JOHN E CASH & SOUTHERN MAN

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John E Cash – vocals, guitar, banjo & percussion John has a passion for singing, and nervously sung his first song “in public” in 1969, it was the big hit of the time, Johnny Cash’s ‘A boy named Sue’ from the live album San Quinton.

His first live BBC radio broadcast was his award-winning song ‘The Children’ in 1983. Al went on to front several bands, notably Anglo/Celtic folk band The Tam Lin, barn dance band Millrace, and The Orange Tree County Cowboys.

In 2007, John embarked on a solo voice and guitar project as ‘John E Cash’ with several sell out shows at Broadstairs Folk Week on the Kent coast. He was invited back the following year and took to the stage with the newly formed ‘backing band.

John E has performed to thousands on national radio, at festivals and in the most intimate of venues in every county in England and Scotland.

Southern Man - vocals, guitar, harmonica, bass & percussion
SM first picked up the guitar at school as a teenager; and went on to play electric bass in a prog rock band called ‘Fool’s Errand’. A medical career and family life sidelined musical ambition for a while, but it emerged later seeing him play an acoustic tribute to Neil Young to great acclaim.

An accomplished singer songwriter with a recently recorded new album doing well; SM is also enjoying the diversity of playing “Neil Young” to John's “Johnny Cash” with their tribute to the two musical legends, and also a broad range of Americana. Of course, he can slip in the odd song of his own, including the haunting ‘Not come knocking’ about the breakdown of one relationship, due to another with a bottle…

Sail Away
Harvest
Further up the Road
The L & N
Here for you
Tequila Sunrise
Daddy Sang Bass
Teach your Children
Long may you run
Helpless
Park View
Long Black Veil
Comes a time
Highway Patrolman
Bobby McGee
Harvest Moon
Heart of Gold
Big Iron
Big River
Billy Gray
Blackjack County chains
Daddy Sang Bass
Evening train
Forty Shades
Frankie & Johnny
Folsom Prison blues
Hardin
He’ll have to go
Mountain Lady
Riding No9
Ride On
Ring of fire
Running Gun
Strawberry Roan
Thirteen
Waitin’ for a train
Walk the line revisited
Wreck of old 97
Wayfarin Stranger
I got stripes
Cotton Fields
Cocaine Blues

Many private & corporate event and these...
Broadstairs Folk Festival
Shrewsbury Folk Festival
Rhythms of the World Festival
The Sunrunner, Hitchin
Harpers Wine Bar, Broadstairs
The Nelson, Broadstairs
The Tartar Frigate, Broadstairs
The White Horse, Bedford
Hen & Chickens, Baldock
Baldock & Letchworth, Blues, Folk and Roots Club
Kontra Club, Northampton
The Blue Ball, Grantchester
Readifolk
Plinston Hall, Gallary Room LETCHWORTH
Mad Nanny Music Club, LETCHWORTH
Tudor Folk Club, CHESHAM
Snooks Bar, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD
Waltham Abbey Folk Club, The British Legion, WALTHAM ABBEY
Fiddler McGuire's, Northampton
Balnain House, Inverness
The Mill Theatre, Thurso, Caithness
Rogart Hall, Rogart
AROS Theatre, Isle of Skye
Raasay House, Isle of Raasay
Lochcarron Village Hall, Ross-shire
Stortfolk - Bishops Stortford Folk Club
Hazlitt Folk Club - Maidstone, Kent

General Information:

Name: John E Cash & Southern Man

Location: Bedfordshire

Band Members: 2

Main Category: Tribute/Theme Bands

Other Categories: Guitar & Vocals

Timings:

Standard Set Times: 2 x 1 hour

Set Up Time: 90 mins

Usual Arrival Time: 90 mins + to start time

Usual Finish Time: 11pm

Sound & Lighting:

PA suitable for: We bring our own PA and engineer

Stage Lighting:

Dance Floor Lighting:

Free use of PA via iPod: Yes

DJ included:

Star Cloth:

Other Requirements

Hospitality/Artist Rider: Two drinks each (for 3) + plus water on stage

Technical Requirement: We carry our own pa and sound engineer.

If using an in-house set up we will need 7 channels
3 x vox mics
2 x instrument mics
2 x di

The public and musicians, quotes

‘Uncanny! He does really sounds like Cash!”
Andrew Noyes: guitarist KP’s Coup de Grass

"His warm deep voice is perfect”
‘Rambles On-line’ (USA)

‘his deep, dark voice does full justice to Cash's powerfully lyric’d songs"
Luton News/Dunstable Gazette

“we particularly enjoyed John E Cash's performance last night as Johnny Cash it was wonderful”
Dr Clive Quick – festival goer

‘he engaged his audience from the minute he stepped onto the stage [dressed in black of course] – here were many of Cash’s best known songs, well played, sung as Cash himself would have sung them – no tricks, no “improvements”, exactly what the audience had paid to see.” Kim Headley, Artistic Director Broadstairs Folk Week

‘Great sound, thanks for keeping John R. Cash's Music Alive...
Ronnie Beahan, Nashville, USA

‘you sound fantastic! Coolest tribute I've heard yet !
Richie Colin Isaacs – Musician – New Zealand

‘A terrific night, thank you so much!”
Sue T, Rosemary Connolly diet & fitness, N. Herts

‘Brilliant!, hugely enjoyable, thank you.
Peter & Charlie K, charity party organisor, Milton Keynes

‘Fabulous roots music – live in our studio!’
Ernie Almond - BBC Radio

‘Excellent - loved the voices and the harmonies; your version of the song Wayfarin’ Stranger which I thought was great, is now on my phone!’
Gary Fletcher – The Blues Band

‘his superb guitar playing and faithful imitation of Neil’s vocal style was truly amazing.’
Open House, the Garden House Hospice newsletter

‘Awesome!’
Rob Scahill – The Orange Tree, Baldock

Please Note: The fees indicated below are approximate and based on a central location for each county. They are intended to provide a rough guide only and exact quotes can only be given once the date and exact location of your event have been provided.