SW åpner Blues'n i Horten fredag 21.10.16.




Shotgun Whalers har fått æren av å åpne Hortens nye utested, Blues'n i Storgata 23. Gutta går på scenen kl. 22:00. 





Flott artikkel i dagens Gjengangeren hvor vi har sakset følgende :

Fredag stiller Shotgun Whalers på scenen i det nyoppussede lokalet til utestedet «Blues'n», som befinner seg i andre etasje over Glassmagasinet.


– Vi er jo litt glade i Shotgun Whalers, sier innehaver Siv Heidi Ellingsen.

– Bassist Oddvar Stensrud har vært veldig behjelpelig med å skaffe oss det lydanlegget vi trengte, og da er det ekstra morsomt at bandet får være med på å innvie det.


Roots Revue tekster

Side 1.

1.  I Never Stop (I bee-bop)  (1)
(Markusson/Andreassen)

1)  I feel it in my soul
I'm gonna loose all control
And then I know that you just really know
That I'm a rock billy rebel

2)  I feel the shiver in my bones
I never do, what I've been told
Baby now that you just really know
That I'm a rock billy rebel

3)  I never stop,  I bee-bop
I make the ladies rock  around the clock
I never stop,  I bee-bop
Treat you like my baby  
Gonna make you jump
Like the seats so hot
And I never gonna stop
(Ah ooh)

4)  I might fight until I get old
That's the only one way this road goes
Straight into the heart
Of a soul of a rock billy rebel

5)  Repeat 1

6)  Repeat 3
(Ah ah ha)



  2.  Bully Porter  (2)
(Andreassen)

1) Bully porter, that's my kind of beer
Bully porter, I don't wanna sheer
Bully porter, no beers really near

2)  When I'm out on the honky tonk
Free as a bird, drunk as a skunk
I don't want that Miller light
Bully porter, sits just right
Bully porter, is just right for me

3)  Repeat 1.

4)  When I'm home late at night
Bulldog porter is just right
I don't want that watery stuff
Bulldog porter, so rough and tough
Man I'll tell you, it's just right for me

5)  Repeat 1.

6)  Repeat 4.



  3.  Say What You Want  (3)
(Jeppesen/Eriksen)  

  1) Tell me that you like me
Say you never care
You can call me ugly
Run away in despair
  Hold me touch me
Kiss me tender
Mess up the moments
And Just surrender

2) Tell me what's your  facing
Say you have no  prob'
You can call me lazy
A masterminded slob
Hit me kick me  
Make me bleed
Truth  is gonna hurt  you
Catching up the  speed

3) What is that you're saying
Who am I to blame
Use me for the glamour
Use me for the fame yeah

4) Tell me about the future
Say I got no luck
You can call me stupid
Pretend like I'm stuck

5) Rape me love me
You know that I'm a jerk
Do whatever whenever
Cause It's not gonna work

6) What is that you're saying
Who am I to blame
Use me for the glamour
Use me for the fame yeah



  4.  Rock-A-Billy King Kong  (4)
(Markusson/Andreassen)

1)  Now don't you worry baby  
Cause the music ain't gone
Ain't no second guessing  
When I'm right you're wrong  
We could take that time  
And Try to get along
Your my woman  
And I'm your rockabilly King Kong
(aaahhhh)

2)  I will climb the highest towers
Just to sing your song  
  Ain't no second guessing  
When I'm right you're wrong
We could be lovers
And get it on
Your my woman  
And I'm   your rockabilly  King Kong

3)  Oh rock rocka rockabilly  King Kong
Rock rocka rockabilly  King Kong
Your my woman  
And I'm your rockabilly  King Kong

4)  I know you found me on an island  
Without looking for the one  
There ain't no need for hiding  
Just bring the secrets on  
Even thou I'm so big   tough and strong  
Let's turn the love on
Cause I'm your one and only
rockabilly  King Kong

5)  Repeat 3
(aaahhhh)

6)  Repeat 3



  5.  The Name Of The Game  (5)
(Narvesen Kristensen/Andreassen)

1)  The faithful mistress that won't let you down
She will be ready for another round
  Like every mistress I've ever met
After a while she make you sweat
Step up my friend and tell me your name
I'm gonna show you a hell of a game

2)  This game can be played with only three chords
And it can give you lots of rewards
But it can give you a lot of heartache
And it sure can cause a lot of heartbreak
So if you feeling the call of my friend
You can come to our church this weekend.

