Official Site of the Shaky Gallows House Band
On January 4th, in commemoration of the 12th anniversary of the Ogoni Day Protests, the Shaky Gallows House Band will officially release their seventh album, HORNSWOGGLED IN THE PROMISED LAND.
Over two years in the making, and amid rumours of internal turmoil and chaos, the album is a journey into the dark underbelly of fate, circumstance and luck. The release of Hornswoggled in the Promised Land, was delayed for almost a year as the two principle songwriters engaged in a lengthy legal battle over royalties and writing credits. However, with the matter now settled, and all misunderstandings cleared up, the band is looking forward to the album's official release.
Mean JD: "Yeah, we fought like a couple of drunk possums during the recording of the album. One day, Shakes had all he could take and grabbed all the masters and drove' em down Mexico way, holed up in some dive of a place that was so close to the highway you could spit on it from his front door. Shit. I had to go down there myself and try to talk him down. Worst case of paranoia I've ever seen in the man. The best part was once he put the shotgun away, we actually sat down and wrote Dead End Trail in that deathtrap and later went back there to record it. If you listen to the track carefully, you can even hear a few semis rolling by. That's what the whole album was like, we'd be swinging broken beer bottles at each other one minute, and then writing and singing in the next. You can really feel that tension when listening to it, and I think that is what really makes it something special."
Click here to read the entire interview with the SGHB about the album.
For your listening pleasure, listen to the title track here. As a bonus, enjoy a early demo of the song.
Hornswoggled in Promised Land is a special limited release. If you want a free copy, don't delay, email us today.
Welcome Back!
We've cleaned out the cobwebs, cigarette burnt furniture, and old musty kegs. The saloon is once again open, serving that familiar brand of heartbreak, loss, and redemption.
Please tip the waitresses and enjoy your stay.
For the fans of the Shaky Gallows House Band it has been almost two years since they last heard the painful refrains of their heroes. The wait is almost over. Word from the boys is that they are putting the final touches on what they have promised will be their most groundbreaking and painful album yet.
Saloon Barkeep: How would you desribe the new album?
Mean JD: Well.....I think best way to describe it would be to say it's like puting a chimp in a burlap sack full of racoons. You know it's gonna get ugly in there and not everyone will be making it out alive.
So far the boys have remained vague as to what the title of the new album might be. Some believe it will be entitled "Texas Blood Money", in honour of the album they refused to release last spring after having legal troubles with the label. Others suggest that the band themself have not yet decided upon the title.
The SGHB is sad to report the loss of beloved bluesman, and regular at the saloon, Blind Willy Doyle. Apparently, Willy fell asleep after enjoying a little too much Wild Turkey and dozed off while holding a stick of dynamite and smoking a cigar.
RIP, you son of a bitch, we'll miss ya.