Joe Topping - Vagrant Kings

The Vagrant Kings is named after the band of stella musicians Joe assembled to record this album. It was recorded in Steve Parry's home studio using Steve's wonderful collection of vintage mics. Joe Topping is a singer-songwriter who has been described as a "cross between Ry Cooder, Woody Guthrie and Paul Brady". from the traditional music heard in the Folk clubs he grew up around, to the Americana and Blues influences from his adventures in the USA, which have included driving around America for the best part of a year and later walking 1400 miles with a guitar on his back from Chicago to New Orleans! Joe has developed his own unique bottleneck guitar style and has a voice that can move from velvet soft to steely and powerful.