Jo Carley And The Old Dry Skulls: 13 - Compilation CD 2014-2026

English old school vaudeville blues trio Jo Carley and The Old Dry Skulls have put together a rollicking good times compilation album. For 13 they handpicked 11 tracks as well as both songs from the double A-side single from their side-project Carley's Wreck and Ruin.

They have gone for utterly danceable spell-binding tunes from the get-go, rooted in timeless folk and blues, seasoned with a wicked sense of humour that means trouble in a good way. As a primer for their music it's a pretty damn fine one, an invitation to dig into back catalogue and fine even more gems that did not make it into this collection.

Carley's Wreck and Ruin: tour dates

Carley's Wreck and Ruin, a side project from English old school vaudeville blues trio Jo Carley And The Old Dry Skulls members Jo Carley (vocals, mandolin, washboard, percussion, keys) and Tim Carley (battered archtop guitar, rattlin' shoe, kick drum, distorted vintage amps, backing vocals), will be on tour in the UK, Germany and Belgium.

Carley’s Wreck and Ruin: Devil's Got The Poison

Carley’s Wreck and Ruin have made a video for Devil's Got The Poison, the B-side from their debut single, a cover of In My Time of Dying. The duo is a side project from English old school vaudeville blues trio Jo Carley And The Old Dry Skulls members Jo Carley (vocals, mandolin, washboard, percussion, keys) and Tim Carley (battered archtop guitar, rattlin' shoe, kick drum, distorted vintage amps, backing vocals). This stripped down set-up works quite well and is almost as intense as their full band experience.

Carley's Wreck and Ruin: In My Time of Dying

Carley's Wreck and Ruin, a side project from English old school vaudeville blues trio Jo Carley And The Old Dry Skulls members Jo Carley (vocals, mandolin, washboard, percussion, keys) and Tim Carley (battered archtop guitar, rattlin' shoe, kick drum, distorted vintage amps, backing vocals), serves as an outlet for playing the tunes that inspired them to become musicians.

Lead single In My Time of Dying, originally a gospel song by blues artist Blind Willie Johnson, is a succint summation of their craft, getting the job done in two-and-a-half minutes, a far cry from the Led Zeppelin live versions, which tended to stretch it to ten minutes plus most of the time. The duo goes for an upbeat, almost joyous approach, that will be embraced by the dance types at their live shows.