Hokie Joint
The Way It Goes...Sometimes (CLBZ 023)

Hokie Joint
Taking the Blues to the masses

Hokie Joint is a five piece band from Colchester, England. On one hand we're talking part Waits, part Wolf vocals, fuzzing slide guitar, dirty harmonica, driving bass and train-like drumming. On the other hand it's gut-wrenchingly emotional vocals, melancholic guitar playing, sweeping harmonica, well constructed, melodic bass and intricate, mesmerising drumming.

These musicians have covered all corners of the blues that influenced them and forged together a refreshing new sound. From perfectly executed slow blues to high-energy upbeat tracks that audiences can't help but dance to. The difficult task of writing blues with a catchy chorus is something that this band revel in.  A vibrant, stimulating live band, harking back to the club scene of the sixties but with a distinctively original modern approach.

Hokie Joints debut album "The Way It Goes...Sometimes" will be released mid November 2008 in the Benelux countries, shortly followed by a release in other territories.   

Charismatic singer Jojo Burgess, guitarist Joel Fisk, ace harmonica player Giles King (guested on Ian Siegal's "Meat & Potatoes"), drummer Stephen Cutmore and bassist Fergie Fulton make up Hokie Joint - the band to take the Blues to the masses.


"Wonderful emotive harmonica playing, great tone and all that stuff." (Paul Jones, BBC Radio2)

"The finest player that I heard since Eric Clapton and I were together and he was at it's finest. It's like Joel picked up where he left off." (Bobby Whitlock, Derek &  The Dominoes)

Line up:
Vocals: Jojo Burgess
Guitars: Joel Fisk
Harmonica: Giles King
Bass: Fergie Fulton
Drums: Stephen Cutmore

MySpace:
www.myspace.com/thehokiejoint