This is Danny George Wilson's second album fronting his loose and wonderful country/soul/folk collective. This magnificent album is a must for anyone who enjoys classic songwriting, and country or folk music of any era. He sings songs drawn from his life, with an unerring honesty and truthfulness that means they're yours too. Featuring tender laments and hard-won wisdoms, you'll hear spirited pedal steel-scored Appalachian folk, gospel-tinged rockers, E-Street Band belters, and sun-drenched West Coast harmonies. The album was recorded in a rousing and spontaneous four day session with a huge cast of musicians and friends.
Danny George Wilson is likely to entice some curious ears to this album through name alone, selecting the name of a popular Roald Dahl book to front h...
Anna Docherty - 22/Jan/2010
Either we’ve been caught on a soppy day, or Danny and The Champions of the World make genuinely affecting country-folk. Australian-born, south ...
Niki Boyle - 08/Jan/2010
It’s fitting that Oxford’s Jericho Tavern and the Farmhouse in Canterbury feature in Danny’s upcoming touring schedule. Banjos, harmonicas and pedal-s...
Maik Maerten - 11/Mar/2010
Wenn harte Männer mit Kautabak zwischen den Zähnen, abgewetzten Cowboystiefeln aus Rinderleder, Jeanshemd und ausgeblichenem Stetson hinterm Steuer ei...