Wow getting some good air play on BBC Music 6 and BBC Wales many thanks to Tom Robinson, Steve Lamacq and Adam Walton
Steve Lamacq BBC radio 6 ” this could catch on you know”
Tom Robinson BBC radio 6 ” Fantastic energy and passion there”
Adam Walton BBC radio Wales “The tunes excellent really authentic and raw” “incredibly really really good” “Great great music”
The Solo Acoustic Album “His Other Side” Official release date will be February 26th 2017, with a Album launch concert in Cardiff, it will also be the last show of a 18 day Lands End to John O Groats and back tour.
It’s been a great year so far after 22 day Europe tour with the Trio and an Amazingly well received Concert in Yokohama Japan.Also the Amazing Greeze Festival in Australia, I’m now off on another 10 day solo Tour around Belgium France and Holland.
Please check out the dates on the live page
Hope to see you some where along the line.
Love Peace & Hair Grease John x
12 years, 5 front rooms later
“Waltz around the Kitchen”a song I wrote dancing my daughter to sleep. Lots of nagging for me to releases it so here it is With The Amazing Imelda May helping me out.
Video by Ally Parkhurst.Song mixed by High Contrast.
From the forth coming album”His Other Side”
Available on 45, Limited Edition Blue Splatter Vinyl Here
Cheers all & many Thanks to all those who have helped
hope ya love it xxx
The New Album – Sanity
Some great reviews coming in on the new album here’s some quotes, we’ll set up page with full reviews soon’ish. thanks all XXX
Maverick Magazine “A retro sound ,with a cool, contemporary attitude”
Vintage Rock “this Welsh cats the real deal” ” Sanity in yet another triumph”
R2 Magazine ****“Obvious love of the genre oozes from every moment of this Joyous celebration of the music”
Adam Walton BBC “The Album, excellent really authentic and raw” “incredibly really really good” “Great great music”
UK R’n’R “You cannot go wrong with a John Lewis release. The Variety of the material, clever composition of word in the new material & the choice of two covers is inspired. Excellent” “There’s just no stopping the Welsh King Of Rockabilly”
Mad house Jump Magazine Germany “This Album is one of the best releases at the Moment”
Buzz Magazine **** “Rockabilly with a perfectionist zeal and impressive energy”
Red Lick Records “We said the Billy Banks Session was rockabilly as good as America has to offer. Correction this is better!”
Paul Barrett “Mighty fine Album”
The News
As usual it’s been a busy year touring Europe even Russia with offers from Japan and Australia in for next year. While in between they’ve managed to fit in recording a new Album “Sanity” on Atomic Cowboy Records.Which has received some amazing reviews and some great airplay
John’s long awaited Acoustic album featuring Imelda May on the title track “Waltz around the Kitchen” is due for release as a single in January. Also an accompanying Video Directed by Ally Parkhurst is coming soon. Full album to be released in March. Watch this space.
Sanity includes 11 brand new songs about pain, life & fun. From a Welsh traditional song turned instrumental to a Hank Williams song turned into a dance flooring filling Jiver.
Accompanied by the JETS amazing harmonies on the title song, The Clive Rams Choir on 2 other tracks, John’s dazzling thumb picking guitar, Stuart McIlroys slick piano playing.
All back up by Bill Duval & Woody’s hot rocking Rhythm section.
The Album has received a great response from DJ & Industry Professionals who heard a pre-release digital download. Hear some previews below
Migraine Records have released a New 7″ single featuring 2 Boppers off the Album Flat-Top Cat which is dedicated to Mac Curtis and She’s Gone Which is already Sold Out sorry
OUT NOW you can order on Merchandise page while stocks last.
Please check on the live page for details when we are near you.
Both Migraine Record 45 – Limited re-releases,
Are Both Sold Out Sorry
Doing Time / Black Cat 001
Drunk /Lay Back & be Cool 007
The Billy Banks Sessions has had a great response
“Lewis and his band have produced an album that’s an entertaining and heartfelt tribute to its location and to its source material, which proves that rockabilly has plenty to offer in the twenty-first century music scene.”
Dave Haslam R2
” John and the boys have produced a gem,a lasting tribute to the doomed estate. The melting pot of Rockabilly, Rock’n’Roll and Country has spewed out some of the most engrossing music of the year, or for quiet some time for that matter.” “fifteen cuts of the highest quality”
Johnny Hop UK R’n’R
“A absolute top notch album by one of the U.K finest Rockabilly Exports!!!”
Mad House Jump magazine Germany
” if you are already a John Lewis fan, your’re gonna love this. If you want an introduction, you couldn’t get a better one”
Steve Aynsley NDT
” Fantastic CD”
Stefan, Bear Family Records
“Excellent stuff – as good as anything America has to offer”
Red Lick Records
“It cannot escape your notice how so much of what is perfectly good, but considered out of fashion, is destroyed these days, by people too stupid and greedy to see what they had.
“In this world of technology, gadgets, backing tracks & contrived bands, it is refreshing to hear man and guitar in perfect harmony.”
John Lewis solo CD released on Australian Label Press-Tone Records
Hi John I tried to pledge to your new CD, tried 10x! but it wouldn’t accept my post code, sorry fella
Dale
Hi Dale
sorry my web guy just sent me the link to lots of messages.
I didn’t know i had a comment page on the site.
so sorry for the delayed reply.
Well thanks for trying to pledge. I did reach my target and the album will be released officially next
year
cheers again John