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CRAIG SHAW MUSIC

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To Buy Direct From Band Via Paypal - £12 (£2 Postage & Packing) - Click On Images BelowFIND MY WAY - THE ALBUM IS HERE, HOT OFF THE PRESS!!!ALL SONGS WRITTEN & ARRANGED BY CRAIG SHAW ENGINEERED & RECORDED BY ADIE HARDY @ PANIC STUDIOS, LONDON, UK - APRIL 2006 MIXED & PRODUCED BY BOZ BOORER & CRAIG SHAW @ THE HOUSE OF BOZ MASTERED BY JOHN D. @ CMS STUDIOS, LONDON, UKLOVE & GRATITUDE TO ALL THOSE PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED & CONTINUE TO SUPPORT ME-SELF AND LIVE MUSIC. WITH OUT YOU THERE WOOD BE A HUGE VOID!!!To Buy From Cdbaby & Preview All Songs From Album Click Image Below

ALSO AVAILABLE ONABOUT THE ALBUM The music itself moves right across the soundboard style wise. From Guitar and Vocals led Roots Rock n Roll to Funked up, Jazzed out, Psychedelic Rock, Garage Blues with a couple of acoustic numbers for added texture and a smattering of Trumpet. The album was mainly recorded Live with minimum over-dubs so as to capture the Raw essence of the bands sound. In just 2 days the songs were laid down and ready for the final touches. No prima dona’s here! All the songs written & arranged by craig shaw. Find my way - the album is a blistering ex-amp-le of things to come from this hot combo. This is back to your roots music – an album based on many influences combined to produce a raw yet tight sound that will entice you to sit up and take notice.LIVE The musicianship and live experience of this combo brings about a live performance, which keeps you both listening and watching –– the outcome is a truly talented band which makes hard work look easy. Live this band rolls n rocks! Catch them Live and cone & say hello.A SLICE OF ROCK N ROLL HISTORY The band debuted and headlined at the troubadour club, London. The Troubadour was the first place where Bob Dylan performed in London. Paul Simon, Charlie Watts, Sammy Davis Jr and Jimi Hendrix have all played here. Richard Harris fell in love with his wife Elizabeth here (she was doing the washing up). Ken Russell recruited staff for his first shorts here, and it was here that he became friends with Oliver Reed. Led Zeppelin used to come and jam here after their earl's court gigs. Tom Robinson and Elvis Costello used to play here too. The Troubadour was a coffee house in the 1950's. Put that in ya pipe and smoke it! Chant down b-a-b-y-l-o-n, again chant down b-a-b-y-l-o-n again..............................A WEE BIT ABOUT CRAIG In recent years, since his days as front man & guitarist with top London Rockabilly band the Bopshack Stompers. Re-formed this year for a few exclusive gigs and also making an appearance at the Rockabilly Rave 2008. Cambersands, UK. Craig spread his musical wings and co-founded and became a director of Fujam Ltd. An Urban music project running music work-shops with socially excluded young people and in young offenders prisons. Crime colleges... Say no more, say no more me blood selector! The Fujam collective also ran live music nights in North West London featuring the Fujam band/collective (we no where u live!). Also featured some of the ex-offenders (ha ha, always makes me laugh that one!) We previously worked with on the inside! Craig also has taken time out from the usual live circuit to focus on other music related projects. Notably, her majesty’s prisons. Working, not staying! Bit of a Johnny Cash thing going on there! Craig has run or been involved in workshops in Feltham young offenders, Portland, Belmarsh, Pentonville and the Mount prisons. He has also worked for the pioneering mental health charity core arts based in Hackney, East London for 8 years as a musical tutor. Including helping to run live music events. Craig is also currently fronting and causing a reverberation with the Excellos. A romp stompin blues combo based in London.FIRESTORMS - DEMO Featuring Escapee vocals is yet another slice of Craig's musical pie. Producing, writing & arranging tracks with top UK lyrical gangster Gad aka Escapee on a Jah-Punk cross over. Firestorms is sure to light up your life! Cheque Gad's site out at: http://www.myspace.com/gadescapee

