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“Leeds finest exponent of the Blues” Yorkshire Post
“They’re incredibly rare, they’re the real deal.” Colne Great British RnB Festival
“The blues are pure electric wizardry, invoking the soul of Burnside et.al. Jose from their latest CD, fast and furious with skilful blues guitar that has won this band new fans far beyond Yorkshire.” BluesDoodles.com
“You have to be there in the moment, you have to feel it.” BCB RadioA Crosscut Saw gig is a hoodoo rollercoaster of pure primeval power. No hype, no image, no posturing, no deception, just true alchemy. No two performances are ever the same, even the musicians themselves don’t know what potent brew will be cooked up. A three-piece blues roots, rock band from the UK, Yorkshire based with Alex Eden, lead singer, guitarist and harmonica player, drummer Richard 'Ferdy' Ferdinando and bass player Richard Green. The band glean inspiration from the likes of The Black Keys, Magic Sam, RL Burnside, Taj Mahal and Dr John.
Crosscut Saw have worked with various luminaries of the blues scene, previous members and guest musicians include; The Haggis Horns (Amy Winehouse), Paddy Wells (Dust Radio, Poorboy), Rob Bromhead (The Organ Trio), Bob Birch (New Mastersounds), Jon Burr (The Bluebirds), TJ Norton (TJ and the Suitcase) and Bruce Renshaw (Ultrasound, The Somatics). They have also worked as the backing band for touring musicians such as Jake Walker (USA) and King Rollo (UK).
Independently Alex, Ferdy and Richard have worked with many others too; Otis Grand, Corrine Bailey Rae, The Captain of The Lost Waves, Ian Siegal, Blues Donor (Young Blues Musician of the Year 2002), Eddie Roberts, Joe Tatton, The Pat Fulgoni Blues Experience (Alex recorded the album and plays harmonica on their recent CD), The Revelator Band, Hooson Maguire, The Hazy Janes, Chris Martin, Jed Thomas, Paul Middleton and Christy Herron. Alex has also played at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis, USA in 2002.
Crosscut Saw have been self-managing, releasing and producing under their own record label File Under Noise. They produced their first album at Attic Studios Leeds in 2003, In Debt? You Bet! a reference to a decaying society propped up by debt. The 2013 EP Shake ‘Em On Down, a Mississippi Fred McDowell song, was promoted by a video created by Jason Elliot of Hebden Bridge Blues Festival, garnering thousands of views. In 2017 the band released Jose, an EP honouring the president of Uruguay, Jose Ignacio, whose socialist actions resonated with the band. All the songs are original; Jose, Neighbourhood, Old, Milton. They have been recently been receiving airplay across the UK, France, Spain and Poland following a release of their own track "Someday Baby" on "A Taste of Honey" a CD compiled of artists who played at The Honey Bee Blues Club in Sheffield.
The band are currently working on two main projects; a collection of original material recorded and mixed to tape in their own Trapdoor Studios and a live album of the “Virtual Duck” performances, a series of live streamed events from Trapdoor starting with a solo performance by Alex at the First Lockdown Festival becoming a regular, popularly anticipated date during the pandemic.
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