18 May 2012

 

Ahah! In response to my many critics - voibleedinla; gigs on the gigs page (for once).

The new CD is finished and available now through the Discography tab on this website or at gigs.  It called Live'n'Loud which says it all really.  It's a 14 track live album recorded, mixed, mastered, and available all within one month!  Not bad for an oldun.

Gigs are now shown on Facebook under Roy Mette or The Roy Mette Band.

See myspace at http://myspace.com/captainrumbucket for sound samples or click the Pirate tab above for details.

The myspace thingy http://www.myspace.com/roymette is a bit tired now so please note it doesn't get looked at very often - any messages sent to the site do come through though so feel free to email the old git at any time.

 

 

"A man whose guitar playing leaves you gasping,
whose voice can turn from a gentle whisper to window-rattling bellow,
whose songwriting ability seems boundless and
whose interpretations of other people’s material always brings an individual twist,
Roy is deservedly gaining greater recognition
with appearances at Festivals throughout the UK and gigs in Europe." Digital Blues

"what a voice, what a guitar!" Blues Matters

"solo wizardry" CD Choice of the Month

"I just can't wait for the next album from Roy." The Blues Store

"It will cultivate in even the staunchest couch potato a sense of Golden Wonder".
Colin Sinclair, Orkney Blues Festival

 

 

A little bit Sean Connery, a little bit Roger Moore, handsome, kind, generous, sweet: these are just some of the words never used to describe Roy Mette.

 

So what is he? He is a guitarist, singer and songwriter who has been performing since the mid ‘70s. He plays solo or in bands; covers blues, rock and folk and has a jolly good time doing it!

 

Roy has released 13 full length CD’s to date, two of which were recorded for the Blues Matters record label to which he was signed. 


 

 

Unfinished projects abound!  27 songs for the Hobbit, 19 folk and singer/songwriter tracks, the second and third Pirates albums and the band DVD recorded in 2011.  Oh well, there's always tomorrow. 

 

For the record (no pun intended) Roy’s first recorded output was in 1980 with the NWoBHM band Warrior. This was a 10 inch vinyl single that seemed a good idea at the time but wouldn’t fit into any jukeboxes so had a limited appeal.

 

He stems from what became known as the Thames Delta blues scene during the Seventies. Scores of fine blues outfits spilled out from the area at that time – Mickey Jupp’s Legend, Dr Feelgood, The Kursaal Flyers, Eddie and the Hot Rods etc.

 

So now Roy plays mainly solo in clubs and around the festival circuit across the UK. Like others before him he’s stretching out and probing into areas where blues and British folk tradition meet, increasingly playing established, highly rated acoustic gigs and festivals in an attempt to prove his worth in a genre where songs demand a meaningful lyric.

 

Roy is a songwriter of some standing but live performance is where he really excels – go see him now!