Down and Dirty
Blues with balls.
Down and Dirty is a bluesband from North-Eastern Brabant Holland that's been plugging away on the blues circuit, in brown cafe's and on bluesfestivals throughout Holland and Belgium since 2000. In those few years the group has built a strong repertoire that is characterized by blues with balls. In 2006 the band played with american saxplayer Sax Gordon at the Dofferbluesfestival. In 2005 they recorded their first videoclip "Don't you sugar me baby" a song written in 2004. In june of 2008 Down and Dirty released their album "Someday" with their own songs.
Variation in blues
Down and Dirty presents their own material, alternated with bluesrock from Walter Trout to George Thorogood and blues from B.B. King to Luther Allison. Variation in blues is characteristic for this band. Blues monotonous? Not with Down and Dirty, the band showcases that blues has enormous variety: sometimes sensitive (down), sometimes rough (dirty). You'll also find this variation on their cd "Someday". An album with different styles typical for this band. A quality noticed on the internet by some bluesmagazines such as Bobtje's Blues Pages (the band is not putting themselves on one special direction.) and bluesmagazine.nl (great variety)
Unique Character
The inciting voice of Frank van den Hoogen give the band combined with his energetic stage presence a competely unique character. (Lead guitarist) Hans van der Wijst surprises in every song with his sensitive solo's and fills. The strong basis and the swinging grooves from Down and Dirty originate from the taut, but dynamic work from (bass) John van Zuylen, (keyboards) Ronny Nellensteyn and (drums) Nico Vreeburg. And last but not least, Wim van der Heijden complements the groovy blues with surprising outdrawn tones on his saxophone.
