The UK’s rising blues recording artist Liam Tarpey graced us with his presence in the studio during Blues From Brentwood this week. Not only did he sit down for an interview, but he also took the time to entertain us with two acoustic versions of songs from his current CD, titled Warm Up My Bones.
The Liam Tarpey Band are an energetic young Blues trio from London UK, comprising of Liam Tarpey (guitar and vocals), Rob Millard (bass and vocals) and James Taylor (drums).
They formed in late 2011, have been gigging extensively since and released their acclaimed debut album ‘Warm up my Bones’ in October of the same year. The debut release is receiving heavy airplay on UK and international Blues radio stations and has been reviewed in Classic Rock Magazine.
With a fast growing 2400+ strong following on Facebook the band have been endorsed by one of the world’s leading boutique effects pedals manufacturers, Wampler Pedals and most recently by Diago Pedalboards.
Since forming a few months back, the band has played at some of the most respected London venues, and have supported some of the biggest names in UK blues.
Their style, comprising of Southern Blues, Rock and Soul makes them stand out and have always played to standing ovations at every show.
The band has been nominated for the Kevin Thorpe Award at the British Blues Awards 2012. You can visit their website at www.liamtarpeyband.com and cast a vote in favour of this award
Following is the list of questions I asked Liam … and to hear the complete interview … click below …
[audio:https://www.phoenixfm.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/Phoenix-FM-interview-with-Liam-Tarpey-Ches-31-05-2012.mp3|titles=Phoenix FM interview with Liam Tarpey (Ches, 31-05-2012)]- Give our listeners a brief history of the Band
- Why The Blues?
- Who are the songwriters in the band?
- Take me through your process as it relates to songwriting
- The Blues in general aside…What are the common themes in your work to date?
- Do you like touring?
- Briefly…what have you got in the pipeline?
- Where do you see yourself in 3 years?
To listen to the acoustic set Liam performed in the studio, you can watch the videos below:
To connect with the Liam Tarpey Band…
www.liamtarpeyband.com
www.facebook.com/liamtarpeyband
www.youtube.com/user/liamtarpey
Twitter: @LiamTarpeyBand
The Liam Tarpey Band is managed by Simon Collyer, Artist Partners.
E: simon@sports-partners.co.uk
W: www.sports-partners.co.uk
