Whippet on the Wing

from Howdy Honcho by Martin Stephenson

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This is a corker of an album and we shot a wee fun video of one of the tracks ‘Harmonica Man’ recently with a few friends

Musicians:
Martin Stephenson: Acoustic & electric guitars, dobro, bass track 8, piano,
Lead vocals except track 9, BV’s tracks 1,2,4,5,
Chris Mordey: Electric bass, all tracks except 5 & 8
Gary Dunn: Lead guitar tracks 1, 6, 7, 9 & 11
Charlie Smith: Drums & percussion, all tracks except 4 & 10
Anna Lavigne: Backing vocals tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8
Angie McLaughlin: Backing vocals tracks 7 & 8
Susanna Wolfe: Backing vocals tracks 3 & 9
Gavin Sutherland: Guest lead vocals track 9
Bruce Michie: All things Brass and woodwind tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
Steve Lamb: Lead guitar track 3
Graham Anderson: Double bass track 5
Spider MacKenzie: Harmonica tracks 1 & 2
Sam Cowan: Drums track 4
Edmund John Sloggie: Accordion track 11

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Compact Disc (CD) + Digital Album
New Daintee’s album: Howdy Honcho
Sleeve design by Phoebe Stephenson
Will now be available as a pre-order only on both cd & vinyl from today being August 6th, 2021 which is ‘Bandcamp Friday, where Bandcamp waive their taxes on musicians for 24 hours, this has been a huge help to the musical community throughout the lockdown.
This is a corker of an album and we shot a wee fun video of one of the tracks ‘Harmonica Man’ recently with a few friends

Musicians:
Martin Stephenson: Acoustic & electric guitars, dobro, bass track 8, piano,
Lead vocals except track 9, BV’s tracks 1,2,4,5,
Chris Mordey: Electric bass, all tracks except 5 & 8
Gary Dunn: Lead guitar tracks 1, 6, 7, 9 & 11
Charlie Smith: Drums & percussion, all tracks except 4 & 10
Anna Lavigne: Backing vocals tracks 1, 4, 6 & 8
Angie McLaughlin: Backing vocals tracks 7 & 8
Susanna Wolfe: Backing vocals tracks 3 & 9
Gavin Sutherland: Guest lead vocals track 9
Bruce Michie: All things Brass and woodwind tracks 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 & 9
Steve Lamb: Lead guitar track 3
Graham Anderson: Double bass track 5
Spider MacKenzie: Harmonica tracks 1 & 2
Sam Cowan: Drums track 4
Edmund John Sloggie: Accordion track 11
We will be making one of the songs free as a download with the pre-order

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about

Written for childhood acquaintance and now good friend Steve Lamb, about a time we met as 10 year olds out on the wing, Steve became a blistering heavy metal guitarist and me a dodgy songwriter xx

Steve features as our special guest lead guitarist on the track, still kicking my ass ;-)

lyrics

Whippet on the wing
When I was a boy I couldn’t dance or sing
So I started playing soccer met a whippet on the wing
Tried my best to mark him but he’d beat me to the ball
He bounced like a Roebuck and left me in the stall
He ran like the wind and he darted like a moth
Left me feeling dizzy and a slumping like a sloth
Turned me to pauper when I thought I was a king
Yeah that was the day I met a whippet on the wing

Whippet on the wing, whippet on the wing
I tried to bring him down but like a Kangaroo he’d spring
I thought I was cool I thought I was king
But I soon learned to truth from the whippet on the wing

So they put me in goal cos I couldn’t get a hold
Of this long haired skinny boy whose name I wasn’t told
Whose crosses came over like arrows in the air
This kid was just too good man it didn’t seem fair
Put me on my backside put me in the mud
Felt like I was destined to be chopping up wood
Made me think twice made me wanna learn to sing
Yeah that was the day I met the whippet on the wing

Whippet on the wing, whippet on the wing
I tried to bring him down but like a Kangaroo he’d spring
I thought I was cool I thought I was king
But I soon learned to truth from the whippet on the wing

Written: Martin Stephenson

credits

from Howdy Honcho, released August 1, 2021
Martin Stephenson: Electric rhythm guitars, lead vocals
Steve Lamb: Electric lead guitar
Christopher Mordey: Electric bass
Charlie Smith: Drums & percussion
Susanna Wolfe: Backing vocals
Bruce Michie: Baritone sax & avant-garde brass

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Martin Stephenson Invergordon, UK

Born Durham 27th July 1961

Recommendations

shows

Jun 1

High Forest Community Centre

Allendale, UK
Sep 15

Green Note

Camden, UK
Sep 19

Glad Café

Glasgow, UK
Sep 20

Gosforth Civic Theatre

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK
Oct 5

Kendal Brewery Arts Centre

Cumbria, UK
Oct 6

Band On The Wall

Manchester, UK

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