Tour dates for Madrid-based acoustic-folk band Track Dogs announced
Track Dogs are a Madrid-based acoustic-folk band with members from Ireland, England and the USA.
These particular dogs started life in the autumn of 2006 as The Garrett Wall Band. The line-up from the start was simple but effective; guitar, bass, trumpet and cajón. They wanted a clean sound that would work as easily in someone’s living room as it would on the world’s stages.
They cut their “live” teeth playing twenty six shows in seven days at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and released their debut album “Sky Pointing” shortly after. Tours in Ireland and Spain followed and the relative media in both countries started to take note. They followed this up with “Hands & Imperfections” in 2009.
When the time came to release their third studio album they realized a name change was vital. It was important the band be considered for what it was; a band. Not wanting to be considered a singer songwriter plus backing musicians any longer they opted (after an exhaustive search) for the name Track Dogs which comes from the maintenance teams who work the New York subway. These close-knit teams work while the trains are circulating and thus need to look our for each other at all times. What better name for a group that musically did just that!
Thus the simply titled “Track Dogs” was released in 2011 and from this moment things began to change for the band. The use of harmonies became a signature sound for them and they also expanded the line-up to include banjo & ukulele. Hailing from Ireland, the UK and the USA, the four expats set up their own label, Mondegreen Records, to handle all releases and the licensing of their music, understanding the importance of control over their recordings.
In 2013 the band was picked to perform as part of the Sounds From Spain platform at SXSW in Austin, Texas. In the same year they were also selected for Girando Por Salas (GPS), an important incentive for touring bands in Spain. With the release of their fourth album “All Roads”, the group’s unique sound was even more rounded and defined.
With their new album “Serenity Sessions” (Feb 2017 UK) named after the studio where they had recorded the bulk of their albums, the band have finally reached a point where the energy and power of their live sound is properly reflected in their recordings.
With the addition of a richer production to their sound, and collaborations with artists such as El Twanguero this new body of work reflects the perfect mix of styles which defines what Track Dogs are all about.
Tour Dates
June 2017
Fri 30. The Lamb 10 Fisher Street, Lewes, East Sussex BN7 2DG
Tel. 01273 470950 Admission Free — 8:00 p.m.
July 2017
Sat 1. Tentertainment @ Tenterden Recreation Ground, Tenkterden, Kent TN30 6RA
On stage 4.30 p.m.
Thu 20. The Richmond 33 Richmond Place, Brighton BN2 9NA
Tel. 01273 695866 20.30pm
Fri 21. Lime Bar Cafe 46 Tontine Street Folkestone Kent CT20 1JU
Tel: 01303 488433
Sat 22. Faversham Nautical Festival Front Brent’s Green & Town Quay, Faversham, Kent
See website for festival info — See Track Dogs @ Town Quay Stage 15.15 p.m. – 16.15 p.m.
Sun 23. Faversham Nautical Festival Front Brent’s Green & Town Quay, Faversham, Kent
See website for festival info — See Track Dogs @ Town Quay Stage 12.15 p.m. – 13.15 p.m.
Sun 23. The Lighthouse 50 The Strand, Walmer, Deal, Kent CT14 7DX
Tel 01304 366031
August 2017
Fri 11. The East Kent 72 Oxford St, Whitstable, Kent CT5 1DA
Tel. 01227 770773 .
Sat 12. Broadstairs Folk Week.
Charles Dickens PH 13.00-14.00
Royal Albion Gardens 20.00-22.30
See website for details of various venues
Sun 13. Broadstairs Folk Week
Bandstand, Promenade 15.00-16.30
Bradstow Mill 20.00-22.30
See website for details of various venues