Backsliders
| Backsliders | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Sydney, Australia |
| Genres | Blues |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Labels | Rocket Distribution |
| Associated acts |
Dom Turner & Phil Wiggins Dom Turner & Ian Collard Dom Turner & Supro Kim Sinh & Dom Turner Angry Tradesmen Midnight Oil Ghostwriters Hirst & Greene |
| Website | http://backsliders.com.au/ |
| Members |
Dom Turner Rob Hirst Brod Smith Ian Collard Joe Glover |
| Past members | Rex Hill Peter Burgess Jim Conway |
Backsliders are a three piece Australian blues band; self described as playing "delta blues wall of sound." Their current line up consists of guitarist/vocalist Dom Turner and drummer/percussionist Rob Hirst joined on alternating nights by either Brod Smith, Ian Collard or Joe Glover on harmonica.
2011 ARIA Best Blues and Roots Album nominees and iTunes Australian Blues and Roots album of the year winners, Backsliders, have been playing, touring the festival circuit and recording since late 1986.
One of their latest releases, ‘Dark Side’, their 13th to date, was described by the Sydney Morning Herald as "an enviable history of redefining, refining and diversifying the [blues] genre, during which Turner has taken the 12-bar format to its boundaries and beyond."
The previous release, ‘Starvation Box’ was heralded as their best to date, has been described as sounding like "hungry youths from the Deep South". Tracks from 'Starvation Box' featured on the 2013 series of Underbelly.
Slide Guitarist, multi-stringed instrumentalist, songwriter and vocalist, Dom Turner, is the founding member of the group. Dom’s influences are many and varied – a blend of delta blues, piedmont blues, rock, dub and sounds of Asia. He is a highly regarded speaker on blues and roots music and has guested on ABC (Australian Broadcasting Commission) radio programs and presented music workshops at festivals and in universities (both nationally and internationally). As well as playing in the Backsliders, Dom has toured as a solo artist in the USA, playing Augusta Blues week in West Virginia in 1996 and 1998, and in early 2006, he toured Mexico with US blues greats, Del Ray and Steve James. In 2004 Dom was voted Songwriter of the Year’ at the Australian Blues Awards in Goulburn, NSW and has a sculpture in recognition of this honour at the Goulburn Visitors Centre.
...
Wikipedia