Folk Bands and Artists
Alex Haynes
http://www.alexhaynesmusic.com
Haynes started out playing acoustic blues and folk in cafés and bars around the north of England. Following a move to the capital he formed trio Alex Haynes & the Fever towards the end of 2006. A debut, the mini-album/EP ‘Last Train’, was released in Jan of 2011.
On the strength of tracks from the debut, publishing company ‘Massive Talent‘ got in touch. They said he could,
‘…persuade Captain Beefheart to come back from heaven…’
This led to an acoustic version of the track ‘Last Train’ being used in an online campaign for VW Beetle.
In 2015 Alex released ‘Bandit Blues Motel’
‘…ten original numbers that remain close to the faith of early acoustic bluesmen of old… hauntingly primeval… in the best traditions of Howlin’ Wolf and John Lee Hooker. Gnashing and gnarling, rough-hewn strutting guitar… jarring and foot-tapping. Impressive!’ – Blues Matters (Bandit Blues Motel review).
