Welcome to The Durbervilles website.
Welcome to The Durbervilles little home on the web! Direct from the Batley delta of West Yorkshire, we bring a meld of folk, roots and alt country music, with strong harmonies, thoughtful (sometimes fun) lyrics and tasteful measures of music-like twiddling, to big eared audiences everywhere. From folk festivals to rock venues to folk clubs – The Durbervilles have an unbroken reputation for being invited back and keeping the dressing room clean.
Our line up is Lee Walsh – vocals, 12 string guitar, mandolin, bouzouki, mouth organ; Mark Boyce – drums, backing vocals; David P Crickmore – lead guitar, mandola, banjo, Dobro, pedal and lap steel, backing vocals; Gus Taylor – accordion, percussion, backing vocals; Ruth Wilde – double bass, bass guitar.
For recent projects we have enjoyed the additional musical contributions of Jude Abbott and Neil Fergusson from Chumbawamba and Ric Sanders from Fairport Convention.
The Durbervilles latest CD on Splid Records is distributed by Proper and has found favour amongst reviewers with magazines like Maverick, Rock n Reel and fRoots praising our work.
See our Press Page for quotes, quips and comparisons.
