I Draw Slow is a five-piece outfit comprising vocals, guitar, fiddle, banjo and double bass.
Holden siblings Dave (guitar) and Louise (vocals) have been writing together for two decades, starting on Dublin’s gigging circuit with funk operation Tabularasa. Since then the pair have teamed up with:
Violinist Adrian Hart (Yurodni, Prison Love)
Claw hammer banjo player Colin Derham (Tabularasa, Choral Sex, Global Funk Orchestra)
Double bassist Konrad Liddy (Tabularasa, Prison Love).
The Sound: Alt-country, folk, roots, old-time, Americana The five have created a new sound, rooted in the old time style of the Appalachian Mountains, drawing on Irish traditional music and modern Americana. However, this is a whole new songbook of stories and melodies. These are dark tales of debauchery and trouble swinging from the kind of well-crafted melodies that survive.
The Album : Downside
The band’s debut album, Downside, is a simple, arresting collection of original compositions. The recording brings the listener as close to front- of-stage as it gets. A candid, unadorned production, Downside was recorded around one microphone at Downside Farm in Dunlavin in the summer of 2007.
I Draw Slow’s tenacious melodies buoy up the lonely stories of a lesbian lighthouse keeper, a lovelorn prostitute and a pair of pilgrims on a journey to non-belief. The style is unmistakeably old time but the tunes and their stories break new ground.
Downside was released on September 18th 2008 at Whelan’s of Wexford Street and is available to buy in HMV Grafton St. in Dublin.Our good friends here at Claddagh Records have taken Downside online and it;s available to buy at their site for €15. Just click on the link in the top menu, now we're available worldwide.
