SOULFUL, MELODIC TRIBUTE SONG FROM ONE OF THE NORTH WESTS MOST EXCITING ACTS

The Shed Project are the Bolton based band who take their name from the mere fact that they formed the band in 2018 in a garden shed! But don’t let this fool you into thinking that this band are anything less than serious contenders on the new music scene. 

With Roy Fletcher on vocals, Tim Burke on Bass, John Ratcliffe on Rhythm Guitar, Tim Stott on Lead Guitar and Shane Mckenna on Drums, the band released their first single in January 2020: ‘Livin’’ which was followed by a further 4 single releases the same year and another 5 singles releases in 2022 and 3 in 2023 including 2 albums, “The Curious Mind Of A Common Man” in April 2022 and “Our Fear is Their Power” in November 2023.

The Shed Project have performed extensively up and down the UK including headline sold out shows at the likes of the famous and iconic The Water Rats in London, The Jacaranda in Liverpool and Audio in Glasgow as well as having extremely healthy streaming figures on all of their releases, if this is a band who are not on your radar already, you need to be asking yourself why not?

The brand new single release from The Shed Project ‘I’ve Got The Blues’ is taken from their second album ‘Our Fear Is Their Power’ and was released today (Friday 23rd February 2024)

Produced by Danny Hayes at the Ivy Studios, ‘I’ve Got the Blues’  provides a deeper insight into the dynamics of the band who, just over two years ago, were virtually unknown. Now commanding a very healthy following on social media and proving to be one of the North West’s most exciting live acts. Their debut show at the Phoenix Club in their hometown Bolton saw them play to a record capacity of 400 adoring fans.

‘I’ve Got the Blues’ is a melodic soulful tribute, written by vocalist Roy Fletcher, in honour of Wesley Swede Sharples & Micheal Rex Hennigan, who as the lyrics describe were two of the good friends of Roy’s who were both taken far too young.

In addition to the lush strings and Steinway grand piano on the album version, the band drafted in female vocalist KD to add some stunning and ethereal harmonies to the already heart wrenching vocals. Knowing founder members John & Roy since childhood Karen said “It’s been both a pleasure and an honour to be involved with such an emotionally charged project and I can’t wait for everyone listen to the magical results”

Roy adds “This song is probably one of the best, but hardest songs I’ve ever written, it’s been like therapy really, Rex, Swede and I were like brothers and to lose them both so young and in such a short amount of time has broken so many hearts”

‘I’ve Got The Blues’ is scheduled for release on Friday 23rd February 2024 on One Love Records. 

UPCOMING GIGS / TOURS

9th March – Wax And Beans  – Bury

23rd March  – Headline at The Phoenix Club Bolton Support from Aziz Ibrahim Inder, Goldfinger &  MC Tunes

27th April – Leeds venue TBA

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