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How,when and where
did the Two Timin' Three get to
meet Bloodshot Bill?
The Two Timin' Three :
We met at a show in Salem, MA at
"The Hootenany In The Hills,"
we saw Bloodshot Bill for the
fist time and were floored by the
amount of energy and passion for
the music he loves that shines
through when he plays. You just
don't see anyone like that today,
everyone either fakes it, or just
mimics someone else. Aside from
that he's a hell of a nice guy
and our friendship kinda started
from that point on.
Did you decided to create
a band straight away ?
The Two Timin' Three :
Well when we were in vegas
earlier this year, we were all
hangin' out and Bill was sayin'
he was gonna be coming through
Austin Texas soon on tour, so we
kind of made plans to record
something on our one-track
recorder... not knowing it was
going to turn out as wild as it
did!
Who are you influenced
by?
The Two Timin' Three :
As for us, The Two Timin' Three,
no one person or band has a
direct influence, "inspired
by" suits us better... from
artists like Duke Ellington,
Buddy Holly, The Beatles, Les
Paul, Merle Travis, Hoagy
Carmichael, The Cats & The
Fiddle, Django, Cindy Walker...
etc.
Bloodshot Bill: I listen
mainly to old roots music
Who are the songwriters?
How many songs have you got
already? What kind of style?Only
raw rockabilly?
The Two Timin' Three :
Well we recorded 11 songs, covers
and originals.. We reworked The
Two Timin' Three song "Where'd
You Sleep Last Night", Shane
& Eric wrote one song "Let's
Go Bongo", we covered songs
by Dean Martin, Willie Dixon,
Benny Joy, Conway Twitty &
Sean Mencher among a few others
we just combined elements of
rockabilly, garage, country and
rock'n'roll. Basically all these
songs were performed without an
ounce of practice, before Bill
arrived we had no idea what we
were going to play. So we were
just hangin out and someone would
have an idea of a song, then wed
listen to it a few times then
recorded it unrehearsed... and
"Let's Go Bongo" was
written on the way to the music
store to get some new reels.
overall some of the tracks took a
couple takes but some of them was
just one take. What
about recording all these songs?
Have you already found a label?
The Two Timin' Three :
We had no idea before we recorded
anything if it was even gonna be
decent enough to listen to on a
CD. After we mixed it though it
sounded pretty wild, so we put
them up on myspace and got an
good responce from folks.
What about some gigs in
Europe?
The Two Timin' Three :
No gigs planned as of now but
were trying to figure out when a
good time to put together a
package tour, of course in
America first.. then Europe
though.
What about the future
plans for the Two Timin' Three?
And the plans for
Bloodshot Bill?(I heard about an
album made for a french label, is
it true???)
The Two Timin' Three :
Well as for us we have a new
album "Payin' The Price"
coming out this month which were
really excited about, &
Bloodshot Bill has a new album
"Trashy, Greasy, Rockin'
'Billy!" coming out as well..
Soon we will release these
recordings on a label, could be
french, could be german, english,
American, Icelandic...??? Then we
might do some touring together in
the near future... So lookout!
Have you got some ideas
about creating other bands with
some other people?
The Two Timin' Three :
The chemisty between Bill and us
works pretty naturally. Whenever
you have a blast playing AND it
sounds good, thats when good
music is made... However after
doing this it makes you wander
what else you can create.
What are your today
favorite bands?
The Two Timin' Three :
For The Two Timin' Three: we
really admire Sean Mencher, Sean
Young, Wayne Hancock, Big Sandy,
Deke, Jimmy Sutton, and whatever
bands they happen to be playing
in at the time... maybe a few
others.
Bloodshot Bill: Dex
Romweber Duo and, uh, i dunno...
A last word?
The Two Timin' Three :
Were honored to have been asked
to do this interview, and we
thank everyone who supports us
and gives us the opportunity to
do what we love...
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