Artist description This is one the very few..if not the only Western Swing-bands in Sweden. We, of course, play a lot of Bob Wills and the Texas Playboys-tunes, but also a couple of Spade Cooley-tunes.

Music Style Western Swing / Honky Tonk Country

Musical Influences Bob Wills, Weeb Pierce, Spade Cooley.

Similar Artists Bob Wills!!!

Artist History The band got together because Mats Bengtsson (piano, accordion) had to write/record a song for a swedish movie called "Bladarar 2". He wrote a song in swedish called "Nu kom han loss igen! (Avaliable on the "Playground Music" album Bladarar 2-Vagen tillbaka") After that we decide that we should continue playing together, and get out to play a lot! So the band was really formed in November-December 2001, and in April we recorded seven songs, and you can listen to a few of them here on mp3.com.

Group Members Kenneth Hellstrom; Guitar and lead vocals Mats Bengtsson; Piano, accordion and vocals Michael Nilsson; Upright Bass and vocals Peter Andersson; Steel Guitar Patrik Malmros; Drums Filip Runesson; Violin Add. Musicians Gunhild Carling; Trumpet, Trombone and vocals

Instruments Guitar, Piano, Accordion, Upright bass, Pedal Steel Guitar, Drums, Violin, Trumpet, Trombone

Albums Clayfeet Stompers

Press Reviews Sorry..this is in Swedish, I will translate when I get the time! "…Western Swing kan bli nästa stora grej. Jo men visst, tidig amerikansk precountry med dragspel, ståbas, fiol och pedalsteelgitarrt, så som den framfördes av farfar och hans polare på deras front porch i Oklahoma på 1930-talet, det var grejor det. Med farmor på spikpiano. Sedan kom rock ´n´rollen och förstörde alltihop, vi vet alla hur det gick. Långt hår, elektriska instrument, höftrullningar och ideal som i sin mest förskönande omskrivning skulle kunna kallas osunda. Nya malmöbandet ClayFeet Stompers, som hade sin debut på klubben "Jive Dive" på Inkonst i Malmö i torsdags, kan gå i bräschen för en revival av denna blandning av folkmusik, polka och swing. Folk från bland annat Wilmer X, Dipper och Buckaroos framför låtar som inte sett dagens ljus sedan stenkakan rullades ut, gjorda av artister vilkas namn sjunkit i glömska likt diligenser i kvicksand. Inte minst med tanke på det kulturellt sett förvirrande uppsvinget för country line dancing kan Western swingen säkert hitta en publik. I synnerhet som ClayFeet Stompers gör sin grej med kärlek och spelglädje, med en glimt i ögat som på inga villkors vis får förväxlas med ironi." Ur NÖJESLYSTET Trelleborgs Allehanda, red Lars Thulin ons 17 april 2002

Additional Info If you want our cd, or would like us to come and play, please send a mail to hollowbody@spray.se

Location Malmoe, Skane - Sweden

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