Dave Woodcock and The Dead Comedians

BREAKING NEWS!!!
The Wednesdays Child album is now available to purchase from this site for £5.00. please use the paypal button below.
"The latest from Sheffield's acoustic troubadour conjurs up images of Leonard Cohen jamming with Rich Hawley in some smoke-filled den of iniquity. To be fair, that's probably not far from the truth...From the harmonica-driven heartbreak of Only Came In For One to the disaffected narration of Tea Shirt, this is the perfect soundtrack to whisky-fuelled solitude. Full of woe? Damn straight. **** (four stars)"- Exposed Magazine
"Dave Woodcock is a stalwart of the Sheffield live music scene and "Wednesday's Child" is his debut album as a solo performer. As the rhyme says, 'Wednesday's child is full of woe', and this downbeat affair reflects the title aptly. Taking cues from Dylan, Neil Young and - closer to home - Richard Hawley, Dave Woodcock has weaved together an honest, emotive and revealingly personal, country-folk-tinged album of delicacy and warmth. Drink is Woodcock's focus (with titles such as "Sleep It Off", "Firewater", "Last Orders") making each songs seems like a moment of clarity in the alcoholic oblivion. Perhaps "Wednesday's Child" is probably best listened to alone, late at night and with a whiskey in your belly. It's a rough ride, but one worth taking."-TheeSpc
"His best yet...downbeat, but that doesn't mean it isn't excellent" - The Indie Hour
"... a consistent, moving and searching album perfect for reflecting on the past and musing on the future. Heartbreak, love, and of course drinking are key subjects explored deeply on this record. Every track is led by Dave's distinctive voice, both rich and ravaged, hollering and hoarse. Gently strummed acoustics and just-so lead electrics are the order of the day. Dave's lyrics are truth, they hit you where it matters and often where it hurts. It's an album to listen to with a cigarette burning its way down in the ashtray, that last bourbon poured into your glass" - sheffieldsounds.com
DAVE WOODCOCK AND THE DEAD COMEDIANS - the making of the new album -CHECK IT OUT!!!!!!!!!
CHECK OUT THE 'LAST ORDERS' VIDEO
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DAVE WOODCOCK & THE DEAD COMEDIANS Live at West Street Live - Bruce Springsteen Night
Dave Woodcock is a singer-songwriter based in Sheffield, South Yorkshire. His songs deal unflinchingly with love and its consequences - happiness, unhappiness, loss, loneliness and drinking. He used to front alt rock folk country blues punks Taste of Shotgun before going solo combining all his influences to create something unique.
Woodcock has been compared favourably with the likes of Bob Dylan, Neil Young, Lou Reed and Joe Strummer - with reviewers commenting,
"Blinding....Dave has an onstage presence which few can touch, naturally laid back and cool, straight out of a Clint Eastwood movie" (soundaloud.com)
and praising his "truly genuine songs of love and drink" (unsigned sheffield).
Recently he has brought together a fine collection of musicians from the Sheffield music scene to form The Dead Comedians - these include acclaimed singer-songwriters Chris Murphy and Tommy R Jones (on guitar and piano respectively), Andrew Wood (Pisco Sour Hour) on drums and Lee Bradley (Viva High Rollers) on bass.
Dave Woodcock and The Dead Comedians are rapidly gaining a reputation as one of the Steel City's top live draws.
"A Blistering performance" - Sheffield Star
"[A] special level of performance that nailed them  for me as one of the best things I've seen in a long time" - Mentholman
Dave's debut solo album 'Wednesdays Child' is OUT NOW!!!