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    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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