Biography
“Raw as a shot of whisky, no ice. These songs come at you hard and don't let up. Acoustic story-telling straight from a wizened heart. They rock with nary an electric note. They burn going down and will stay with you. ” – Author, Court Merrigan
After his time co-fronting the roots rock band, The Wayward Sons, gravel voiced Huke set out to create a solo album which harkens to his folksy roots and penchant for rich storytelling. Rustic Poet is a culmination of the journey of an artist with humble beginnings as a hidden poet, to a performing songwriter. European music reviewer John Gjaltema refers to Rustic Poet as being “the sublime result of that decision”.
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Many of the tracks are kept minimal, utilizing sparse instrumentation in favor of capturing the proper mood of the songs, relying on the multi-instrumentalist Tommy Worley and Violinist Jonathan Lin to put the garnish on the atmospheric stew. Not one content with being placed in a genre “box”, a few of the songs benefit from a full band treatment featuring fellow Wayward co-front Samuel Barker and drummer Kev Harris.
“Well aged alt-country that's carried with a voice as hard as coffin nails… These songs paint a perfect picture... a sonic landscape which must be listened to.” Gawain - Der Bänkelsänger (The Balladeer)
"The purity of his heart and lyrics is contrasted with his coarse earth ridden vocals. Huke canand will arrest you with hard fought lyrics and delivery." - Ben Hall
Biography text from Last.fm, available under CC BY-SA.