3)  We got the stump and the stall
for the short and tall
We got the twist and the shake
to keep you awake
We got the rattle and roll
We can rock your soul
The only guarantee is a loss of control

4)  Stand up brother and be the chosen one
Ain't no reason to be frozen and gone
Stand up sister and be prepared to be swayed
by man with cuts as sharp as blades.
I think this brawl is about to explode
Cause everybody is in a rocking mode.

5)  So rock it around like you just don't care
And get your Mama up off that rocking chair.
There ain't no time to sit around and stare
When you're having a rock and roll affair.
I think this brawl is about to explode
Cause everybody's in a rocking mode.

6)  Repeat 3)

The only guarantee is that the name is rock'n roll





Side 2.

  1.  Travellin' Man  (6)
(Narvesen Kristensen/Andreassen)

1) I'm a travellin' man, gonna travel as much as I can
I'm a travellin' man, gonna travel as much as I can
With a guitar on my back, and the horizon in my eyes  
Looking for good time, and the blue sky

2) So come on honey, ain't no stopping me now
Come on honey, I gonna show you how
And when the morning comes, and I've played your town
There ain't gonna be no bunnies around

3) I'm a travellin' man, gonna travel as far as I can
I'm a travellin' man, gonna travel as far as I can
With a Fender amp in the back, and a brim-full tank of gas
Looking for good times, and a greener grass

4) I'm a travellin' man, gonna see all I can see
I'm a travellin' man, gonna see all I can see
With a girl on my arm, and a smile on my face
Looking for good time, in another place

5) So come on honey, ain't no stopping me now
Come on honey, I'm gonna show you how
And when the morning comes, and I've played your town
And there ain't gonna be no bunnies around
There ain't gonna be no bunnies around



2.  Letter from Paris  (7)
(Andreassen)

1)  My baby left me
And left me lonely bom pom pom
Left with another man abom pom pom
She packed her stuff
And I felt sorry,   bom pom pom
I don’t know why she ran
I tought I never loose her  bom pom pom
Oh man I was so sure
Oh man I was so

2)  Bom pom bompompompom, the letter
Bom pom bompompompom, from Paris

3)  My baby wrote me
She wrote a letter abom bom pom
From another land abom bom pom
It came all the way from Paris
bom pom pom
Said she wanted to go home
I don’t know why she left me
bom pom pom
Man is she coming home?
Oh is she coming ?

4)  Repeat 2.

She wrote a letter, from Paris
She wrote a letter
She wrote a letter



  3.  Buick Special  (8)
(Andreassen)

1) We're on the road and running fast
Going to a swap meet to collect some more trash
We need some parts for a 50's Buick
A Buick special gonna be good
Buick special in my dreams
Long dark limousine

2) I've been working it for many years
Lots of money spent and lots of tears
So I'm sure we be ready this year
So we can cruising we can drink some beer
Buick special in my dreams
Long dark limousine

3) Special special what do I get
Another day older
And deeper in debt
Buick special in my dreams

4) Last time we were hitting the road
we felt so great we drove to that show
No worries drinking in the back seat
A Buick special felt so good
Buick special in my dreams

5) Special special what do I get
Another day older
And deeper in debt
Buick special in my dreams

6) Special special what do I get
Another day older
And deeper in debt

Buick special is in my dreams



  4.  Cougar  (9)
(Narvesen Kristensen/Eriksen)

1) She's out on a prowl, stalking out a prey for the night
Ain't taking no for an answer, and not afraid of a fight
Well she's looking for some poor guy who isn't to bright
With a lot of money, not some shiny knight
She's a real fine cougar, stalking out her prey for the night

2) Well she's a cougar prowling in the night  
She's a cougar better be all quiet
She's a cougar gonna give you a one hell of a fright

3) You can't see her in daylight, 
she only comes out in the night
And as soon as the sun rises, 
she's gone with the speed of light
Oh She's looking for some poor guy who isn't to bright
With a lot of money, not some shiny knight  
She's a real fine cougar, stalking out a prey for the night

