Duke Garwood
+ The Austins
Recorded in the summer of 2020 in Bungalow Magic studios with longtime collaborator Paul May taking care of percussion and drums, Garwood on Vocals, keys, Guitar, bass and guitar. The framework for the songs was created with percussion and organ as the bed, with extra instruments being added as the compositions took shape. The impulse was to create music without inhibition, open and positive. The live band will feature John J Presley on bass, Paul V may on drums and percussion, Duke Garwood on guitar, vocals, keys, clarinet and saxophone. The latest collaboration was with Morcheeba on Blackest Blue.
Previous releases are Last Party on Earth, with Hifi Club ,Subsound Records and With Animals and Black Pudding with Mark Lanegan, on Heavenly Recordings, both received widespread critical acclaim, and a sold out tour of the UK and Europe. Garwood’s last 2 solo records, Heavy Love ,and Garden of Ashes also received high praise and syncs in tv shows Bloodline, Tin Star, and Rocco Sciavonne . Garwood has toured and played with Mark Lanegan ,Savages, Dave Gahan and Soulsavers, Seasick Steve, Kurt Vile , Wire, Josh T Pearson, and Archie Bronson Outfit.
Line Up
Duke Garwood
“A five piece band from Scotland with strong Americana vibes, who originally formed in 2007 and have had a few different line ups of band members since. They pull on influences from artists like The Jayhawks and Lucinda Williams, but have a distinctly unique style of their own. With all the musical ingredients you'd expect from an Americana band, you can expect to hear some strong guitar solos from lead guitarist, Michael O'Brien, and a solid rhythm section from bass player Sandy Mercer and drummer Rab Campbell who can easily shift from their more upbeat numbers to the stillness of tracks like 'Rex Harrison' and 'Woman'. The band write music as a group and mainly pull their lyrical inspirations of rhythm guitarist, John Hanley, and lead vocalist, Barbara Simpson, who frequently co-write together.”