BlackHill Barrow Boys | Live Blues, Jazz, Folk Band, Yorkshire
Description: Cat Squirrel Blues the new project from Mike Venon MBE, Kid Carlos and Mingo. Old school Blues.
mingo (11) cat squirrel (1) mike vernon (1) kid carlos (1)
Following the moment when I was more or less forced to instigate the demise of my band The Mighty Combo back in March 2020 – mainly due to Brexit kicking in; the Covid pandemic and the small matter of working as a unit ‘on the road’ no longer being economically viable – I took time out to reflect.
I was determined to build on the progress already made with that band during the previous five years and particularly to do so on the excellent working relationship between myself and Spanish guitarist Kid Carlos. During the last eight months both Carlos and I have been writing and demoing a lot of new material.
It gradually became very obvious that we would be best served to find a third musician to add a further musical dynamic for our potential plans to form a new band. I asked Carlos if he thought that Mingo Balaguer might be interested. ‘Why not?’ was his response. Mingo was extremely excited about the possibility of joining us in this new venture – and so it came about.
BlackHill Barrow Boys | Live Blues, Jazz, Folk Band, Yorkshire