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OTIS GIBBS (USA)

0	NOTTINGHAM: The Maze
P	Thursday 19th July, 2012
N	7:30pm

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A modern day Woody Guthrie, his songs based in people experience and their struggles. Strong in socialist beliefs - some truths you may not like, he cares not: you are going to hear 'em anyway! Put Gibbs in the company of Bob Dylan, Steve Earle, The Clash, and Chuck Berry.

Otis Gibbs is a man in search of an honest experience. Some people refer to him as a folk artist, but that is a simplistic way to describe a man who has planted over 7,000 trees, slept in hobo jungles, walked with nomadic shepherds in the Carpathian Mountains, been strip-searched by dirty cops in Detroit, and has an FBI file. Otis has played everywhere from labor rallies in Wisconsin, to anti-war protests in Texas, Austria and the Czech Republic, Feed & Seed Stores in the Midwestern U.S. and in countless, theaters, festivals, bars and living rooms. Otis has spent the last fifteen years traveling across America and abroad documenting this world, and has a story to share about each stop along the way.

‘Harder Than Hammered Hell’, is Otis Gibbs’ sixth album. It’s also the fourth release by Wanamaker Recording Company, the East Nashville based independent label he started in 2008. The album features performances by Thomm Jutz on guitar, Mark Fain on bass, Paul Griffith on drums and Amy Lashley on vocals. There is a feeling of strength and perseverance that resonates throughout this record. Otis’ work often speaks of accepting the harsh realities of life without giving into them

www.otisgibbs.com/