Phil Lee - Live Acoustic @ The White Room

Absolutely delighted to have a touring American artist get in touch AND be able to accommodate him at The White Room as part of his UK tour

Americana, blues, folk, traditional, roots all in one show…

This is a bit about Phil & his recent record release....

From his humble beginnings opening up for the farm news on WRAL-TV with Homer Briarhopper and the Daybreak Gang, Phil Lee, comes again with part 2 of his David West collaborative return to his ‘Old Time’ roots with some more ‘Old Time Favorites’ bringing it all back home (again)…

“In 1968 (to the best of my recollection your honor) my Grandma Flossie wangled me a job on television playing drums for a guy who became a huge influence on my whole approach to show business – Homer A. Briarhopper. His suits and his “Howdy, neighbors” wave and the big smile, just the way he engaged the audience and his style of playing to the audience, stuck with me. Every show was a couple of toe tappers, a few country favorites, a rocker or two for the kids, and always one for the sick and the shutins.
He was always inclusive, everybody was welcome and there was literally something for everyone. Fun for the whole family! Unfortunately, I got away from all that for about 60 years, but I wanted to do these albums for my mama before she kicked the bucket. Honestly though, it looks like there’s a race for the finish at this point that I may win.
Right about the time of the first COVID lockdown, David West, who played on the Crazy Horse record I did, called up – or I called him – and he said, “You know, what we oughta do is you just drop in and play your acoustic guitar and sing – and then leave before you give me something.”
And we did that. I’d come in a couple of hours on Wednesdays every week for ten weeks. I’d sing a song and then David would do what he does, which was everything else… So well was itescaped to the world and was received so well, we kept doing it and ‘When I Close My Eyes I See Blood’ also happened.
These 2 albums are me doing a few things pretty good and David West doing a lot of things great. I do play drums, rhythm guitar, theharmonica and sing… and I wrote the songs, of course. There are a couple of co-writes and a couple of traditional songs again thatI’ve always wanted to do. It turns out for David, who’s produced “many reputable artists” to all those “Pickin’ On” records…this was right up his alley: a folky, bluegrass record.
We then ventured into some Bakersfield kinda sounding stuff, but it was all in David”s wheelhouse, and it was just songs I had written, songs that my mother was particularly fond of like These are mostly songs I”d always meant to do but they were never right for the arty records I was doing. It’s one of those records with no secret devil-worshipping messages, no “FU’s,” just an album of tunes my mama and I like.
All the songs are short, no 8-minute opuses, no epics, just tunes. We discovered – and I mean, this was entirely by mistake because we didn’t start out to make an album that white people could dance to — but that happened. One of those happy accidents.
So that’s what these albums are about, a tip of the hat to Homer A. Briarhopper and the Daybreak Show and to suits and to songs people can play for their friends and family without having to cringe or shout out, “How ’bout them Braves?” Anybody can hear it, and the playing – which is all David West – is phenomenal. Like Larry Johnson says, “quality whether you want it or not”.hope you like it part 2”
Phil Lee

Phil is a hipster madman Huck Finn meets Jack Kerouac. If he were a character in “On The Road” he’d be the guy in the back seat telling Sal and Dean which billboards the Highway Patrol is lurking behind, which diners have the prettiest waitresses, where to find the best pie a la mode in any given two mile stretch of Route 66 and where you can stop and get your hat blocked in an emergency 24 hours a day, no appointment necessary. Or, more likely, he’d be the guy they were barrelling down the road to meet for hot coffee and enlightenment...
You won’t find this album or Phil Lee on Spotify chasing monthly plays for nickels and dimes, you will find him on the road entertaining his loyal fans, coast to coast, states-side and coming this-side this Summer, already confirmed for headline spots on 2 festival stages, and booking dates, Radio Stations & House Concerts now! ‘No gig to BIG no hall to small’ email me now to secure.
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