Where do we start with Otis Gibbs? Originally from Indiana and now from Nashville, Tennessee, here’s a man who has planted over 7,000 trees, slept in hobo jungles, walked with nomadic shepherds in the Carpathian Mountains, been strip-searched by cops in Detroit, and has an FBI file. He’s our kinda guy. If you want a good read you can head to ‘The Travels and Tribulations of Otis Gibbs’ at http://www.otisgibbs.com where you can see videos streamed live and hear about a dozen of his songs (we’re playing his new album ‘Grandpa Walked a Picketline’ to death at the moment…).

As we write this update, Otis stands at number 5 in the Americana Radio Chart (USA) AHEAD of the new Ryan Adams album! The Wall Street Journal recently published ‘Five Songs with Something to Say’ – Otis was included alongside Bob Dylan, the Clash, Sam Cooke and Chuck Berry. This is a compulsory night out! No excuses!