The Martin Harley Band at Grillstock 2011

The Martin Harley Band are really really great live and we think they fit in perfectly at Grillstock.

Make sure your there on the weekend to catch them.

Here’s some more info on them:

The Martin Harley Band are a uniquely talented acoustic trio whose musical palette incorporates all the best roots music styles, from blues to jazz to folk, yet are masters of their own art. With tender acoustic balladry, hot-blooded blues, complex rhythms and gorgeous three-part harmonies, and an almost boundless energy, the Martin Harley Band effortlessly challenge expectations of what a three-piece should be capable of.

Having spurred prominent music magazines to proclaim them “shining talents in the British acoustic scene…definitely ones to watch” (Guitarist Magazine) and declare “In the Martin Harley Band the future of British roots and blues is assured” (Blues Nights), there now appears to be a healthy buzz growing around the band. With an ever-expanding fanbase, reams of plaudits and acclaim, and a constantly ascendant profile, this band are beginning to reap the rewards for years of toil.

Unwilling to wait for lady luck to find them, the band have always preferred to gig and tour almost incessantly. Audiences across the world can attest to the energetic entertainment spectacle that is a Martin Harley Band gig.

As a live act, the Martin Harley Band have a pedigree that takes some beating. Every show, no matter how many they play, is an event, be it in the intimacy of a tiny West-Country pub or the grandeur of the Royal Albert Hall. In the past year or so, they have notched up scores of UK gigs from Penzance to Shetland, yet still miraculously found time for tours in France, Germany, Italy, Barbados and Australia.

The Martin Harley Band

The Martin Harley Band

 

Hayseed Dixie To Headline Grillstock on Sunday!!!!!


Just announced, Hayseed Dixie will headline Grillstock’s music stage on Sunday 3rd July.

Formed in 2001 with the release of their first album, titled “A Hillbilly Tribute To AC/DC,” Hayseed Dixie are acknowledged as the creators of the musical genre “Rockgrass.”
Hailing from the Appalachian Mountains of the Southeastern United States, the band consists of:
  • Barley Scotch – vocals, guitar and fiddle
  • Reverend Don Wayne Reno – banjo and vocals
  • Deacon Dale Reno – mandolin, guitar and vocals
  • Jake “Bakesnake” Byers – bass and vocals
Having sold over 500,000 records worldwide, the band has successfully spread like a virus to every continent except Antarctica.

Here are a couple of our favourite Hayseed Dixie Youtube clips…