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