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Artist:Hushes

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  • Roots
Adelaide, SA

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Track: Pale Blue Dress by Hushes
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    Track: Mean Old Sugar Mama Blues by Hushes
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      About

      The Hushes combine the talents of blues maestro Cal Williams Jr, sultry chanteuse Emily Davis and acclaimed jazz double bassist Kory Horwood. The Hushes revive and reinterpret the enduring sounds of the Appalachian mountains, bluegrass, gospel, and folk music as they perform original songs inspired by the dark, the divine and the disturbed. The Hushes have recently been nominated for Best Blues Guitarist (Cal Williams Jr), Best Blues Vocalist (Emily Davis) and Best Blues Bassist (Kory Horwood) in the Derringers Australian Blues Awards. The Hushes recorded their debut album ‘Cold River Blues’ in January 2012, which entered at #1 on the Three D Radio charts and has gone on to receive airplay on Triple J, Radio National, Triple RRR, Byron Bay FM, Eastside FM and Radio Adelaide. In July 2012, The Hushes recorded the follow-up five-track EP entitled ‘Black Betty’ as well as recording a ‘Live at The Soundlounge’ radio performance. These recordings were voted in the Top 20 Best Albums for ...

      Members

      Emily Davis - Vocals and Guitar Cal Williams Jr - Vocals and Guitar Kory Horwood - Double Bass and Vocals

      Sounds Like

      Mississippi John Hurt, the band, Pentangle

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