THTH are an alternative pop band from Yorkshire, England, by Clare Carter and Joseph Osborne.

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Once described, as a very young man in an early review, as sounding like the Bluetones falling down the stairs whilst playing the spoons.
Now a folkier more sedate affair, replacing late nights and throwing shapes with country walks (and country music).
Having previously opened for king Creosote, Yorkston Thorne Khan, Alasdair Roberts and other notable folkists.  I was memorably not permitted to take the stage by Bill Callaghan for turning up with a drummer....still bitter about that.
Had a song used as the titles music for Bo-Selecta spin off series, A Bears Tail.
Hoping to play live again after the pandemic, although to be honest socially distanced shows have been my thing for many years.
Lastly, I once supported Coldplay, but genuinely have no recollection of it.... I suspect Chris Martin doesn’t either.

Other musicians featured are: Marv Riley, Phil Oates & Shaun Naylor

There's nothing contrived or forced about the music he makes. Everything has it's place. It's all very natural. Marc Riley Show (BBC Radio 6)

Serious Sam Barrett, from Addingham, splendid folk blues from the West Yorkshire hills Gideon Coe show.(BBC Radio 6)


Songs that rattle with the ghosts of Appalachian folk, and southern blues, yet sound emphatically English.
UNCUT MAGAZINE

Old before his years country-folk fellow who mixes intricate John Fahey fingerpicking with confessional tales of dirty old Leeds-THE GUARDIAN (PICK OF THE WEEK)

“Yorkshirecana bluegrass brilliance from Serious Sam. He plays a mean 12 string resonator, mixing songs about his home county with traditional southern folk stompers. There’s authenticity, there’s soul - someone to get very excited about.”- ARTROCKER

(ARTROCKER MAGAZINE voted his first album NUMBER 27 in the top 100 albums of 2009 (not bad for a 500 limited pressing) http://artrocker.com/node/19662)

“Deliciously home-grown, this is a rewarding collection of songs that could well renew your faith in underground folk scenes. This stripped down and raw album is riddled with the gritty reality of this artist's Northern life and makes no apologies” ACOUSTIC MAGAZINE

“An endlessly playable delight from beginning to end”- VINTAGE GUITAR MAGAZINE (USA)

.“Barrett has become a master of his craft”-BLUES MATTERS MAGAZINE..

“Serious Sam Barrett plays traditional songs and his own compositions from the Leeds delta on a big 12-string guitar and resonator. Close To Home, his debut album is bright and brash and very good”. ROCK N' REEL MAGAZINE (R2)

rootsy, bluegrassy, country music with an authenticity that makes it appeal to fans of the genre and people who might not ever think to put on a folk record. Smokin’ fingerpicking and catchy choruses; how can you go wrong? Razorcake. (USA)

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