Kenny Anderson, also known as King Creosote hails from Fife, Scotland. He was one of the founders of The Fence Collective a loose knit group of folks who would release music and put on events in their little corner of the world. I was fortunate enough to be also living in Fife at the time and managed to attended several Fence Collective gigs, so it was with a feeling of nostalgia I went along to The Fire Station to review King Creosote 20 years on.
I’m really looking forward to seeing THE WASHBOARD RESONATORS live but when I saw them referred to as ‘Purveyors of Blues, Jazz, Folk and Hokum’, I thought to myself 'What the hell is Hokum?’ That notion sent me down one of those internet rabbit holes and what I came up with was some fascinating music history.
In February I had seen Jack Francis open for Ferris and Sylvester at Independent, Sunderland. I was impressed, then I listened to his album Early Retirement and that first impression went up a level. He’s excellent live and the album comes highly recommended. It’s a mix of folk, alt country and soul - as Jack says ‘Its about dedicating yourself to something you really believe in, only to find it’s causing you irreversible harm.'
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