Driftwood: News

Driftwood are looking for new bass player. Dave Sutherland, who has been a fantastic asset to the band, has decided that he just has too many commitments to juggle and has tendered his resignation. He'll be a hard act to follow, but if you have what it takes to be a Driftwoodian, please contact the band.

Driftwood are now a six-piece band. After holding several auditions in recent weeks, the band has settled on the two R's: Reuben, and Rhiannon. First to join was Reuben who plays a real bluesy trombone. Never has Minnie Mooched so seductively. Next to join was Rhiannon, who plays flute and can make your heart melt with a beautiful melody but can also give you an Ian Anderson style blues solo.

Driftwood are pleased to have contributed a track to the new compilation CD: "Now That's What I Call An Original CD". Featuring many bands local to Newport in Shropshire, the CD has gone on sale in order to raise funds for Severn Hospice, and over £230 was raised on the launch night from sales of the CD and by generous donations.

The CD is on sale at various outlets in Newport including Hey Jude's indoor market stall, The Book Nook in Stafford Street, Newport, The Glasshouse Opticians in Newport High Street, and at the Audco Club.

Driftwood have recently been holding auditions to find a new bass player after the departure of Jon Davies, and are delighted to announce the appointment of a new band member. Dave Sutherland, from Birmingham, joins the band this week. Dave has lots of experience of playing in bands, having misspent his youth playing rock and roll. But he's never played in a band quite like Driftwood before!

The new Driftwood CD "Out of the Blue" is released today. It was recorded at Scadge studios in Telford and contains a mix of original, traditional and "covers" material. Of course Driftwood don't really "cover" songs - they take them apart and re-assemble them the Driftwood way.

Soon this website will be updated with links for you to buy the CD online or download it. In the meantime, you can listen to extracts on the music page, and buy by phoning Dave on 01952 222619, or emailing the band.

Did you know you can download Driftwood tracks on iTunes? Tracks from the first album, "The Water is Wide" are available now. Why not put them on your iPod? The new album "Out of the Blue" will be available shortly.

Driftwood have won "Track of the Day" on Garageband.com again. Click on the logo below to see and listen.

Music clips of Driftwood's latest trip to the studios are available on the "Music" page and follow the link to Youtube to see the latest promotional videos.

Driftwood are currently in the studio recording tracks for a new CD. They are using Scadge studios in Telford (see the links page) and are very satisfied with the results so far.

There is an interesting video clip of Driftwood's recent appearance in Sutton Park on YouTube. Please see the links page.

Have you checked out the Driftwood myspace page yet? There's loads more photos of gigs and more music to listen to there - and you can become a friend.

As a result of some very enthusiastic reviews from GarageBand.com members, "Parrots in the Kitchen" will be Track of the Day at GarageBand.com. "Parrots" is one of a number of guitar duets that Ali and Dave play live when Diane is resting her voice. Composed by Dave it is dedicated to Jan Martin who used to run the kitchen Folk Club in Ironbridge. Anyone who has visited her wonderful kitchen will understand the title. The track is taken from Dave's forthcoming solo album "Feckless Eric".

For 24 hours on Saturday, the 24th of March, 2007 (PST) "Parrots in the Kitchen" will be featured on GarageBand.com's Folk front page. The address for this page will be:

http://www.GarageBand.com/go/VMMC5T45KW

Driftwood's first studio album has been released. Entitled 'The Water is Wide' it is now available by contacting the band, or at gigs, or online by following the links on the 'buy' page of this website.