J. Brian’s Raw Country

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Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie is essentially the brainchild of Paul Fiddes and Steve Boyd.

Not just collaborators but life-long friends (and former Steve Boyd & The Preachers bandmates), the project was conceived over many late nights of shared musings and listening to old vinyl records.

And what did they listen to? What amalgam of sounds ended up coalescing into Steve Boyd’s Rum Reverie?

Are you ready for the list? I’ll take a deep breath … The Clash, Ian Dury and The Blockheads, Bo Diddley, John Lee Hooker, Al Green, Marvin Gaye, Otis Redding, Tom Waits, Captain Beefheart, Louis Armstrong, Louis Prima, Miles Davis, Bette Davis, Nina Simone, Burt Bacharach, Joni Mitchell, Eartha Kitt, Billie Holiday, Frank Sinatra and everything in between.

The core group of Paul on drums and Steve on guitar and vocals is augmented by upright bass, brass and keys.

With a wealth of creative experience, their respective pasts intertwine in the music of the band.

The sound is heartfelt and raw, the influences primal and instinctive.

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