The Stumble
The Stumble are all about live rapturous Chicago style rhythm & blues - A classic valve driven back line driven with shuffle and roll.
The Stumble are a six piece band based in and around Preston in the North-West, and influences range from B.B. King, Freddy King, Muddy Waters, Maceo Parker, The Allman Brother’s Band, Booker T, and King Curtis. Basically, if music has that screwed down ambient live feel expressed by some of these guys, then it’ll get on their turntable.
Their debut album ‘The World is Tough’ came out in 2006 and received rave reviews throughout the UK blues communities and further afield. Since then they’ve been doing a serious schedule of UK appearances, with sell out gigs at blues clubs, independent venues and some great festival appearances across the country and in Ireland.
The second album ‘The Houngan’ (Nov 2008) paints a more diverse musical canvas than the previous album. This was recorded and mixed at Restrike Studios in Manchester during July 08 predominantly live on to 2” tape to capture the warmth and ambience of the band’s live performance. ‘The Houngan’ is an attempt at a more polished studio album, but one in which the band’s live edge and the warmth and ambience of a valve back line was assured.
“The stumble is now rightly recognised throughout the UK as a band of the highest quality” Blues in Britain.
