THE DOEL BROTHERS ON THE RUSSELL HILL COUNTRY RADIO SHOW
(EXPRESS FM 93.7) ON SUNDAY 7th APRIL 2013.
(EXPRESS FM 93.7) ON SUNDAY 7th APRIL 2013.
LAUGHIN' & JOKIN'
SURE YOU WON'T
SIDE STEP 'ROUND THE BLUES
NOTHIN' 'BOUT LOVE
EDUCATED MIND
GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN
If you take excellent musicians from bands
such as ‘The Western Aces’, ‘The Radio Ramblers’ and ‘The Westernaires’, what
you get is a new fresh sound of honky-tonk hillbilly bop, courtesy of ‘The Doel
Brothers’.
Brothers Gordon, Dave and Tom, along with
Radio Rambler Gary (an honouree brother), make up this hot four-piece band. I
would describe the band’s musical style as a fusion of the sounds of ‘The
Louvin Brothers’ mixed with a sprinkling of Johnny Cash, and a whole lot of
T.N.T.
I read on their website that they considered
that they played rockabilly music badly and which in turn gives something a
little extra to the overall sound of the band. I would not agree fully with
that statement; rockabilly music is far better in my opinion delivered to an
audience when it is raw and not over-rehearsed. Singing harmony vocals is hard
to master, but nobody seems to have told Gordon and Dave that! It must have
something to do with them being siblings that make it come so easily to them.
The last time I saw them perform they were playing in ‘The Western Aces’ (gone
but not forgotten), with Gordon playing lead guitar and Dave on double bass.
The Doel Brothers line up consists of Dave playing lead guitar and vocals,
Gordon on rhythm guitar and vocals, Tom on the drums and Gary on double bass.
Not only is the sound from the band of a high quality, but they also write
their own material. Have a listen to ‘Side Step ‘Round the Blues’, a fine western swing song that could have been
recorded in early 1950’s rather than in late 2012 in a Spanish recording
studio!
The new CD ‘Oh Brother Here Comes the Doel
Brothers’ on the ‘El Toro’ record label will be out in time for the Rockabilly
Rave and a 45 ‘Gone But Not Forgotten’ b/w ‘Laughin’ & Jokin’ will be released by ‘Rumble Records’ on April
22nd 2013.
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