4) Well she's a cougar talking in the night  
She's a cougar better be all quiet
She's a cougar gonna give you a one hell of a fright

5) Should you ever see her out there, that emotional dynamite
You better start running, or that cat will bite
Well she's looking for some poor guy who isn't to bright
With a lot of money, not some shiny knight  
She's a real fine cougar, stalking out a prey for the night

6) Well she's a cougar prowling in the night  
She's a cougar better be all quiet
She's a cougar gonna give you a one hell of a fight
She's a cougar gonna give you a one hell of a fright
Well She's a cougar gonna give you a one hell of a fight


  
5.  The Dirty Rose Of San Antone  (10)
(Narvesen Kristensen/Andreassen)

1)  There was this lady down from San Antone
She was looking for her day in the sun
The lady never had anything
Of the finer things that life could ever bring

2)  The only fortune she had was her looks
That was the bait she needed for her hooks
And all the dumb men that she reeled in
She took them for all but their own skin

3)  Dreams are woven into the night
And for a moment things didn't seem that right
  Dreams are woven into the night
And for a moment things didn't seem that right

4)  There was this guy who got really really mad
And she was not able to make him glad
He said that he felt just like a clown
He pulled out his gun and he shot her down

5)  She was looking for her day in the sun
Met her faith by the barrel of a gun
The lady never had anything
And she just had to have everything

6)  Repeat 3)





Side 3.

  1.  Big Green House  (11)
(Narvesen Kristensen/Andreassen)

 1) Me and my friends know the jumping place down south
Its a place where you can party until the lights go wild
There's a big green house and its swinging dolls around
It's located on main street Rockhampton town

2) The green house is something of the wild wild west
They don't care how you look as long as you are dressed
You don't need a shirt or tie in the restaurant
They can dish out just about anything you want
  
3) The bar can be a pretty  rough and tough place
If you want trouble just stare someone in their face
If that isn't your thing find a woman that cares
Cause the big green's got some cosy love shacks upstairs

4) Come on you all
Let's go down there for a prowl
Come on you all
It ain't over till you crawl
Come on you all
It's the place where I can roll
If you're short, fat, thin or tall

5) Repeat 4
 

2.  Honey is workin' tonight  (12)  
(Narvesen Kristensen/Andreassen)

1)  She was sitting on a stone down on highway 61
A smalltown girl with her hair in a pretty curl
Honey are you working tonight? Yeah, that`s right!

2)  She was a working girl and she was pretty as a pearl
Her mother was a drunk and her father was a skunk
Honey where you going tonight?  
Honey where you going tonight?
With him, that's right

3)  She has seen a lot of men over and over again
They all looked the same and she was reeking their shame
Honey where's your wife tonight?  
Honey where's your wife tonight?
I said honey where's your wife tonight?

4)  Now many years has passed and they said she wouldn't last
That smalltown girl, that on Highway 61
I said  Honey still working tonight?  
Honey still working tonight?
Yeah, honey still working tonight?
Yeah, that's right

Uhooooooooooooo



3.  Cool as a Beer  (13)
(Narvesen Kristensen/Eriksen/Andreassen)

1)  I'm going to the dance
And gonna take my chance
I'm a looking for a queen bee  
You better look out son
I'm cocking my gun
They're gonna be down on their knees

2)  Ain't gonna stand in the corner
  And baby act all shy
Why shouldn't  I  let my love bullets fly?

3)  So come on there Sonny
let's go find a bunny
One in a tight little frock
I'm going to the dance
And gonna take my chance
I'm looking for a queen bee

4)  Repeat 2.  

5)  I'm going to the dance
And gonna take my chance
I'm looking for a sweet pea
You better look out son
I'm cocking my gun
And gonna be begging please

6)  I'm gonna put on my jeans
And grease up my hair  
There ain't nothing to fear
Cause baby, baby I'm, I'm cool as a beer
Yes baby, that's why, I'm cool as a beer



  4.  Your One True Friend  (14)
(Jeppesen/Eriksen)

1) It's a pure misconception, but still true
There's a hole in my heart, 
and I blame it on you
For better and the worse, life went on
Nothing is the same, it's empty your gone

2) I'm always alone now, I can't get no sleep
Can't smile, can't eat, any day of the week
Loneliness is tough, confuse me all the time
Knowing the only true girl, was once all mine

3) For nothings left, everything's gone
I know the truth, you were the only one
Far away I know we'll meet again
I'll be by your side, as your only true friend

4) It's that pure misconception, but still so true
That a hole in my heart, was because of you
For the better and the worse, life went on
Nothing is the same, its empty now your gone
ahha 
Nothing is the same, it's empty now your gone





Side 4.

