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The Swamp Cats

Come on down - get your feet in the mud!

About Me

Great blues/country/Americana band emerging from the swamps of the Essex Delta in eastern England in the formative years of the 21st century.
Four great musicians, with a long and distinguished track-record going back 30+ years and including some of the best bands ever to make a noise in the venues of old London Town, including Ace, The Poorboys, The Werewolves of London and Palm Beach Express.,
With a unique mélange of Blues, Country and good old Rock & Roll, the sound of the Swamp Cats is as rich and deep as the marshland & river estuaries where they live. Between the Blackwater and Crouch rivers, on the Dengie Delta. As the rivers filter through the land & evaporate to become rain, so the blues grooves & roots rhythms are tastefully filtered with good smokin' vibes, precipitating into a great time for all!
The Swamp Cats are currently playing Blues clubs, festivals and venues throughout the U K, as well as opening for the likes of Dan Baird, Walter Trout and a host of top artistes. A sample track from the new album is included on the new Essex Delta Blues compilation from Bad Moon Records, high-lighting the best Blues Bands in Essex. Blues in Britains Mike Mager said "Outstanding track Weep & Moan from The Swamp Cats with its great rocking groove and vocal".
Watch out for the new album of no less than eleven self-penned ditties and three distinctive covers of Tony Joe, Sonny Landreth and T Bone Burnett tunes. Going with the flow on the Kerbong label will be out early 2006, as the man says
"Come on down get your feet in the mud!"
Great songs, rockin' grooves and a good time guaranteed!
GIG LISTINGS WILL BE UPDATED... KEEP CHECKING BACK!
The Swamp Cats use WolfTone Amps - www.wolftone.co.uk

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/4/2006
Band Website: Coming Soon!
Band Members: DAVE "WEREWOLF" RICHARDSON: lead vocals, guitar, harp;
DALE "SWAMPTHING" BAKER: guitar, slide, mandolin, vocals;
CHRIS "SUGAR BOY" BARROW: bass guitar, vocals;
TIM "BALE" BROUGHTON: drums, percussion, vocals.

Honorary Swamp Cats:
Tim Aves: harmonica.
Jono Potts, fiddle, blowpipe.
Influences: Tony Joe White; Bob Dylan; The Band; Creedence; JJ Cale; Steve Earle; Taj Mahal; Fabulous Thunderbirds; Howlin' Wolf; Muddy Waters; John Hiatt; Ry Cooder; Sonny Landreth; Joe Ely; Jerry Jeff; T-Bone Burnette; Mike Henderson; North Mississippi Allstars; Allman Bros; Nitty Gritty Dirt Band; Doc Watson; Los Lobos; Captain Beefheart; John Lee Hooker; Little Feat; Chuck Berry; all those we cant remember, all those you can hear and many, many more!
Sounds Like: Same as the above, really - a glorious melee of Tony Joe White; Creedence; Steve Earle; Fabulous Thunderbirds; Howlin' Wolf; Muddy Waters; John Hiatt; Joe Ely; T-Bone Burnette; Mike Henderson; N Miss Allstars, etc etc

FEET IN THE MUD! FEET IN THE MUD! FEET IN THE MUD!

Record Label: Kerbong
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Review of The Swamp Cats and Ian Siegal

Beat Roots, The Blue Boar Hotel, Maldon, Essex 21st July 2006Digital Blues Review by Ashwyn Smythe And so, on a Friday night that felt as if I was in the tropics rather than Essex, it was off to the...
Posted by The Swamp Cats on Wed, 02 Aug 2006 07:32:00 PST

THE SPIKEdrivers,THE SWAMP CATS  BEAT ROOTS CLUB, - GIG REVIEW

Review by Ashwyn Smythe - Digital Blues - Phoenix FMMay 26th, 2006 My first visit to this new monthly session and a wonderful time was had by all! Set in the Elizabethan splendour of a 15th Century co...
Posted by The Swamp Cats on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 03:39:00 PST

BEAT ROOTS CLUB - FROM DIGITAL BLUES PHOENIX FM

GREAT NEW MUSIC CLUB BRINGS THE BEST OF FOLK, ROOTS, JAZZ AND BLUES MUSIC TO MALDONAn exciting new Friday night club is set to bring some of the best names from the world of folk, roots, blues and ja...
Posted by The Swamp Cats on Wed, 14 Jun 2006 03:32:00 PST