Henry’s Funeral Shoe - Donkey Jacket

LP limited to 700 copies on clear vinyl. Henry’s Funeral Shoe is formed by Welsh brothers Aled (guitars, vocals) and Brennig Clifford (drums, percussion). Their blues inspired rockn’roll reaches back to the sounds of yesterday, and artists such as Canned Heat, early Fleetwood Mac, Rory Gallagher, The Groundhogs (which who they recently shared the stage), and even early Captain Beefheart come to mind. “Donkey Jacket” (named for the coat worn by Welsh miners) cranks up the blues power, but also delivers some emotional acoustic numbers, making a for a richer album than their highlypraised 2009 self-titled debut. The album was recorded in Wales by Tim Hammill and mixed in Detroit by Jim Diamond, and features guest appearances by John ‘Ned’ Edwards, a long time collaborator of Van Morrison who also played with Dr John and Solomon Burk, on harmonica, slide guitar and mandolin, Pete Hurley, the bass player for the legendary seventies Welsh band Lone Star, and Justin Beynon of the Broken Vinyl Club on piano. “Some of the blackest guitar and drum work to come out of Wales, in fact the blackest thing from the Valleys since Anthracite was first mined.” - Chris Phillips / BRMF….. “There are shades of Peter Green in the guitar playing, and the sparse vocals have the rough-and-ready force of guttural blues shouters such as the proto-rock ‘n’ roller Big Joe Turner.” Hyperbolium  //  “When they crank up the riffing or let rip with some high-octane slide, it’s as transporting as anything by post-Mississippi Fred McDowell. PopMatters  //  This is a band that proves the nu-blues movement in the U.K is very much awake and raising the bar. – Will Bray Blues In London  // 

Tracklisting:

Be your own invention, Love is a fever, Bottom to top, anvil & Chains, Dog scratched ear, Mission & Maintenance, The Walking crawl, Heart on Fire, Gimme back my Morphine, Across the sky

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