The Hokum Clones

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Name = The Hokum Clones


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Origin = Liverpool, England
Genre = Acoustic, Bluegrass
Years_active = 2001–2004
Label = Honey Records, For Us, The Viper Label
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Current_members = Robbie Stevenson Danny Roberts
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The Hokum Clones was a blues rock acoustic guitar duo from Liverpool, England.

Members

*Robbie Stevenson - Guitar and vocals
*Danny Roberts - Guitar and vocals

History

The Hokum Clones gained surprising popularity in the early 2000s, despite never releaseing an album. They appeared on the Liverpool student radio station, supported The Coral on their 2002 UK tour, performed regularly at the Acoustic Engine night in Liverpool and Crosby, and also at the La'Go bar's Sunday jams and Bandwagon night hosted by The Bandits.

Discography

Beatin Planks

*Release date: 2001
*UK chart: Did not chart
*Produced by Steve Powell
*Record label/catalogue number: Honey Records, HR009 (CD)This compilation album, which also features the first recordings of The Bandits, includes the Hokum Clones songs "Baby Don't", "You Gotta Learn Somehow", "Get Me Thru The Night" and "Ain't Foolin Me".

The Great Liverpool Acoustic Experiment

*Release date: 25 Mar. 2002
*UK chart: Did not chart
*Produced by Mike Badger/Paul Hemmings
*Record label/catalogue number: The Viper Label, Viper CD 010This compilation album highlighted the acoustic music of 2002 Liverpool, and includes the Hokum Clones song "If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day", which was recorded live on a tape dictation recorder.

Breakin' From A Jailhouse Blues/You Ain’t Foolin' Me

*Release date: 15 May 2003
*UK chart: Did not chart
*Produced by The Hokum Clones
*Record label/catalogue number: For Us, FU025 (7")Side A: "Breakin' From A Jailhouse Blues" Side AA: "You Ain't Foolin' Me"

Unearthed Liverpool Cult Classics Volume 3

*Release date: 19 Jul. 2004
*UK chart: Did not chart
*Produced by Paul Hemmings
*Record label/catalogue number: The Viper Label, Viper CD 023This compilation album of lost liverpool recordings includes the Hokum Clones song "Rock Island Line", which was a popular mainstay of their set lists.

21st Century Liverpool Underground

*Release date: 08 Aug. 2005
*UK chart: Did not chart
*Produced by Paul Hemmings & Mike Badger
*Record label/catalogue number: The Viper Label, Viper CD 030This compilation album, which also features lost recordings by Tramp Attack and The Big Kids, includes the Hokum Clones songs "Let's Get Drunk Again", "If I Had Possession Over Judgement Day", "Breakin' From A Jailhouse Blues", "Viper Style", "You Ain't Foolin' Me", "Steal A Little Time" and "Rock Island Line".

External links

* [http://www.honeyrecords.co.uk Honey Records]
* [http://www.roughtrade.com/site/index.lasso Rough Trade (For Us is their in-house record label)]
* [http://www.the-viper-label.co.uk The Viper Label]
* [http://www.acousticengine.co.uk The Acoustic Engine]