Li’l Chuck ‘The One Man Skiffle Machine’ – MONO album release show. All coming attractions
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Li’l Chuck The One Man Skiffle Machine – MONO – album release show
CHRISTCHURCH
“Sublime harp and heartfelt vocals leave the listener wanting more”
Blues matters magazine (UK)
“Li’l Chuck combines almost every element of pure joy”.
4 1/2 stars (out of 5) NZ Listener
“A true multi-instrumentalist & multi-tasker
in addition to a talented artist”. No Depression Magazine USA.
Good time music with old time style.
Li’l Chuck’s 3rd album Release show – MONO was recorded at Sugar Ray’s Vintage Recording Studio in Essex England, This show will feature a live performance of the album, favourites for his successful back catalogue and a healthy dose of Roots, Boogie and Blues one man band style.
When music is pared back to its very bones, there’s nowhere to hide, yet it’s exactly when multi-instrumentalist Li’l Chuck, The One Man Skiffle Machine performs at his very best.
For his third studio album, MONO, Li’l Chuck was determined to go back to basics to record all 14 tracks in a one-day session, capturing single takes with no overdubs, and using entirely 1950’s mono recording equipment, direct to tape.
MONO’s dynamic, lively, foot-stomping vibe that may have its origins in New Zealand’s South Island, but instantly transports you across the globe, between genres, and throughout decades.
Li’l Chuck’s music is a nostalgic melting pot of influences – driven by his harmonica, resonator guitar and vocals, and underpinned by kick drum, and hi hat – it pays homage to the artists who have graced the stage before him. Yet, the result is a sound that’s entirely his own.
Li’l Chuck recently supported American legend Jimmy Buffett, Bluesman Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton, and, The Topp Twins, and has helped audiences get in the party spirit at events such as, The Hokitika Wildfoods Festival, Kaikoura Seafest, New Zealand Cup and Show Week, The New Zealand World Buskers’ Festival, and The Great Kiwi Beer Festival.
His second album, Utility Blues (2017) hit Number 6 on the official New Zealand albums chart, and he appeared as a feature artist on Jesse Mulligan’s Radio New Zealand show.
plus support from Lee Martin