Music Style Rockabilly and Blues

Musical Influences Gene Vincent, T Bone Walker, Elvis Presley

Similar Artists BR5-49, Stray Cats, Fabulous Thunderbirds

Artist History Right now Pete Turland is best known as the swingin’ bass player with Ray Condo & his Ricochets; Rollin’ & Tumblin’ Again, the first CD to showcase his great talent as a singer and guitarist, will surely change that. Backed by some of the finest musicians in the Vancouver roots community, Pete has come up with an outstanding collection of originals and rockabilly classics. The energy, intensity and sheer joy of these performances make for an auspicious debut indeed.While Rollin’ & Tumblin’ Again is Pete Turland’s first solo release, his rockabilly, western swing, and blues roots go back a ways. Born in 1968 in Northampton, England, Pete grew up listening to Elvis and Jim Reeves. He started playing upright bass when he was nine, and by the age of 13 was performing in clubs; he spent his teenage years playing rockabilly with U.K. stalwarts Rusti Steel & the Tin Tax, and backing up touring American stars such as Sonny Burgess, Joe Clay, and Wanda Jackson.In 1989 Pete moved to Canada to join the popular Vancouver rockabilly band The Nervous Fellas, recording a well received LP with them for an English record label. Pete also began playing bass with western swing revivalists Jimmy Roy & his Five Star Hillbillies, and, after the breakup of the Nervous Fellas, began a long association with Harpdog Brown & the Bloodhounds, recording 2 Juno nominated albums as a member of that band’s stellar rhythm section. He later recorded with the local blues band Hurricane & the Twisters, of which he was a founding member, and with the Rocking Highliners on their first album, which was also nominated for a Juno award.During this period, Pete began refining his skills as a guitar player, eventually becoming the guitarist for Rockin’ Ronnie Hayward (whom he had originally replaced in the Nervous Fellas). After 2 albums and a tour of Europe with the Ronnie Hayward Trio, Pete moved back to England, where he led his own rockabilly band. Always a great bassist, he now really began to come into his own as a guitarist and vocalist.When Ray Condo & the Ricochets called Pete back to Vancouver last year to join that band on bass, he was soon wowing local audiences at jam sessions and house parties with his driving, dynamic guitar playing and expressive singing, so much so that he was invited by the Vancouver label East Side Records to record an album. Rollin’ & Tumblin’ Again is the result, a fervent, rocking collection of outstanding performances. Pete is backed by a red hot rhythm section made up of Bughouse 5’s Jeremy Holmes on bass and Ray Condo’s Steve Taylor on drums, with Bughouse’s ace guitarist Scott Smith providing steel guitar, rhythm guitar, and the occasional second lead guitar. Everyone had such a wonderful time recording that they plan to perform together locally on a regular basis.

Group Members Pete Turland - lead guitar & vocals; Scott Smith - steel guitar, rhythm and 2nd lead guitar; Jeremy Holmes - standup bass; Steve Taylor - drums

Albums East Side 018 - Rollin' & Tumblin' Again

Press Reviews "Pete is Ray Condo's bass player but here he shows how good a singer and guitar player he is in his own right. A very good one!Starting out with a dynamic rockabilly "Drawing the Line" Pete and his combo are hot throughout these 14 tracks.The following "Dust Bowl Devil" is a fine Honky Tonk number in a BR5-49 vein, as is Gene O'Quin's swinging "I Get the Blues", complete with steel guitar, a perfect throwback to the early '50s. There are several other cover versions, among them "Crazy Legs", "Slippin' In", the Rock 'n' Roll Trio's "Your Baby Blue Eyes" (more reminiscent of the Stray Cat's take) and a slightly tamer remake of Johnny Carrol's "Crazy Lovin'". Speaking of the Burnette Brothers, "Way Out There" features some distinctive Paul Burlison style guitar licks. Slowing down the pace with a nice bluesy "So Glad Your're Mine", Pete gets way deeper in the blues with the Elmore James influenced "Rollin' & Tumblin'" (with a hypnotic "Shake Your Hips" beat) and the swinging west coast blues number "Cold Feelin'", two out of the four numbers written by either Pete or his wife Jody. A versatile CD and one of my favourites so far this year! - Gaby Maag-Bristol, Blue Suede News, Issue #51 (Summer 2000)

Location Vancouver, British Columbia - Canada

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