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