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Member Since: 5/15/2006
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Band Members: Craig Shaw, Vox/Guitars/Harmonica/Melodica Evan Jenkins, Drums Wayne Hopkins, Double Bass Andrew Prince, Trumpet Featuring: Escapee, Guest VoxMama Got The Blues @ Madame Jojo's, London, Uk - Jan 2008 - Filmed & Produced by 19electricfilms - miss_adventureWith Fujam @ The Mass, Brixton 2004 Featuring: Craig Shaw-Vocal/Guitar, Shanks Putwain - Percussion, Alex Maranca - Bass, Ben Cohen - Keyboard, Evan Jenkins - Drums, Debbie Rivvett - Backing Vox, Yinka - Backing Vox
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Influences: SEX, DRUGS & ROCK N ROLL, INSPIRATION, LIFES EXPERIENCES, BEING AUTHENTIC TO THE SELF & BEYOND (life times work!) GUINNESS.My Family, The Muppets, Life but It's got to have SOUL Baby! And a whole lotta of Rock & Roll, Rockabilly, Rhythm & Blues, Boogie woogie, Ska, Reggae, Chess Records/Chuck Berry, Howlin' Wolf, Muddy Waters, Sonny Boy Williamson, Elmore James, Robert Johnson, Sun Records/Sam Phillips, Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, Billy Lee Riley, Real Country Roots Music/Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, George Jones, Ronnie Dawson, Rev. Horton Heat, Led Zepplin, The Clash, Paul Weller, The Jam, Proper Garage music! Barrence Whitfield, Rolling Stones, Beatles, Doors, Punk Rock, Link Wray, Benny Joy, John Lennon, George Harrison, Boz Boorer, Peter Green, The Sonics, Gene Vincent, The Who, People who are MAD - Make A Difference, Standing up Against the complete Fuckery some so called HUMAN BEINGS are unleashing and inflicting on this planet and fellow Beings. Bollox to 'em! Keeping Music Live & Direct. Power to the People and all that Jazz. Rock on you dancing Kings & Queens. Come on and spill ya' beans! Loads more influences, could go on for ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever........................................................ ............................................................ ............
Sounds Like: You Decide
Record Label: Indie
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My Blog

AVALANCHE - Lyrics

Words & MusicbyCraig ShawWhen the snow falls from the mountainsAnd the buildings they do fallThen you'll here the people cryingWe've had enough of it all, had enough of it allHad enough of it all, had...
Posted by CRAIG SHAW MUSIC on Fri, 23 May 2008 05:47:00 PST

The Times They Are A-Changing

The Times They Are A-Changing by Owen Waters Suddenly, the Vatican says that it's OK to believe in extra-terrestrial aliens. The Vatican is not the only bastion of conservatism to have come out with s...
Posted by CRAIG SHAW MUSIC on Fri, 23 May 2008 05:42:00 PST

FIRESTORMS (demo)

FIRESTORMS (demo) Featuring Escapee vocals is yet another slice of Craig's musical pie. Producing, Writing & Arranging tracks with top UK lyrical gangster Escapee on a Jah-Punk cross over. Firestorms ...
Posted by CRAIG SHAW MUSIC on Thu, 15 May 2008 12:26:00 PST

Quote - Unquote

"Political language . . . is designed to make lies sound truthful and murderrespectable, and to give an appearance of solidity to pure wind."George Orwell, Politics and the English Language"Terrorism ...
Posted by CRAIG SHAW MUSIC on Thu, 19 Apr 2007 08:59:00 PST

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Posted by CRAIG SHAW MUSIC on Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:20:00 PST

ALBUM REVIEWS

FIND MY WAY...A REVIEW BY DOUGGIE JOHN.crimes and times journalist.author: Douggie john. crimes and times journalistFIND MY WAY THE ALBUM:..TRACK 1, AVALANCHE..A POWER-HOUSE ROCKER OF A TUNE THAT DUBS...
Posted by CRAIG SHAW MUSIC on Tue, 01 Jan 2008 02:08:00 PST

Article: Instant Karma

Karma, in the popular view, is often perceived as the bogey man of Eastern philosophy, as the stick that punishes you for doing the wrong thing. In reality it is much simpler than that, and it carries...
Posted by CRAIG SHAW MUSIC on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:12:00 PST

The Brotherhood

Cheque out my web sites @www.craigshawmusic.comwww.myspace.com/craigshawmusicwww.mys pace.com/bopshackstomperswww.myspace.com/theexcellosYes i know what your thinkin'. Can i be bothered to look at all ...
Posted by CRAIG SHAW MUSIC on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 02:15:00 PST

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Posted by CRAIG SHAW MUSIC on Thu, 17 May 2007 12:31:00 PST

Morrisseys Main Man Boz Boorer In The Mix

Have just finished mixing & producing the Illuminators album with Morrissey main man Boz Boorer. And i can tell you it not only rocks but kicks arse aswell!!! Next it has to be mastered so it...
Posted by CRAIG SHAW MUSIC on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 11:20:00 PST