TRUCKSTOP HONEYMOON are back in town!
Saturday 12th
July - 7.45pm
Tickets ?10
advance ?12 door from 01843 863701
Sarah Thorne
Theatre, St Peters Road Broadstairs CT10 2BN
Hollering with all their hearts over a five string banjo and a doghouse
bass, Truckstop Honeymoon live the life they sing about. Touring across
three continents with four kids and a truck load of songs, Katie and
Mike West tell stories about the strangeness of everyday life. Their
music combines elements of bluegrass, music hall jazz and straight up
rock'n'roll. Vaudevillian wit and showmanship spike their
energetic live shows, while the fearless honesty of their songs touches
the hearts of listeners around the world.
In eleven years Truckstop Honeymoon have released eight CDs and a full
length documentary film on Baton Rouge label, Squirrel Records. They
perform at International folk festivals, rock clubs, neighborhood bars,
house concerts and hay barns from Nebraska to Tasmania, always making
sure they call in at Broadstairs on their way!
Truckstop Honeymoon's story begins in New Orleans, where Katie played
wash-tub bass and blues piano in the streets of the French Quarter.
There she met Mike, who slung a banjo and sold his CDs to tourists as a
curative for hangovers and small mindedness. After a court house
wedding, they hit the road together. They spent their wedding night in
a truck stop somewhere between Lafayette and the Atchafalaya Swamp. There
Truckstop Honeymoon was born.
In 2005 Mike and Katie's home and recording studio (the 9th Ward
Pickin' Parlor) were washed away by hurricane Katrina. After a few
months of living out of their van, they took their young family to the
midwest music mecca of Lawrence, Kansas. Here they quickly established
a reputation not only as a band, but also as producers of other
recording artists. They rebuilt their studio, while continuing to tour
Australia, Europe and the US. They even founded the first (and only) annual
Mardi Gras parade in Kansas.
The music of Truckstop Honeymoon tells a story that is sometimes
ferociously funny, sometimes bitterly sad, but always affecting and
believable. Don't miss it!
You can enjoy yourself at the concert and pick up a copy of the 2014
Broadstairs Folk Week Souvenir Programme - ?4.50 - at the same
time. Or we can send it to you for an additional ?1.50 - 68 pages
packed with info. Just send us a cheque for ?6 made out to Broadstairs
Folk Week to Pierremont Hall Broadstairs, Kent CT10 1JX
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