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Rusty Red

As I was walking all alane I heard twa corbies...

About Me

Rusty Red, aka Nigel Price, plays bass, guitar & mandolin (though not usually at the same time) and has a voice like a frozen drunk at sodden midnight crooning under a disused viaduct.He loves blues, folk and all sorts of roots music as well as rock in all its many forms.

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 2/22/2006
Band Website: soundclick.com/bands/pageartist.cfm?bandID=167697
Band Members: As well as sitting in on bass and guitar with a variety of local bands, Rusty Red is currently a member of Wilts and Gloucestershire based folk-rock band TROUBLE HOUSE HALT. The band currently consists of...

Neil Lang: drums

Sue Nicholson: vocals

Nigel Price: guitar, bass & vocals

Plus occasional guest musicians, including the excellent Alex West and Howard Sinclair from local band Master of None.

Influences: Everyone I've ever listened to.
Sounds Like: Your dad singing in the bath.
Type of Label: None

My Blog

Bonnie at Morn

I've just posted a rough mix of Jessy and I singing the traditional lullaby "Bonnie at Morn". This was the third of the three songs that we recently recorded at a studio in Painswick in Gloucestershir...
Posted by Rusty Red on Thu, 06 Sep 2007 06:06:00 PST

Flood Warning Blues

I wrote "Flood Warning Blues" a few years ago but it all became painfully topical this summer! I came across this live recording of the song on a video I stumbled across the other day. It was taken li...
Posted by Rusty Red on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:35:00 PST

Rusty & Dusty in the studio

My elder daughter Jessy ("Dusty Pink") spent the day in a recording studio today. We recorded three tracks: Davy Lowston, All My Words and Bonnie at Morn. They still need to be properly mixed but...
Posted by Rusty Red on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:55:00 PST

Oxjam, Minchinhampton Folk Club

Trouble House Halt played at the Minchinhampton Folk Club on Thursday as part of their "Oxjam", a musical fundraising evening for the Oxfam charity. Minchinhampton is a small town high on the western ...
Posted by Rusty Red on Sat, 21 Oct 2006 04:44:00 PST

The Stroud Fringe 2006

We had a great weekend, though it was a trifle hectic and left me happily exhasted at the end of it. My father-in-law celebrated his 80th birthday this week and we had a birthday lunch for him on Satu...
Posted by Rusty Red on Tue, 12 Sep 2006 12:23:00 PST

Minneapolis Crossroads

Time to put a new song up on MySpace... How about this one: "Minneapolis Crossroads", a version of the old Robert Johnson/Cream number, recorded live a couple of weeks ago at Moses Oakland's Sunday ni...
Posted by Rusty Red on Thu, 10 Aug 2006 09:59:00 PST

Trouble House Halt

Drummer Neil Lang and I have wanted to form a folk-rock band for ages now, but it's been difficult in the past to find other, like-minded musicians who were interested and available to take part in su...
Posted by Rusty Red on Sat, 06 May 2006 04:43:00 PST

Minety Community Summer Music Event

Yes, it's a terrible title for a show, but it's a nice idea for all that: an open-air summer concert in the middle of the village featuring music by local people. (Hm, put that like, it sounds mo...
Posted by Rusty Red on Wed, 19 Apr 2006 02:47:00 PST

Sandy's 50th Birthday Party Gig

Well, that was fun! Sandy was 50 on Friday, so on Saturday evening all the bands and soloists he's everplayed with, plus most of his family and half the village, turned up at Amberley Church Hall for ...
Posted by Rusty Red on Sun, 26 Feb 2006 01:36:00 PST