Groanbox Boys

[Shirley]

Went to see a fab band at the local(ish) Tin Hut - the Groanbox Boys are from the USA but are based mainly in London now.

A wonderful mix of blues and jazz and a wee bit of other stuff thrown in, the music appealed to all ages that were present at the Tin Hut... the youngest being 5 (I know cos he is my son!) and the eldest being, well a lot older than that.

One of the best bits of the band, apart from the wonderful banjo and the absolutely gorgeous 1920 concert guitar (swoon) was the Freedom Boot. This was made from a 6ft piece of dowel and has bottle tops screwed into it not unlike a lagerphone - for more info see the www.groanboxboys.com website.

There was a special guest (Paul Clifford) appearing with 'the Boys' and he was in charge of the Boot and also played a hollowed out gourd with some car boot chopsticks and other recycled or found objects - remarkably good.

Has anyone else heard these guys play live?