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Welcome, Thankyou for taking the time to explore this page for The Delta Amps. ***Firstly,you need to know the track & video of The Stiffies are incompleted mixes of tracks off our upcoming debut album. I will shortly put up some blues focused music with more of my true 'boogie harp [tone'/style].*Any equiptment details can be provided by email if you want.****EXPLORE THE 'FRIENDS SECTION' I ONLY ACCEPT.. MAINLY 'ROOTS/BLUES/HARMONICA RELATED' BANDS (THAT APPEAL TO ME) [OR ARE 'DIY' HAVING A GO OF IT A FEW INTERESTING BLUES FOLLOWERS WITH LINKS..]...CHECK 'EM OUT THERES 'WALLS OF GREAT MUSIC' IN THERE....****The Delta Amps Blues Band, create a great mix of original and classic Delta style blues, folk and boogie music.
Amongst hundreds of gigs performed in all sorts of venues; the Delta Amps Headlined at the Bellingen Jazz Festival several years running at The busiest gig of the year in the Federal Hotel.This act is appropriate for all sorts of multi - generational audiences. The 'Amps' are a collective of great North Coast blues musicians who gather around the extraordinary harmonica skills of Billy James...*who
has been a multi award-winner at the Tamworth Country Music Festivals *2008,2007,2006 Hohner Golden Harmonica Championships including 'Audiences Favorite Entertainer' .In the the mid north coast region alone, Billy has been a 'working' member of The Stiffies,...recently The Julienne Mostyn Trio featuring Julie [ex Flaming Hands/Kamakazi Kids] & brilliant guitarist Warwick Gilbert [Ex Radio Birdman/Hitmen/Rauols], Locomotive 761,Tupelo, The Airbourne Blues Virus, Blind lemon [Bris.],Lawrie Minson, The Blue Meanies, Kalamazoo,SugarDaddy,Lambert & James,Wild Turkeys,Preach Blues,Hot Foot Sam, Whoopie Blues Club Band,The VB's, James T [ex Canned Heat][solo].,Identity Crisis[8 piece dance covers] more!! ******Valued as a session player, Billy has a brand new album underway with a great 'Live' CD sold at gigs *[Email if interested]. ********The'Amps' are a seasoned blues outfit, who play can perform as a full dance band (*featuring Acoustic and electric guitars, banjo, National steel resonators, bass, drums and if required piano and organ) or strip down to perform as a Trio or Duo.
The Delta Amps produce truely memorable fun with audience participation and great listening or foot tapping music for private parties, special events, festivals or at conferences, public houses, clubs and as a fantastic support crowd warming act.******The Delta Amps are majorly a collaborative blues act which features the core duo of Billy James(Vocs/harp) and John Turbill(Guits/Slide/vocs.).
*The Delta Amps have worked shows hiring great blues players/friends such as Steven Lambert(Vocs/Guits/Banjo/Slide)[trio]
or excellent players such as Issac Day [Voc/slide/guitars](Airbourne Blues Virus),*Ray Arnott [drums/vocs]- (Ray played in Cold Chisel, Vanda & Young, Spectrum, even AC/DC !..a 'who's who' of leading Australian rock bands), Laura Nobel (sultry soul singer) [Bass/Vocs], Brad Lewington [lead guitar] Grahame Modger(Drums)(Doctor Sax, Hotfoot sam), Johnny Black(Guits/Bass/Vocs)(buffer Creek Band), Gareth Berglund(Guits/Vocs),Dave Bourke [keyb.], Nick Churkin [drums](Last Volunteers/King Bees), Vid Zukoski (Guitar/Vocs).********************************************* The Stiffies - Evil to the Core
.. *****The Stiffies with Billy James : 'Evil to the core'*[Created by Charlie Davis 2006]
