A
gig
held at St George's Bristol
on Thursday 10th November. The event starts at 20:00.
Yee-haw! Western Swing and country honky-tonkin' meets the Hot Club de France in this Austin, Texas trio of Elena James on fiddle and vocals, Whit Smith on vintage Gibson guitar and Jake Erwin on double bass, with everyone on glorious three-part harmony. It's a sound that goes back 80 years or more to the experiments of bandleader Bob Wills, the subject of the group's latest album'What Makes Bob Holler'. Stars of Jools Holland's Hootenanny and firm festival favourites at Glastonbury and Cambridge, Hot Club of Cowtown are a cult item that's about to go overground, and one of the best nights out you can find. As the New York Times says: 'The music is for dancing and an old-fashioned good time. '