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  • FOR BOOKINGS EMAIL: craig.shaw@yahoo.co.uk

    For more info and to book any of the music projects Craig is currently involved please 
    Email; craig.shaw@yahoo.co.uk

    Please enquire about bands i can put together for one-off events or maybe on going.
    EG; Party, Resident house band for your club nite....

    I have over 25 years experience and contacts with a wealth of top notch musicians
    who can improvise and really lay down a solid beat to groove to!


    MAIN MUSIC STYLES/GENRES COVERED - It's all about the beat.....
    Stompin' Rhythm & Blues, Rock n Roll, Ska, Boogie Woogie, Swing Beat Jazz, Funk, Rockabilly, 
    Reggae, Surf and more. Phat Beats to move your feet..

    FEATURING TOP MUSICIANS & THEIR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS:

    If you want/need a stompin band for any occasion, get in touch.

    Please enquire about my up coming solo project Mojo Hand. 
    Stompin Spiritual Gospel Blues from the Heart & Soul Brothers & Sisters.

    Email;
    craig.shaw@yahoo.co.uk

    Thanks

    Craig


    5:37 PM

  • MORE PLACES TO BUY CRAIG SHAW MUSIC

    WHERE TO BUY: Album & Downloads also available from CD Baby, Apple iTunes, Amazon, Rhapsody, eMusic, Napster, Verizon V-Cast, Liquid Digital Media, PayPlay, AudioLunchbox, GroupieTunes, Ruckus and many more wonderful out-lets... Apple iTunes Downloadable program for Mac and Windows. Rhapsody Downloadable program for Windows, based more towards playing/streaming/listening than downloading. eMusic Subscription service where members can download up to 40 tracks per month of high-quality MP3 files. Amazon Yep. They now have an mp3 store! Napster Downloadable program for Windows. Subscription and a la carte service. Verizon V-CAST V-Cast Music Store is Verizon's digital music service that can be accessed on a PC and on new Verizon phones. V-Cast includes music from the major record labels and independent artists. Liquid Digital Media Liquid exclusively provides music for Wal-Mart's digital download store. PayPlay PayPlay is a download store that provides widgets and focuses on independent music. It’s available for Windows users and requires no registration or software download. AudioLunchbox One of the first all-independent music download sites. GroupieTunes GroupieTunes is a service that sells independent music online and via mobile phones. Customers can purchase ringtones from their phones and have the charges included in their cell phone bill. Ruckus Ruckus is a subscription download service designed exclusively for colleges and universities. Participating schools pay a monthly subscription fee to provide their students with all-you-can-eat "tethered" downloads.
    5:12 PM

  • Preview and buy all the tracks from the Find My Way album here....

    http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/craigshaw


    Craig Shaw & The Illuminators: Find My Way





    A REVIEW OF THE ALBUM FIND MY WAY...A REVIEW BY DOUGGIE JOHN. MUSIC & MAYHEM MONTHLY FIND MY WAY THE ALBUM:..TRACK 1, AVALANCHE..A POWER-HOUSE ROCKER OF A TUNE THAT DUBS UP IN THE FINAL THIRD - A MASSIVE TRACK..BAD ASS BIKER MUSIC. TRACK 2,STRONG AND PRAY... ITS AS IF THE CLASH WHERE STILL ABOUT, JAH PUNK RETURNS, , STRONG PUNK REGGAE TRACK GRAIG RIPS IT WITH A CASH/STRUMMER TYPE VOCAL ATTACK..GUEST LYRICS BY S.K.P. UNDERGROUND DANCE-FLOOR. TRACK 3,RUN N HIDE, OPENS LIKE A 1967 OPEN MIC NIGHT SOMEPLACE, HEATS UP INTO A NEAT POP/ROCK SONG,THE GREAT ENERGY IS CAPTURED IN THE PRODUCTION, NICE VOCAL SHAW. TRACK 4, FIND MY WAY... BACK TO JAH PUNK..A SKA FEEL WITH HORNS..DUBS UP NICE TOO....A FREEWAY DRIVE-TIME TUNE IF EVER THERE WAS ONE.. REALLY SHOULD BE ON THE JUKE-BOX DOWN AT THE ALBERT IN OLD BRIXTON. TRACK 5, DIRTY POOL, I FACKEN LOVE THIS TRACK, A ROCK AND ROLL/BLUES MONSTER CRAIG SHAW, THE LONG LOST SON OF JOHHNY CASH GIVES IT GOOD AND PROPER HERE..FOR THIS ONE YOU GOTTA DO THE JOHN TRAVOLTA PULP FICTION DANCE..TWO FINGERS OVER THE EYES WITH THE SNAKE HIPS BABY, YOU GET ME? TRACK 6,DANCE SISTER DANCE, THIS SONG HAS THE LATE 70'S BRASSY FAST, FUNKY ROCK THING HAPPENING - A BUSY BASSLINE, REALLY DANCEABLE WITH SKAT LYRICS FROM "UNDERGROUND FAMOUS" S.K.P. I SHOULD IMAGINE THIS ONE SMACKS IT UP A BIT LIVE. TRACK 7, WOKE UP THIS EVENING...A SOUNDTRACK FOR A PUNCH-UP IN A BIKERS CLUB IF EVER I HEARD ONE, CLANGING GUITAR INTRO, AWESOME DRUMS. DARK TUNE. TRACK 8, DESERT SUN.... THIS TRACK EVOKES THE LATE 60'S AND THE HEAT OF WOODSTOCK A FINE SONG, NICE BRASS TOUCHES THE PRODUCTION WELL DESERVES MENTIONING..IM LIKING THIS ALBUM. TRACK 9, WHO DO YOU LOVE....STONES LIKE INTRO... CRAIG SHAW LETS THE GUITARS RIP A BIT HERE( AND WHY FACKEN NOT?), SLIGHT EFFECT ON THE VOCALS GIVES THIS TRACK AN UPTIGHT FEEL.. OH FOR SURE CRAIG SHAW CAN GET NASTY. LOVE THE MAN. TRACK 10,...MAMA GOT THE BLUES,..OLD TIME STOMPING BLUES TRACK. TRADITIONAL. CRAIG ROCKING THE HARMONICA SUPERBLY ON THIS TRACK. BIG STOMPING TUNE, GREAT DRUMS, THE HARMONICA, EXCELLENT VOCALS..WHAT MORE DO YOU FACKEN WANT? CHARITY? TRACK 11, IN THIS WORLD.. BIT OF A SWIRLING HIPPIE FEEL TO THIS TRACK BASS THROBS, FUZZY GUITAR..DEFINATELY A BIT OF A HIPPIE TRIP THROW BACK HERE..PROBABLY MY FAVE TRACK RIGHT FACKEN HERE. TRACK 12...ELLA'S SONG..SOFT VOCALS.. BALLAD. FROM DADDY TO HIS LITTLE 'UN..NUFF SAID REALLY.. I SERIOUSLY ENJOYED LISTENING TO THIS ALBUM CRAIG SHAW HAS IT ALL GOING ON..AND HAS MORE THAN ENOUGH SKILL AND ENERGY TO PULL IT OFF. SUPPORT CRAIG SHAW.


    9:06 PM

  • Craig Shaw on BBC Radio

    Craig Shaw has has been played on BBC Radio 2. Mark Lamarrs Gods Jukebox to be precise!
    Mr. Lamarr played the new 45rpm "Jump" by The Excellos. Which features Craig on Lead Vocals and Lead Guitar. Take a look at The Excellos site in my Top Friends for more detailed info.
    5:09 PM

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