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Feb 13th 2009

Daves' tour of The USA is now well under way with two shows already completed in Atlanta and Asheville. Tonight Dave will open for The Ledgendary WEBB WILDER as Special Guest at Down Home in Johnson City Tennessee.

Dave has started a blog on his myspace of the tour so far...............HERE

Jan 18th 2009

Details are now up on TOUR DATES for Daves Tour in The USA!

Boxing Day

On The Waiting List made Album of the month for September and "Dreams About Beautiful Girls" features on  AmericanaOK  currently playlisted along with all the other monthly winners. Click HERE to listen to the whole show - Playlist #149

CDs of the Month through 2008 plus lucky 13!

1. No Better Than I Am - Tres Womak

2. Buffalo - Kathleen Edwards

3. Belmont - Annie Keating

4. Come Sunday Morning - Arlan Feiles

5. Highway Down - I See Hawks In L.A.

6. Go Ahead, Break My Heart - Ford Turrell

7. The Screamin' Hollar Inn - Paul Evans

8. Tears In The Rain - Lynne Hanson

9. Dreams About Beautiful Girls - Dave Sutherland

10. Your Memory - AJ Downing

11. Red Shoe Song - The Get-Rites

12. Down To You - Rob Lutes

13. I've Always Wanted To Be Him - Henry Capps

Sun 21 Dec

Wow! With another Christmas only a few days away so i would just like to thank everyone who has made 2008 the most enjoyable and succesfull year for me! All the guys in the band, Toby, Matt, Gunnar, Jim, Siobhan, for the fun shows we played in the summer. Ron Dukelow, Peter Conway, Nina Jermin for their continued support throughout the whole year. Andy down at Red Kite studios and especially Martin Levan for placing your faith in my songwriting (Nothing wrong with those ears!) Dave Cash and Emily at the BBC and all the guys and girls who came to the big gigs the little gigs to listen to my songs i thank you so much.

Lastly a large thanks to my family who i usually never mention and a final thank you the most wonderful girl in Charing. x

So i hope you all have a great Christmas and even better 2009! TWANG!

Dave Sutherland Dec 2008

Mon 24 Nov

Another review just In for "On The Waiting List"...

DAVE SUTHERLAND On The Waiting List

Red Kite Records

By all accounts this is Dave's fourth studio album but the first to land on my doorstep. The very first thing that jumps straight out at you is the wonderful sound achieved on the recording.

  Cranked up a bit on my studio monitors here it sounds terrific with clearly defined instrumentation and infused with a warmth that puts you right in the middle of the action. Lyrically Dave hits all the usual subjects love and all its many facets, along with the darker side of life with songs about drugs and drink, abuse and even life following a spell in prison.

  I have no idea if these are written from a personal standpoint or not but for sure they do have a thoughtful insight. 'Dreams About Beautiful Girls' kicks things off, which is very strong. The strength continues throughout the ten songs contained herein. I particularly liked 'In The Cold Light Of The Morning', 'Rose In A Bottle', 'Coming Apart At The Seams' and the title track which draws the album to a close. In a sense I don't like just picking out a few tracks to highlight but that is the nature of the writing beast.

  This is a good collection of songs however I really would be remiss were I not to point out that in actuality this is not a Blues album as such. Don't be put off by that last sentence, its more Americana, but well worth investigation.

Graeme Scott, Blues Matters

Sun 23 Nov

We are pleased to announce that Dave has been accepted to perform a showcase at The Folk Alliance in Memphis Feb 2009. A tour of venues and radio stations will coincide and dates will be confirmed later this year.

Sat 22 Nov

This coming Tuesday 25 Nov Dave will be guesting in Leeds at The Brudenell Social Club with The Bedroom Orchestra.

Sat 1st Nov

Four new dates up on Tour Dates! "Four Pubs in Four Days Tour"

Sat 18th Oct

The "Four Pubs in Four Days Tour" will be taking place in the South West of England on 13,14,15,16 Nov taking in Axminster in Devon and Lyme Regis and Charmouth in Dorset. These will be small intamate gigs with debut performances of a new crop of songs from Dave. Full details of these gigs will be posted shortly...

Thur 16th Oct

Following a great gig with Eric Bibb last monday Daves' next gig is just round the corner on Oct 29th at The Green Note in Camden. Dave will be headling with support from Irish Songwriter Eoin McCarthy.

Siobhan Parr will be guesting with Dave during the evening.

The Green Note is a very friendly acoustic venue with a great sound and great food so we are expecting a fine evening in North London.

The music press and media will also be in attendance tonight and the concert is to be recorded. Click link for details of The Green Note

Mon 13th Oct

Tonight Dave will be Supporting ERIC BIBB at East Winter Gargens in Londons' financial district Canary Wharf......................

Acoustic After Hours With….

Eric Bibb

support Dave Sutherland

Described as one of the blues’ great storytellers and troubadours, Eric Bibb was born in New York into a musical family. Purveying a beautifully realised and deftly accomplished, soulful and gospel infused, folk- blues, Eric has no problem melding a traditional rootsy American style with a subtle contemporary sensibility. As one critic wrote “Eric’s singing and versatile guitar playing fuses a variety of genres to become a New World Blues”.

Tickets £15

In advance: Visit www.ticketweb.co.uk or call 08700 600 100 (Booking fee applies)

In person: On the door, subject to availability

Date 7.45pm (Doors open at 7pm)

Venue East Wintergarden, Bank Street, Canary Wharf, E14

Fri 3rd Oct

"Rose In a Bottle" uploaded to YouTube live from The Borough Hall Gig last weekend HERE

Sun 28th Sept

Dave Cash on BBC Kent plays "Roads and Rails + Rose In a Bottle" from "On the Waiting List"

Sat 27th Sept

Dave will be special Guest to Albert Lee tonight at The Borough Hall in Greenwich, London. On stage 8pm.

Red Kite Records Press Release

'On The Waiting List’ is the fourth studio album from one of South London’s best kept secrets and one of the most, at least up to now, underrated singer songwriters in the UK, Dave Sutherland.

His first release on his new label, Red Kite Records, the new CD builds on the strong Americana-meets-South London feel of his last two albums, ‘Comfortable Junction’ from 1999 and the highly acclaimed ‘American Refrigerator’ from 2002. ‘On The Waiting List’ finds a fully matured artist in complete control of his melodic and lyrical powers. By turns, dark, humorous, witty and poignant, the album reveals Dave’s observations on issues such as the search for love, love gone wrong, domestic abuse, the vagaries of drink and drugs, and life after prison.

The album features the talents of long-standing friends from Dave’s live and studio work, Paul Furnace and Matt Percival, who provide guitar and bass respectively, while Toby Baron and Sweden’s Gunnar Frick, from Ray Davies’ touring band handle drums and percussion, and keyboards, pedal steel and accordion. Gunnar in particular brings some brilliant flourishes of colour to the album.

The album is another example of Red Kite’s ability to find the true sound and individual voice of the artists that they represent and record at their superb facility in the heart of rural Wales. The sound is clear, warm, organic and ‘real’, which puts the listener in the room with the musicians as they put the songs down. Slated for release in Spring 2008, ‘On The Waiting List’ will appeal to all lovers of style of classic Americana from artists such as John Prine, Steve Earle and John Hiatt.

 

"Sharp observations spliced to Folksy Americana"

"Fine Americana with a hint of folk"

7/10

"Classic Americana at home in South London"