The Woolverstones

The Woolverstones

The Woolverstones are an alternative folk duo formed at the end of 2019. In March 2020, they released their debut single "A Song For Harlequins". The single was greeted with positive reviews and was hailed as a "Folk Masterpiece" by David Postal of Laurel Canyon Radio. The single got airplay on radio stations in the USA, Canada and the U.K. and was praised by distinguished members of bands such as The Byrds and Woodstock legends Country Joe and the Fish. In January 2022 The Woolverstones recorded their debut album "Grey Eyed Dandy" at Slate Room Studio (located in the quiet village of Pencaitland, just 20 minutes to the East of Edinburgh). The record was produced by John Wood who produced classic albums such as "Pink Moon" (Nick Drake), "I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight" (Richard and Linda Thompson), and "Solid Air" (John Martyn). The Album garnered positive reviews, received a "Track of The Week" on BBC Introducing and aired on multiple radio stations across the world. In July 2024, The Woolverstones played Cambridge Folk Festival at the festival's 60th anniversary. 

Album Reviews

LITTER OF KINGS & FRIENDS "The album is a triumphant rekindling of a older style a folk-jazz now lost to popular culture. To listen to it is like travelling back in time but its persistent sadness and embracing of melancholic themes makes it a very mixed self-aware piece, an up-to-date trawl through issues of self identity, anxiety and acceptance of the way the world truly is now. The album is a relentless study in melancholic disappointment: disappointment at fame, the nature of truth, of how relationships fade and how time moves on. Conversely, it also displays a jazzy Pentangle-like swing with elements of Nick Drake and, to some extent, Bert Jansch: that mixture of jazz and folk which enveloped the British folk scene at the latter end of the 1960s."

FOLKING "In ‘Parted Ways’ the narrator warns that they can’t be trusted having parted ways with truth. It sets the tone for the album both lyrically – dark and soulful – and musically. With acoustic guitar accompanying atmospheric flute playing, I immediately thought of the folk psychedelic sound of the early 1970s. As journeys into the unknown go, this was interesting and often rewarding. There are some very good tracks on Grey Eyed Dandy. The vocals are softly spoken and heartfelt, complementing some impressive musicianship. Its often cryptic lyrics tell about the sufferings of real life rather than scary mythology, but Grey Eyed Dandy is certainly dark. Very dark."

MARDLES "If any of you feel like looking back to the early 1970s (even if you weren’t actually there) then you couldn’t do much better than listen to the debut album from a duo known as The Woolverstones. The sound of early 1970s music weaves in and out of ‘Grey Eyed Dandy’ from start to finish. It’s a mixture of psychedelia, the dark folk of bands like Comus, the pastoral sounds of Vashti Bunyan or Nick Cave, the folk-rock sounds of Fresh Maggots and with the musical jumping-about of the Incredible String Band (although this album sounds nothing like them). It’s a great debut album and the songs have a freshness about them from being well but not over-produced."