Seasick Steve narrowly pipped his contemporary, the less marketable Jawbone, to the lone position for punk-blues one-man bands in the casual consumer’s collection.
There’s no house room for more hollerin’ lonesome hobos, yet, like H G Wells’ foolhardy martians, still they come. Reverend Deadeye, Lewis Floyd Henry, and now, from the unlikely blues cradle of Christchurch New Zealand, Stomping Nick and His Blues Grenade.
Stomping Nick’s guitar is a buzz garage blur, his harmonica playing is beautiful and bellicose, his drumming is breathless and barrelling, and his Orange Blossom Special is a breakneck bulldozer blast.
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
Birmingham Sunday Mercury
Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Stuart, Chortle
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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World Without End, Twitter
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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John Robins, Comedian
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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FBC, finalgear.com
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Idrie, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
Funday’schild, youtube.
Funday’schild, youtube.
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
Bosco239, youtube
Bosco239, youtube
Rudeness, Youtube
Rudeness, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
98rosjon, Twitter
98rosjon, Twitter
Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
Richard Herring, Comedian
Richard Herring, Comedian
Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
Liam Travitt, Twitter
Liam Travitt, Twitter
Stokeylitfest, Twitter
Stokeylitfest, Twitter
Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
Microcuts 22, Twitter
Microcuts 22, Twitter
Peter Fears, Twitter
Peter Fears, Twitter
Mpf1947, Youtube
Mpf1947, Youtube
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
Meninblack, Twitter
Meninblack, Twitter
Borathigh5, Youtube
Borathigh5, Youtube
Brighton Argus
Brighton Argus
Tokyofist, Youtube
Tokyofist, Youtube
Robert Gavin, Twitter
Robert Gavin, Twitter
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
Mrdavisn01, Twitter
Mrdavisn01, Twitter
Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com