow of Muses Muse - May 2008

http://www.musesmuse.com/mrev-tenfootpolecats-sternosoup.htm l CD REVIEW: Ten Foot Pole Cats - Sterno Soup By Chip Withrow - 05/26/2008 - 10:51 AM EDTArtist: Ten Foot Pole CatsAlbum: Sterno SoupWebsite...
Posted by The Ten Foot Pole Cats on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:53:00 PST

Sterno Soup CD Review by Georgetown Fats of the Boston Blues Society - April 2008

Check out our first review of "Sterno Soup".  Thanks to G-Fats over at the Boston Blues Society!! http://www.bostonblues.com/reviews.php?key=cdPolecats-Sterno The Ten Foot PoleCats Sterno Soup ...
Posted by The Ten Foot Pole Cats on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:50:00 PST

Quotes from you!!

Just wanted to say thanks to all you who have listened to us, seen us live, and continue to give us support, advice, compliments, etc. We love reading all what you have to say...even if it is to ...
Posted by The Ten Foot Pole Cats on Mon, 02 Jun 2008 07:30:00 PST

UPDATED JUNE 19: The Ten Foot Polecats back home from their US Tour - May 2008

The Ten Polecats have finally come back from their US Tour west of the Mississippi.....we were gone 11-1/2 days but we saw a lot....except we did see alot of the pillow. Now...think about this...the b...
Posted by The Ten Foot Pole Cats on Sat, 31 May 2008 09:32:00 PST