ARTIST SUMMARY
Genres: Blues / Rock / AmericanaLabel: Lewis Hamilton MusicManagement: Nick Hamilton
ARTIST BIO
18 year old Lewis Hamilton has found himself sitting at the top in the Scottish ReverbNation blues charts for months now, and his name is spreading fast around the music scene in the rest of the UK. His debut album “Gambling Machine” has already had a very positive review in Blues Matters magazine, and the band have had articles in several local and national newspapers. They’ve been featured artists, and are now on the regular playlists of dozens of radio stations worldwide, and are one of the hardest working Blues/Rock trios in the UK. They already play over 120 paid gigs per year, and with the appointment of another agent, are now breaking into England, Germany, Poland and the rest of Europe. They‘ve performed in various festivals all over Scotland, including The Dundee Blues Bonanza, Callander Jazz and Blues Festival, Montrose Music Festival, Arbroath Bell Rock Blues and Shetland Blues Festivals, but the highlight so far has been supporting guitar virtuoso Henrik Freischlader during the Scottish part of his UK tour. Please visit - www.lewishamiltonmusic.com for more info.
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A truly family-powered trio, Lew's dad Nick (Lazy Poker) takes on management duties and bass, with Ian Wallace (Cousti, Box o’ Bananas) is on drums. His cousin Steve Hamilton contributed hugely on "Gambling Machine" - both with exquisite piano/drums and during its production. Steve, a Berklee graduate, has worked with such names as Percy Sledge, Van Morrison, Frank Gambale and many more. Also for Gambling Machine they were lucky to have some other very special guests including Fraser Speirs on Harmonica (Muddy Waters, Paolo Nutini, Carol Kidd), Donald Lang on Sax (Tam White and the Dexters, Skanga) and Owen Nicholson on Lap Steel (Southpaw, Dougie MacLean). Lewis has already written and is performing tracks for their next album, which should be ready for Spring 2012.
Up-to-date gig listing, more pictures and links are available at http://www.lewishamiltonmusic.com
“Lewis Hamilton has a tuneful and authentic Blues voice which belies his years, but it is as a virtuoso guitarist that he excels. The album’s strength is in its variety; the Savoy Brown like boogie of the title track, the slow blues of ‘Living In A Bad Dream’ and the funky beat of another instrumental ‘Phtitude’. The tour de force is ‘Crying Shame’, six and a half minutes of classic blues guitar playing. While this album is more derivation than innovation, it provides a rock solid example of British Blues at its best."
- Noggin, Blues Matters Magazine (Sep 16, 2011)
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