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