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The Story In Half Moon Bay CA, in the autumn of 2011, indie-folk heart-throb Adam Lipman heard his girlfriend’s grandma fondly recall a time when her and some friends were sitting around “drinkin’ and jawin’” and was struck that this could only be interpreted as a message from god, demanding he make a country album. For an upcoming tour of the west coast, Adam was going to be joined by his old limey pal Hugh John Noble, and called upon him to join forces in fulfilling the duty that the merciless creator had foisted upon him. Hugh, having no experience writing or playing country music, instantly agreed and set about diligently researching the field by buying a load of “Famous Country Music Makers” CDs from Deptford flea-market and asking his dad what country songs are “about” (“You know; dogs and trains and being sorry and stuff…”). Thus armed, the two were ready to begin. The ensuing tour (a litany of misery, sickness, festering sexual tension, bad wine and inept musicianship, played out to an audience of none) gave the boys a chance to make their first forays into country songwriting. In a frat house in Corvallis, in a crusty activist centre in Olympia, and in a desolate feminist bookstore in Portland, the creative juices began to flow and, as Hank Williams puked in his grave, the songs for the album began to take shape. Over the following weeks, with Hugh huddled with his guitar by his dad’s wood burning stove in Wymeswold and Adam strumming away back at Gramma’s house, and with much passive-aggressive bickering on the internet, the songs were ready to be laid to tape. Recognising that the country zeitgeist abandoned Nashville many years ago, the pair, after much searching, tracked it down to Darren Hayman’s living room in Walthamstow, East London. Here, over a meticulous and gruelling series of auditions, they whittled down the city’s legion of elite country musicians until they had isolated the select few who possessed the chops, the outlaw attitude and, crucially, the willingness to work for nothing more than eternal glory and a few cans of Polish lager. Thus, over three June days of triumph and despair, oven pizza and bourbon, first-takes and seventeenth- takes, fluffed notes and transcendent shredding, festering sexual tension and passive-aggressive bickering, Drinkin’ and Jawin’ was born. The Players Adam Lipman (vocals, acoustic guitar) Bay area indie-folk kingpin, with records out on the legendary Shrimper label. Hugh John Noble (vocals, acoustic guitars) Lo-fi try-hard with a string of heroically ignored DIY releases and tours under his belt. Darren Hayman (piano, wurlitzer, b-bender and tenor guitars, recording) Leader of Peel favourites Hefner and acclaimed solo artist. David Tattersall (electric guitar) Childhood friend of Hugh’s from Wymeswold, and singer/guitarist for hit London rock combo The Wave Pictures (Moshi Moshi Records) Franic Rozycki (bass) Another old Wymeswoldian friend and Wave Pictures stalwart Jonny ‘Huddersfield’ Helm (drums) Third (controversially non-Wymeswoldian) Wave Picture. Jack Hayter (pedal steel guitar) Another Hefner alumnus and solo recording artist. Dave Watkins (banjo). Member of various bands including East London’s #1 bluegrass act, Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee. Dan Mayfield (violin) Main man of London’s indie-folk darlings Enderby’s Room and another former HWTL player. ADAM LIPMAN AND HUGH JOHN NOBLE DRINKIN’ AND JAWIN’ A sort of country album featuring The Wave Pictures and Darren Hayman. Contact Hugh John Noble - [email protected] - 0771 5552229 (UK)

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Page 1: Drinkin' and Jawin' Onesheet

The Story

In Half Moon Bay CA, in the autumn of 2011, indie-folk heart-throb Adam Lipman heard his girlfriend’s grandma fondly recall a time when her and some friends were sitting around “drinkin’ and jawin’” and was struck that this could only be interpreted as a message from god, demanding he make a country album. For an upcoming tour of the west coast, Adam was going to be joined by his old limey pal Hugh John Noble, and called upon him to join forces in fulfilling the duty that the merciless creator had foisted upon him. Hugh, having no experience writing or playing country music, instantly agreed and set about diligently researching the field by buying a load of “Famous Country Music Makers” CDs from Deptford flea-market and asking his dad what country songs are “about” (“You know; dogs and trains and being sorry and stuff…”). Thus armed, the two were ready to begin. The ensuing tour (a litany of misery, sickness, festering sexual tension, bad wine and inept musicianship, played out to an audience of none) gave the boys a chance to make their first forays into country songwriting. In a frat house in Corvallis, in a crusty activist centre in Olympia, and in a desolate feminist bookstore in Portland, the creative juices began to flow and, as Hank Williams puked in his grave, the songs for the album began to take shape. Over the following weeks, with Hugh huddled with his guitar by his dad’s wood burning stove in Wymeswold and Adam strumming away back at Gramma’s house, and with much passive-aggressive bickering on the internet, the songs were ready to be laid to tape. Recognising that the country zeitgeist abandoned Nashville many years ago, the pair, after much searching, tracked it down to Darren Hayman’s living room in Walthamstow, East London. Here, over a meticulous and gruelling series of auditions, they whittled down the city’s legion of elite country musicians until they had isolated the select few who possessed the chops, the outlaw attitude and, crucially, the willingness to work for nothing more than eternal glory and a few cans of Polish lager. Thus, over three June days of triumph and despair, oven pizza and bourbon, first-takes and seventeenth-takes, fluffed notes and transcendent shredding, festering sexual tension and passive-aggressive bickering, Drinkin’ and Jawin’ was born.

The Players

Adam Lipman (vocals, acoustic guitar)Bay area indie-folk kingpin, with records out on thelegendary Shrimper label. Hugh John Noble (vocals, acoustic guitars)Lo-fi try-hard with a string of heroically ignored DIYreleases and tours under his belt.

Darren Hayman (piano, wurlitzer, b-bender andtenor guitars, recording)Leader of Peel favourites Hefner and acclaimedsolo artist. David Tattersall (electric guitar)Childhood friend of Hugh’s from Wymeswold, and singer/guitarist for hit London rock combo The Wave Pictures (Moshi Moshi Records)

Franic Rozycki (bass)Another old Wymeswoldian friend and Wave Picturesstalwart Jonny ‘Huddersfield’ Helm (drums)Third (controversially non-Wymeswoldian) Wave Picture.

Jack Hayter (pedal steel guitar)Another Hefner alumnus and solo recording artist.

Dave Watkins (banjo).Member of various bands including East London’s #1 bluegrass act, Hayman, Watkins, Trout and Lee.

Dan Mayfield (violin)Main man of London’s indie-folk darlings Enderby’s Room and another former HWTL player.

ADAM LIPMAN ANDHUGH JOHN NOBLE

DRINKIN’ AND JAWIN’A sort of country album

featuring The Wave Pictures and Darren Hayman.

Contact Hugh John Noble - [email protected] - 0771 5552229 (UK)