Smoking fretboards!


Breaking news!  Three Mandolinquents have been hiding in plain sight!

 

Once was a time when the future looked black as vinyl for 'Slim Panatella and the Mellow Virginians'. Seemed like they'd spurned their spurs, pawned their palominos, sat on their stetsons and headed into the sunset. But the trail took a u-turn somewhere near Chipping Sodbury, and the Thames Valley's favourite cowpokes are moseying back into town. Guess that ol' longing to lasso a longhorn and cuddle a cactus never really leaves you!

 

Mean-fiddlin' Simon Mayor (talkin' about his poker playing here), sassy Hilary James (blessed with the sweetest voice west of Windsor), and banjo-pickin' tenderfoot Richard Collins, bring their unique brand of hot Western Swing, ragtime, close harmony bluegrass and old-time music to a saloon near you. Hell! You don't spend twenty years branding cattle and skinning mules without learning subtlety and good taste!

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“Absolutely magnificent set of largely American country / old time / blues… so melody-rich you would think it was going out of fashion”

RNR magazine

 

“An aural orgy of dazzling musicianship”

The Independent

 

“Worldclass collective on mandolin, violin and bass will light up your evening with an addictive blend of 30’s, 40’s and 50’s jazz, swing, ragtime, country blues and originals”

Ents 24

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