1.  Two Weeks  (15)
(Jeppesen/Eriksen/Andreassen)

1) Two weeks since I've seen you around
It's been two weeks since I saw you go
Bout`time before you leave this town
Before that I just do wanna know

2) You will gonna try to make it, see how I choose to be
You'll never play those games again
You won't get a penny out of me

3) When the night comes crawling again
You see the sad things that are to come
You may ever play the tricks on me
And now the anger is a beating drum

4) Repeat 2

5) We can talk of this like grown-ups do
Or we can rumble all true the night
I will never change my thoughts of you
Hope that you will stay out of my sight

6) Repeat 2



2.  Swingers Club  (16)
(Eriksen/Andreassen)

Instrumental



3.  Truck Drivin' Man  (17)
(Eriksen)

1) I got a tear in my beer but no place to hide
The truck is ready and waiting outside
There's at home I wanna be
I just need to make this last delivery

2) I'm a truck driving man alone on this road
18 wheels and a heavy load

3) Passing by an old train depot
Hank Williams singing on the radio
There goes Smoky the highway patrol
I'm not afraid cause I'm driving so slow

4) Repeat 2

5) It's not me they're after
They're not on my tail
Think I'm not gonna end up back in jail
It's not me they're after
They're not on my tail
Think I'm not gonna end up back in jail

Lonesome truck drivin' man
I'm a truck drivin' man



4.  I'm Low  (18)
   (Andreassen)
           
1)  Come ride in my taxi baby
Go juke joint jumpin'
Haven't done it lately - so low
I felt low low low

2)  Come with me and we'll be swingin'
You and me be ding dong dingin'- low
Won't feel so low

3)  Tonight we gonna dance off all of our shoes
Gonna get rid of all of the blues
We gonna drink and it gonna get wild
Boogie all night and go for a ride

4)  Come sit on my lap now honey
Don't fool with Chris or Ronnie - low
I'll be so low
If you can't be true now baby
Or follow the rules baby –GO  
We'll have to go go go  

5)  Repeat 3



5. D. Duck's  Happy Ending  (19)
(Eriksen/Andreassen)

Instrumental

Lørdag 20.8.16 : Gøy På Landet, Nykirke

Og det ble det, altså gøy på landet. Utrolig hva dugnadsgjengen på Nykirke hadde fått til. Flott backstage opplegg, flott scene og ikke minst flott publikum som ikke lot seg merke med at det var regn i lufta. Shotgun Whalers takker for at vi fikk være en del av dette som  oppvarmere for Høgger'n, Eldar og resten av gjengen i Vazelina.

Hallo venner, under følger noen bilder fra Gøy På Landet.
Ulf i blått

SW akustisk, f.v. Oddvar, Simen, Hallvard og Ulf

Hallvard, Mr. Uzi

Oddvar og Simen



Simen og Hallvard, pluss glade gutter 

Fra dagens Jarlsberg 18.8.16. : Shotgun Whalers-fest med Vazelina Bilopphøggers


  • Spiller på festival: Shotgun Whalers gjør det gøy på landet - på Nykirke.pressefoto

Shotgun Whalers-fest med Vazelina Bilopphøggers

Holmestrandsbandet står på plakaten når nabobyen tar i mot totningene førstkommende lørdag.

