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KEVIN BUXTON

About Me

Roots musician, songwriter, singer, guitarist, harmonica player, acoustic roots promoter - I wear several musical hats. As for the music I make, well, like most musicians who've been around a while I've acquired a string of favourable quotes (see Album Reviews blog) but, really, just have a listen to the songs on the player and I hope you like what you hear.

Actually, the best quote about me that I think more or less reflects what I do came from a guy who runs a great little acoustic club in Market Harborough:
"Powerful, well-observed songs dealing with unusual subjects, by turns moving, thought-provoking and unsettling. With the observational skills and incisive language of Richard Thompson, Kevin Buxton is above all a songwriter with his own style and agenda. A breath of fresh air." (Steve Rothero, Harborough Acoustic)
Thanks, Steve, I'd like to think that was true, and I hope it is. I do my best to speak with my own voice anyway, and if you're a musician reading this, I hope you do the same.
All the songs on the player at the moment are from the two CDs I made with my old outfit, Kontra Band (RIP, see blog). If by some chance you'd like to buy one or both of them, e-mail me at [email protected]. Officially they're £5 each, £8 for both, but plead poverty and I'll cut you a deal, I'm a soft touch. I'm currently working on some new song demos that I hope to be uploading soon.
If you're interested in my promotional acitivities, check out the Kontra Roots Promotions blog or my first two Top Friends. If you're a musician looking for a gig, get in touch and if you're really good I'll try and find you a slot.
Thanks for dropping by, and keep music live!

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Member Since: 4/8/2006
Band Website: kevinbuxton.co.uk (under revision)
Band Members: KEVIN BUXTON ~ vocals, acoustic guitar, harmonica



Influences: Richard Thompson, Bert Jansch, Don Partridge, Bob Dylan, Randy Newman, Tom Waits, Warren Zevon... a few names from a long list.
Sounds Like: north country-folk, midland soul, southern blues (south of the Thames that is)
Record Label: Coalshed Music
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

LATEST NEWS (APRIL 09)

It's been a funny old time... musical partnershps reach their natural end, new projects flare into life, burn brightly for a short while, then unexpectedly fizzle out. Upshot is I'm now working solo a...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 08:07:00 GMT

THE KONTRA BAND YEARS, 2004-2008

Kontra Band came together in the summer of 2004 with a line up comprising Kevin Buxton (vocals, guitar, harmonica); Al Tait (vocals, guitar, bass); Trevor Timson (keyboard); and Paul de Gallier (drums...
Posted by on Sun, 12 Apr 2009 07:54:00 GMT

AL TAIT

The music community in north Northamptonshire lost one of its most soulful performers on 6 November 2008 with the passing of the fine blues guitarist and singer, Al Tait, after a long and brave battle...
Posted by on Sun, 14 Dec 2008 04:27:00 GMT

KONTRA ROOTS PROMOTIONS

Set up by myself in 2005, Kontra Roots Promotions is an informal organization dedicated to actively encouraging and supporting quality acoustic roots music in the north Northamptonshire and south Leic...
Posted by on Fri, 18 Apr 2008 06:04:00 GMT

ALBUM REVIEWS

THROUGH ANY WINDOW (2005)Riding in from the badlands of Wellingborough with his trusty team of pistoleros in tow comes a man who has clearly done a lot of living, and taken the time to chronicle it al...
Posted by on Tue, 21 Nov 2006 01:26:00 GMT