The Della Grants

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The Della Grants are now considered to be one of the fastest rising blues rock bands in the country but their journey together started many years ago. Three of the bands four members are old school friends who've played music together in one form or another since the turn of the century. While playing the traditional function band material had taught the band a thing or two and cemented them as a tight live band, by the time 2013 came around it was time for change. In many ways The Della Grants differ from their peers on the blues circuit. Four close friends whose joint passion is to write, record, and tour their self-penned songs as a band. Their musical tastes and life experiences transfer into the songs they write together with equal credits and they draw inspiration from a wide spectrum. The usual American blues artists of the fifties: Muddy, BB, Freddy; rock and roll from the seventies such as The Faces, and The Rolling Stones; right through to the nineties with the like
s of Ocean Colour Scene. The band, whose name is a nod to the great Muddy Waters, consider themselves to be song writers with a passion for performing on stage, as opposed to the other way around. Their material cleverly bridges the gaps between several genres and if you've seen them live then you'll know just how diverse their music really is. Expertly written songs all linked by a bluesy feel and delivered on stage, in an unapologetic, old fashioned rock and roll manner. So far The DGs have opened for some of the biggest names on the circuit including: Canned Heat, Nine Below Zero and Dr Feelgood. In January they graduated from the previous years Introducing Stage at the Skegness Rock and Blues Festival to play to a packed out Centre Stage; and they didn't disappoint. Introduced by legendary Dr Feelgood guitarist Steve Walwyn the band played a storming set of original material and closed the set with their new hit Red Mist which on the night featured Walwyn himself on gui
tar. Without an obvious stand-out musician The DGs are perhaps a little different to many of the genre's mainstays, but like many famous bands of the past the quality of their music more than eclipses that. When it all comes together, the look, the attitude, and the great self-penned tracks, it really works. The Della Grants latest EP titled 'First Fix' is available now exclusively at gigs and is due for general release in March of this year. Be sure to check out the band's website for all their upcoming tour dates.

For this gig the band will be joined by Tony Robinson on Trumpet and Will Todd on Sax. Tony has played with some great bands over the years including The Beautiful South and Will plays with the fabulous By The Rivers!