NYKIRKE: Endagsfestivalen «Gøy på Landet» har de siste årene hatt godt besøk i døra fra bygdas beboere. I år er det annerledes.
– Det er solgt rekordmange billetter på forhånd, faktisk opp mot det vi kan ta imot på området. Folk kommer også fra Horten, Re og Holmestrand, så vi forventer at det blir smekk fullt, sier billett-sjef Ken Sørebø.
Kanskje er det trekkplasteret, Vazelina Bilopphøggers, som har fått billettsalget til himmels. Arrangørene tror det ligger mere bak.
– Folk kommer strømmende til og vil bidra for at dette skal bli et av årets høydepunkt på Nykirke. Så vi har mange å takke, og hadde ikke klart det uten den massive støtten vi får, sier Petter Sørebø.
Som vanlig donerer festivalen, som forøvrig har Holmestrands Shotgun Whalers på plakaten, overskuddet til vedlikehold og nye innkjøp til Bygdehuset på Nykirke.

"Detta går både til kjøtt og fisk" eller Shotgun Whalers "flesket" til

Herlig stemning på Stallen i Horten på lørdag og i Pernille's Have på søndag. To knallkonserter av våre gutter. Innendørs i Horten og utendørs i Åsgårdstrand hvor sommer "feelingen" var sterkt til stede.  En entusiastisk tilhører i Haven var så fornøyd at han mente med glimt i øyet at "detta går både til kjøtt og fisk". Arrangøren av Pernilles sommerkonserter på Naustet var også rimelig fornøyd, de booket på strak arm Shotgun Whalers for August 2017. 

Og her er hva Finn Lauvli i Pernilles sommerkonserter sa noen dager etter konserten : Sist søndag viste værgudene seg fra sin aller beste siden og de fremmøtte fikk en flott ettermiddag med Hillbilly rock av ypperste merke. Shotgun Whalers gjorde som alltid en tøff, sterk og drivende konsert som varmet om kapp med den steikende solen.    
Forøyd gjeng på utsida av Stallen på lørdag.
f.v. Oddvar, Hallvard, Simen og Ulf 

Travel helg for SW, full rulle lørdag 13.8 og søndag 14.8

Shotgun Whalers er klare for Eftabluesen kl. 16:30 på lørdag. Stedet er Stallen Galleri & Cafe i Horten og med Horten Blues Club som vert. Det er førstre gang SW gjester Horten Blues Club og gutta gleder seg veldig.

Her er forhåndsomtalen fra Horte Blues Club : Shotgun Whalers er klar med nytt album. De kommer til Horten Blues Club lørdag 13 august. Ett " must " å få med seg :-).

Ikke nok med det, for på søndag går turen til Åsgårdstrand og Naustet Pub og hva de kaller for Pernille's Have. Alltid god stemning på disse søndags-konsertene som starter kl. 16:00. Det er nesten unødvendig å si at vi gleder oss. Gutta er veldig klare til å rocke Åsgårdstrand.

Her er omtalen fra FB og Søndagskonserter i Pernille's Have : Nå til søndag får vi besøk av The Shotgun Whalers. For de uinnvidde kan vi opplyse om at disse gutta har gått cirka 50 år tilbake i tid, til rockens ungdom-barndom og de utfører sine musikalske plikter så til de grader at vi har sett oss nødt til å varsle både legevakt og brannvesen.... dette tar av og vi kan ikke love at noen lander før tirsdag kl.11.00.

Møt opp folkens og ta del i herlighetene slik som hundrevis av fornøyde før.
Og til opplysning; alle er hjertelig velkommen 



 

Artikkel fra dagens Jarlsberg avis 9.8.16


  • Shotgun Whalers: 19 nykomponerte låter er klare. Slikt blir det album av. Arkivfoto

Albumklare, men må ha sponsorer

Vil du høre det nye Shotgun Whalers-albumet? De trenger din hjelp.

HOLMESTRAND: Det lokale rockabilly-bandet Shotgun Whalers er endelig ferdige med innspilling, miksing og mastring av sitt nye album, «Roots Revue». Hele 19 nykomponerte låter inneholder det, forteller de på sin Facebook-side.
Det er bare ett problem: For å få gitt det ut, trenger de sponsormidler.
– Vi vet at vi har mange venner der ute som kanskje ville være med på prosjektet med å sponse oss med noen kroner. Alle beløp er velkomne, skriver de.
De lover selvsagt litt til gjengjeld. Rause givere kan for eksempel vente seg intimkonsert.
«Hvalfangerne» er for tiden aktuelle med konserter flere steder i Vestfold.