Who are RAILROAD BILL?

Railroad Bill play raw, fast, gutsy skiffle music on the simplest of instruments - washboard, tea chest bass, guitar and mandolin. With an act that has been honed on the streets and on the stages of the UK and abroad, they have been described as 'Lonnie Donegan on Speed' - and we're not talking dustmen here - the material is rooted in American Blues - songs of Gambling, Trains, Drinking and Prison - A sort of Sea Sick Steve meets the Ramones...

Skiffle - the music that inspired a
generation to pick up the guitar...

Now widely regarded as the punk music of its day, Skiffle has too long been tarred with the brush of a few novelty hits, when its real power was bringing black american blues music to a generation of teenagers a full 2 years ahead of the rock and roll revolution. Thanks to skiffle, once rock and roll hit the UK, British teenagers were ready with the guitars, the licks and the attitude to take over the world.

 

PLACES RAILROAD BILL HAVE PLAYED

If anyone has any photos of us playing in any of these places, please get in touch with Chris at crispyw@skiffle.co.uk

Aberystwyth, Wales (many times 1986-90)
Ashton Under Lyme, England
Bangor, Northern Ireland
Barry, Wales
Basingstoke, England
Beeston, England
Blaenavon, Wales
Birmingham, England*
Bishops Castle, England
Bolton, England
Bristol, England*
Bury St Edmonds, England
Cambridge, England*
Canterbury, England
Cardiff, Wales (1000s of times 1988- )
Cheltenham, England
Chester, England
Commaccio, Italy
Coventry, England
Devil's Bridge, Wales
Dublin, Eire
Dursley, England
Eastwood,England
Ebbw Vale, Wales
Edinburgh, Scotland*
Evesham, England
Exeter, England*
Ferrara, Italy
Fishguard, Wales
Glastonbury, England
Gloucester, England
Goodwood, England
Gosport, England
Grantham,England
Hebdon Bridge, England
Henley Upon Thames, England
Herne Bay, England
Hopesay, England
Llangollen, Wales
Llantrisant, Wales*
Leeds, England
Leigh, England
Leighton Buzzard, England
Linz, Austria
London, England*
Iincluding Brentford, Brixton, Camden, Chelsea, Covent Garden, Hackney, Greenwich, Richmond, Stoke Newington)
Manchester, England*
Miskin Manor, Wales
Melrose, Scotland
Monmouth, Wales
Narberth, Wales*
Newcastle, England
Newport, Wales*
Nottingham, England*
Pennabilli, Italy*
Peterstone Super Ely, Wales
Pontardawe, Wales*
Pontypridd, Wales*
Powderham Castle, England
Senigallia, Italy,
Shrewsbury, England
Skewen, Wales
Singapore
Spalding, England
Spillsby, England
Stalybridge, England
Sully, Wales
Swansea, Wales*
Swindon, England
Taunton, England
Tenby, Wales
Trowbridge, England*
Ufford, England
Uley, England*
Usk, Wales
Waterford, Ireland
York, England*
Yorkley, England
A field in Gloucestershire
A barn near Taunton
Somewhere near the Severn Bridge
Somewhere near the Forth Bridge

* denotes multiple bookings

For booking enquiries contact Chris Walker