THE ANNIE DUGGAN BAND

For the past 10 years, Annie Duggan has slowly but surely been building a sizeable following on the UK music scene. She has established herself as one of the most distinctive voices on the UK live circuit, gigging extensively throughout the country to increasingly enthusiastic crowds.

Annie's voice has taken her from the East Midlands, where her band is based, to Chicago and the Mississippi. Annie's music might best be described as a seamless mix of country, blues and roadhouse rock, played with a powerful conbination of energy, melody and lyricism.

The band consists of amazing guitarist Rob Hines, bass player Alan Shotter, who wowed the crowds at Glastonbury in 2009, and the brilliant Gordon Taylor on drums.

The past few years have seen them develop into a powerful outfit bringing their own style of music to new audiences.

The album "If I Knew Then" is an exciting album with a catchy variety of songs, all originals except for Live Forever which was co-written by Billy Joe Shaver and Eddy Shaver. The album is another exciting example of the collaboration between the writer Colin Granger and the Annie Duggan Band where he writes the songs and the band perform them across the country to an ever growing appreciative audience.

"Beginning with a slow build-up riff, this new album bursts into life approximately 6 seconds into the opening track and only disappoints at the end - when you realise the record has finished.

"Blues-infused boogies like "Shooter's Last Ride" and the 1970's-style rock of "Taking Me Out Tonight", through delicate, acoustic ballads like "Dream Of You", "The Way You Are" and "Live Forever", make this a sterling body of work which makes for a strong showcase of what must be an exciting live act.

"Travelling Man Blues" is a rockin' life-on-the-road anthem, while "Sucking Down Air" is an impressive cross between Pink Floyd and Mary Chapin Carpenter. Imagine that!
"Days Like These" is another such foot tapper backed with a catchy acoustic guitar,
while the closing 6-minute epic "Worn Out Blues" is the kind of pleasingly poetic lament which can only be found at the end of an album.

"Down to earth, blue-collar lyrics and good musicianship makes this a record to put on repeat." - Maverick Magazine - February 2010.

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