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.
Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
Patrick Kavanagh, Guardian.co.uk
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Tres Ryan, Twitter
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Anonymous, don'tstartmeoff.com
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Birmingham Sunday Mercury
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Cojones2, Guardian.co.uk
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Anon, BBC Complaints Log
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Joycey, readytogo.net
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Yukio Mishima, dontstartmeoff.com
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Anamatronix, Youtube
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Spanner, dontstartmeoff.com
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Cabluigi, Guardian.co.uk
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Len Firewood, Twitter
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NevW47479, UKTV.co.uk
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Visualiser1, Twitter
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Sweeping Curves, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Daily Telegraph
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Tweeter Kyriakou, Twitter
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Rudeness, Youtube
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Cyberbloke, Twitter
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Maninabananasuit, Guardian.co.uk
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Gabrielle, Chortle.com
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Lenny Darksphere, Twitter
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Neva2busy, dontstartmeoff.com
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Horatio Melvin, Twitter
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Mpf1947, Youtube
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Guest, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Rubyshoes, Twitter
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Anon, westhamonline.com
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Johnny Kitkat, dontstartmeoff.com
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Liam Travitt, Twitter
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Dahoum, Guardian.co.uk
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Emilyistrendy, Youtube
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Microcuts 22, Twitter
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Genghis McKahn, Guardian.co.uk
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Al Murray, Comedian
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Neolab, Guardian.co.uk
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Sidsings000, Youtube
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Lancethrustworthy, Youtube
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Stuart, Chortle
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John Robins, Comedian
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98rosjon, Twitter
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Esme Folley, Actress, cellist, Twitter
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Pnethor, pne-online.com
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Ishamayura Byrd, Twitter
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Pudabaya, beexcellenttoeachother.com
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GRTak, finalgear.com
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Bobby Bhoy, Twitter
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Joskins, Leeds Music Forum
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Tokyofist, Youtube
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Dick Socrates, Twitter
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Dominic Cavendish, Telegraph
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Guest1001, Youtube
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Jackmumf, Twitter
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Mini-x2, readytogo.net
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Nicetime, Guardian.co.uk
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Z-factor, Twitter.
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Idrie, Youtube
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Kozzy06, Youtube
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Alwyn, Digiguide.tv
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Karen Laidlaw, Edfringe. com.
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Etienne, Chortle.com
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Hiewy, Youtube
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Wharto15, Twitter
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Rowing Rob, Guardian.co.uk
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Coxy, Dontstartmeoff.com
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Leach Juice, Twitter
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Fowkes81, Twitter
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Borathigh5, Youtube
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Aiden Hearn, Twitter
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Sam Rooney, Youtube
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Fairy Pingu, Twitter
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Bosco239, youtube
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Brendon, Vauxhallownersnetwork.co.uk
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Whoiscuriousgeorge, Youtube
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Henry Howard Fun, Twitter
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Keilloh, Twitter
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Zombie Hamster, Twitter
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Joe, Independent.co.uk
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Brighton Argus
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Carcrazychica, Youtube
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World Without End, Twitter
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Pudabaya, Twitter
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Richard Herring, Comedian
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Lents, redandwhitekop.com
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Anonymous, The Northfield Patriot
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Syhr, breakbeat.co.uk
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Deepbass, Guardian.co.uk
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Tin Frog, Twitter
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Clampdown59, Twitter.
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Shit Crit, Twitter
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Tweeterkiryakou, Twitter
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Gwaites, Digitalspy
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Lucinda Locketts, Twitter
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BBC iPlayer edition of discussion of Stewart Lee on A Good Read
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A D Ward, Twitter
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Contrapuntal, Twitter
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Peter Fears, Twitter
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12dgdgdgdgdgdg, Youtube
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DVDhth's grandparents, Twitter
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Meanstreetelite, Peoplesrepublicofcork
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Lee Mack, Mack The Life, 2012
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James Dellingpole, Daily Telegraph
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Aaron, comedy.co.uk
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Robert Gavin, Twitter
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FBC, finalgear.com
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General Lurko 36, Guardian.co.uk
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Peter Ould, Youtube
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Frankie Boyle, Comedian
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Pirate Crocodile, Twitter
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Funday’schild, youtube.
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Foxfoxton, Youtube
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Danazawa, Youtube
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Dave Wilson, Chortle.com
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Carla, St Albans, Dailymail.co.uk
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Slothy Matt, Twitter
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Anon, dontstartmeoff.com
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Stokeylitfest, Twitter
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Mrdavisn01, Twitter
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Peter Ould, Twitter
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Gmanthedemon, bbc.co.uk
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Mearecate, Youtube
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Jamespearse, Twitter
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Chez, Chortle.com
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Meninblack, Twitter
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Alex Quarmby, Edfringe.com
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Someoneyoudon'tknow, Chortle.com
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Secretdeveloper, Youtube
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Shane, Beverley, Dailymail.co.uk
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Iain, eatenbymissionaries