The Dead South

artwork for Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra album "The Party's Over"

Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra “The Party’s Over”

September 20, 2022 Viv Fish 0

Don’t believe a word of it – the party is far from over. By their own admission, Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra have been “gleefully trampling over genre boundaries” for over a decade now. […]

Live Review: The Dead South, Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London – 18th March 2022

March 29, 2022 Lyndon Bolton 2

The Dead South, the four piece from Regina, Saskatchewan, whose high energy take on bluegrass has won them deserved plaudits, are back on the road. When last in London two years ago they played to a […]

Art work for The Dead South's EPs"Easy Listening for Jerks"

The Dead South “Easy Listening for Jerks Parts 1&2”

March 3, 2022 Richard Phillips 0

Traditional music with a contemporary twist, contemporary music with a traditional twist. Two EPs, many genres covered, a Bluegrass feel but not entirely. The Dead South are nothing if not wilful in their determination to subvert […]

The Dead South “Will The Circle Be Unbroken” – never break the chain…

January 20, 2022 Jonathan Aird 0

Canadian bluegrass band The Dead South have recorded this version of the folk standard for their upcoming EP ‘Easy Listening for Jerks Part I’ which will be released on March 4th alongside a second EP called […]

Video: The Dead South “People Are Strange”

November 26, 2021 Andrew Frolish 0

Here, a great song gets The Dead South treatment. There’s a quirky, surreal video – complete with aliens and a flying banjo – to capture your interest and to highlight the song’s theme of alienation. If […]