Tipped CD - Euro Americana Chart August 2007
"A fine new album...loads of good things..."
Mark Lamarr BBC RADIO 2
"Their biggest appeal is that they manage to stay true to American folk musics rich lineage, while throwing in enough curve balls to piss off the folk puritanicals. Go forth and buy 'Hey Moon' and then go and see the shows. The Curst Sons deserve your support."
AMERICANA UK
"The Curst Sons have got everything nailed, and nailed good. Hey Moon is one of those albums that restore your faith in British country music."
MAVERICK
"Full of energy."
Bryan Burnett BBC RADIO SCOTLAND
Hey Moon is the third CD released by The Curst Sons on their own Curst Mountain label.
Inspired by vitality and spontaneity of early American folk music the Sons mostly write their own songs -avoiding reverential “folky” imitation and adding a shot of urban grit and a dose of rye humour.
This new collection includes some songs first heard in live session on Mark Lamarr’s BBC Radio 2 show on and as he said: I’ll tell you what that was absolutely fantastic. If you look out the window and there’s a slight breeze that’s God nodding, and that’s a pretty good revue. I really thought that was a phenomenal piece of work.
The Boys think you might agree.
Irreverently mixing elements of Blues, Folk and Bluegrass with occasional hints of Afro-Latin and New Orleans Jazz, the Curst Sons’ raw and rootsy sound is both deeply traditional and weirdly contemporary.
Members of The Curst Sons have played in many Brighton bands over the years. Dave Simner (banjo, guitar) and Willi Kerr (vocals, percussion) were members of the legendary Daddy Yum Yum, who famously turned down a record deal with Pete Waterman. Not wanting to be one-hit-wonders like Brighton contemporaries The Piranhas, they rapidly became no-hit-wonders. Tim Dunkerley (slide guitar, mandolin) then joined them in various formats until The Curst Sons were born in 1999.
In one guise or another the boys have performed on the same bill as some fondly remembered, and a few best forgotten, acts like Clint Eastwood & General Saint, Ian Dury, Pete McCarthy, The Bogs, Wilko Johnson, George Melly, The Piranhas, Billy Joe Shaver, Alexi Sayle, Pookiesnackenburger, Reckless Kelly, The Meteors, Tony Hawks, The Lambrettas, Spear of Destiny, The Clash, The Screaming Blue Messiahs, The Love Gods, and Arthur Brown.
The Sons still play all over the South East, as well as various festivals and anywhere the pay is good and moonshine flows.
|
