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The Washboard Resonators hail from Leeds in England and can be described as sounding and looking like 'a ragtime street band meets a Hollywood musical on a theatre stage somewhere in around 1932'.
Their favorite performers include the jazz, ragtime, hokum, blues, comedy and vaudeville sounds of Louis Armstrong, Blind Boy Fuller, Fred Astaire, The Washboard Rhythm Kings, Robert Johnson, Gene Krupa, Max Miller, Tampa Red and The Memphis Jug Band.
The spirit of these long gone artists and their music is summoned every time Martyn and Jack take the stage with their mixture of old traditional songs and new songs written by the band.
Formed in 2014 they started out busking while playing together in blues trio Leeds City Stompers. Word spread and quickly the duo was in demand, playing many times per week. This lead to many major festivals and shows such as The Great British R&B Festival and Upton Jazz Festival as well as completing tours of the whole of the UK every spring and winter.
In 2016 they released their first album 'The Washboard Resonators', a collection of old blues and jazz numbers recorded by the band in Jack's shed. In February 2018 they recorded an originals album; 'Scrub That Thing' on all 1940s and 50s microphones and tape machines at 'Sugar Rays Vintage Studio' in Essex, UK.
During May of 2018 they travelled through the USA from New Orleans to Chicago collecting old instruments for stage use and chasing down the ghosts of their beloved old music and seeing the cities and sites in which it was made.
While in Memphis they recorded at the legendary Sun Studios for their release 'The Sun Sessions', an EP of five original songs.
Review:
Jack Amblin has an extraordinary talent. In his hands, the washboard becomes an instrument of infinite possibility giving the music a unique sound filled with rhythm and power. Coupled with Martyn Roper, a guitar player of both substance and style the pair deliver a technically brilliant set full of foot stomping anthems. Classic tracks are interspersed with original songs. The audience love it and it's easy to see why. The Washboard Resonators take the street corner music of yesteryear and serve it up for the delight of a modern audience. This old music is for most of us completely new. These songs have a way of getting inside your head, reminding us not to forget them. Nick Evans, afterdark.com
9 Nether Edge Road,
Sheffield,
South Yorkshire,
England,
S7 1RU.
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