Head for one of
Colchester’s numerous live music venues of an evening and there is a good
chance you’ll see a young American guy supporting the main act. Buddy Lee Dickens is his name, and in the
past few months, since the breakup of his band The Family Dickens, he has
firmly established himself as one of the greatest support acts around. Combine
this with his claim to fame as Kentucky’s number one musical eccentric and you
know you are in for a treat.
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| Photograph by Stephanie Round www.facebook.com/stephanieroundphotography |
Whether he’s
covering the Spiderman cartoon song, delighting the crowd with his version of
the Big Bang Theory’s theme, or belting out such self-penned titles such as
Root Beer or Walking Bear, with off course his distinctive Kentucky twang,
Buddy has become a firm favourite on the town’s music scene and is now setting
his sights further afield, telling me “I’m starting to gig in Chelmsford
every week for Shakey’s Unsigned Sessions at Club Fusion to try build up a fan
base there.”
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| Photograph by Stephanie Round www.facebook.com/stephanieroundphotography |
Buddy is
also planning a tour of Essex and London to promote his debut album The
Bathroom Sessions, “I recorded it in my bathroom on a 4 track and I’ve released
it on iTunes, Amazon, e-music, Spotify and on mp3.”
After a recent
support spot for Mr. B The Gentleman Rhymer at the Arts Centre Buddy has been
inspired to try his hand at rhyming “I’m working on some
backing tracks to try out, and a few gigs to see how it goes , which I think
might be difficult for me considering I can’t keep in time with myself!” he
jokes.
As if all this isn’t enough to keep the young American busy he is also working
on a Buddy Lee Does Punk CD on which he will be recording his take on some
classic punk tracks by bands such as X-Ray Specs, Dead Kennedys, The Clash, Sex
Pistols and the The Undertones, and possibly including a cover of Colchester’s very
own punk rockers Special Duties’ hit Colchester Council “It will be free to download
and also free at my shows once it’s all done and dusted,” he tells me.
Punk rock
country style. YEEHAW!!
Buddy adds “Apart
from all that I’m just trying to work on backing tracks and the stage show to
make it better really.” Well his efforts certainly impressed the Wivenhoe May
Fair team who jumped at the chance to offer him a slot on the main stage this
year alongside the likes of local favourites Surfquake and Hobo Chang. I think
it says a lot about his dedication to his music that coming on after this
year’s Colchester Free Festival headliners Animal Noise - where he will also be playing this year - a task that might unnerve any solo artist after seeing
them whip the crowd up into a frenzy, Buddy won himself a whole bunch of new
fans with his performance, and even had people running back to the stage to
dance when he launched into The Big Bang Theory.
If you want
to hear more from Buddy you can catch him on the Leftfield Show on Radio Wivenhoe this coming Monday 2nd July at about 7.30pm.
Find out more about Buddy and check out his music at his official Facebook page
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