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1. The Truest Kind
2. These Days
3. Restless Feet
4. Bluebird

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Americana steeped folk with rambling banjos and heartfelt lyrics.

Danny Wilson sings songs drawn from his life, with an unerring honesty and truthfulness that burn with a hopeful passion. “Streets of Our Time” is reminiscent of classic folk troubadours Bob Dylan and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, with lyrics based around home, friends and love.

Developing from earlier musical projects such as Grand Drive, Danny and the Champions of the World is the collective name for Wilson and his ever-growing group of talented folky friends. Born from regular live music nights in London, Danny and the Champs prefer a natural, spontaneous approach to their music. Wilson says, “all sorts of people come and go, there’s no rules to it, I just tell them when the dates are, and sometimes twenty of them turn up to play, and sometimes just two.” This sense of freedom and natural creativity pervades their latest release “Streets of Our Time”.

Key tracks on the latest album include ‘Restless Feet’, a lament on brotherhood sounding ever like Bob Dylan. Picking up the pace a little is the pedal steel-scored Appalachian folk of ʻWandle Swanʼ – referencing the river that runs through South London. There’s also ʻThe People Here (Shine A Lightʼ, boasting a gospel-tinged chorus that could rouse the dead, and the sun-drenched West Coast harmonies of ʻBluebirdʼ lilt like Crosby Stills & Nash in their prime. From their 2008 release also listen to ‘Truest Kind’ and ‘These Days’ for the band at their heartwarming, uplifting best.

Releases we represent:

• Danny And The Champions Of The World | Album | 2008
• The Truest Kind | Single | 2008
• Streets Of Our Time | Album | 2010

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Tracks included on the following sampler:

• Songs About Love And Romance Vol. 1. Download sampler here