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Brian Hughes is a British singer songwriter and along
with The LoneSharks, a band he put together to perform his
songs live are making an impression on the British country
music scene. Hughes declares "we seem to be going from
strength to strength this year (2005) in our inaugural UK
Festival season." The band is made up of Greg Porterfield
(drums), Robert Jones (guitar), Ian Newport (bass), Graham
Cordiner (keyboards) from Dumbarton and Glasgow areas. He
further confirms, "the live sound is very rocky and
despite not being 'Pure Country', the show has been well
received by both young and old audiences,  with
CD sales very healthy."
Windmills
offers eleven of Hughes songs, several of which follow the
current Nashville Country style. Personally today's Nashville
sound isn't the style country music that I fully appreciate,
but saying that I do like the heart-rending "Don't
Say It's Over" very much with Hughes sounding
a little like Chris Isaacs and follows with a catchy love-song
that highlights how life isn't all that perfect, but offers
"Little Victories".
Windmills has already been picked up by Atlanta Music Group
who are pitching several of the songs in Nashville.
The opening rocker "41 Going
On 17" has been shortlisted by Travis Tritt.
A true country heartbreaker can be found with "The
Love That Were Not In" complete with the atmospheric
crying lap steel of George Cowie. Another slow ballad is
found with the title track "Windmills"
which has also been shortlisted by Chris Cagle.
Hughes has made several tips to Nashville and is due
back Stateside in September 2006 and hopefully we will see
another of Britain's singer/songwriter cutting a swath
through the US country music scene. We're going to hear a
lot more of Brian Hughes and his songwriting in the very
near future and Windmills is
just the start.
Nine musicians contribute their skills to the CD and
very good they are too. Hughes has well deserved confidence
in his songwriting and performing and in the words of his
song "One Of These Days"…gonna
make that Opry stage!!!
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