"As tough as Tarantino and as warped as David Lynch, his stomping fuzzed-up alt.blues is uncompromising stuff that packs one hell of a punch." The Blues Magazine, 2013 Craig Hughes is an alt.blues/roots performer from Glasgow, Scotland whose music is influenced by outlaw country, contemporary folk and the darker side of electric and acoustic blues. A string of acclaimed recordings and his formidable reputation as a guitarist, songwriter and live performer have led to comparisons with, amongst others, Richard Thompson, Howlin' Wolf, Nick Cave, Blind Willie Johnson, Jacques Brel, The Velvet Underground, R.L. Burnside, The Cramps and author James Kelman. LIVE Craig paid his dues in the late 1980s and '90s playing in alternative rock bands while at the same time developing his acoustic blues chops as a street musician ... lots of miserable, cold, wet busking from Glasgow through Central Scotland to the Edinburgh Festival and back. While kicking his heels between bands in 2005, a run of successful solo gigs led to the opportunity to record in Dublin. The resulting demo was well received and led to gigs in the USA as well as across Scotland. Since then, Craig has shared the stage with many of the leading names in blues and roots music from the UK and around the world, while proving himself equally at home appearing on underground rock bills. Those acts he has shared a stage with include Martin Taylor & Martin Simpson, Tony McPhee (The Groundhogs), Spot (SST/Black Flag producer), Matt Schofield, Dave Arcari, Finland's Black Country Bluesman and Estonia's Andres Roots. Craig's live reputation has been bolstered by excellent online reviews (initially from celebrated alt.blues artist Dave Arcari on his RockRadio.co.uk Blues On The Road blog; more recently from Americana UK). Although previously playing almost exclusively solo, over the last few years Craig has been playing in a duo, The Craig Hughes Two, with percussionist Ally Tennick. RECORDINGS Craig's debut album Pissed Off, Bitter and Willing to Share was listed by Canada's Blues Underground Network as British Blues Album of the Year 2009 and was championed by comedian Mark Steel on Steve Lamaq's Round Table (BBC 6 Music). 2013's Losers and Bastards led to another British Blues Album of the Year award from Blues Underground Network. Both albums picked up great reviews and international airplay. 2016 saw the first full album-length release of the Scottish New Music Award nominated Pennies on My Eyes (Jazz/Blues Recording Of The Year 2011). The E.P. Hard Times: Volume 1 garnered great reviews and was named as Blues EP Of The Year 2012 by Blues Underground Network. Classic Rock Presents: The Blues Magazine went on to feature two tracks from this EP on separate cover-mount compilations. All releases are via Channel Nowhere. Craig has provided the music for several film and video projects as well as co- producing and performing on the album Ten Fires (2011) and follow up release I'm Not Lost (2013) for alt-country/Americana artist Jim Dead. From 2011-2017, Craig also played guitar with heavy rock trio Dog Moon Howl, whose live shows and self-titled album picked up rave reviews online. Their final release was the EP These Days in 2017. The Craig Hughes Two releases the mini album Off the Cuff in November 2017. Work will begin early in the new year on Craig’s fourth album for release in 2018. This album will see Craig working for the first time with his new band The Crow Bone Chorus (featuring members of Dog Moon Howl).