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AL PERKINS' Big Dog 3 with special guest Brigitte DeMeyer + Two Fingers of Firewater

Mon 13th Jul 2009

Fear Nothing presents
AL PERKINS' Big Dog 3
with special guest Brigitte DeMeyer
+ Two Fingers of Firewater

Doors 7.30
Two Fingers of Firewater 8.00
Brigette DeMeyer 8.45
Al Perkins 9.30

£12 door

Having played with The Flying Burrito Brothers, Manassas, The Eagles, Dolly Parton, Gram Parsons and the Rolling Stones to name but a few, maestro of the pedal/lap steel, dobro and guitar, Al Perkins is steppin' out with his own band Big Dog 3. Band members are Brady Blade, the power on drums (Patty Griffin, Steve Earle, Dave Matthews) and Chris Donohue, the rhythm on bass guitar (Allison Moorer, Rodney Crowell, Buddy Miller). All three are of course present and former Emmylou Harris band members.

They will be showcasing songs from their brand new CD which will be a mix of old favourites Perkins appeared on originally and some brand new songs written especially for the album.

Described by BBC Radio 2's Bob Harris as "chaotic - but wonderful", Surrey-based band Two Fingers Of Firewater call themselves Country Rock Revisionists and they'll be main support tonight. They have recently made hundreds of new friends across the UK on their recent 'revue-style' tour with Al, who said of them "They sure do play authentic country rock and are as fine a bunch of musicians and people as you will find". They are revising the classic early 70s cosmic American music sound for modern audiences for whom the names of the original artists mean little or nothing.

Using strong melody lines, meaningful lyrics and a high standard of musicianship, the band vary their instrumental line-up by using pedal steel guitar, mandolin, accordion and synthesiser to augment their guitar, bass, drums line-up. The distinctive country twang is provided by acoustic guitars and Telecasters, but the music never slips into C&W territory. Lyrically they are as likely to sing about the South Bank Girl who "walks by with a pen in her hair" as they are to "count the grains of sand and count the rain" along the Endless Highway. Other tunes such as The End venture into classic Who territory with extended guitar solos and pounding basslines. Girls have been known to spontaneously erupt into dance during the opening bars of their festival favourite "Satan, Your Kingdom Must Come Down", a revision of a bluegrass tune from the Thirties - with added wah-wah mandolin!

"The kind of band you imagine Jack White would like to discover and keep in a cage" musicOMH.com

Special guest is Brigitte Demeyer, whose latest release Red River Flower has made both the Americana & Europe charts and enjoyed a five star review in the UK's Maverick magazine "Truly inspiring fourth album from the gospel goddess of the country and bluegrass scene".

This tour will be to help promote Brigitte & her album which was produced by Brady Blade and features Al Perkins, Chris Donohue & her great inspiration and idol Buddy Miller. Her tour in March of only four dates here in the UK was so popular she is returning for more shows both here & Europe - don't miss this little lady with one powerful voice!

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