DEVIL IN THE WOODPILE: Collard Greens & Gravy

Devil In The Woodpile reeks of pure unadulterated dirt, with a dynamic intensity that has the band roll from the manic stomping howl of Can't Take It, to the almost tribal dervish of So Much Trouble, from the fiddle-driven near train wreck of What's More, to the dark ruminations of So Sad This Morning.

Collard Greens and Gravy's sound is full of the feeling of late night drinking sessions, of backyard parties, dark days and eerie, haunted nights, BBQs with family and friends' kids running between the amps, all of the sadness and joy of humanity. These are not johnny-come-lately boys with a head full of ambition, this is the music of grown men with something real to say.

In much the same way as the older generation of Mississippi musicians were discovered via Fat Possum records in the States, one gets the sense that CG&G will be remembered long after they are gone, with younger musicians obsessing over their sound and being inspired to go on and form their own bands and spread the word. They are not there merely to be looked at, but are happiest surrounded by a throng of dancing bodies in a rock 'n' rolll trance, the band and audience alike moving as one.

Devil In The Woodpile feels in a way like the original dance music. Hypnotic, sexy and primitive. Beautiful and dangerous.
JEFF LANG

Ian Collard
Vocals, harmonica, guitar
James Bridges
Guitar, fiddle
Anthony Shortte
Drums, chicken feet

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