No Compromise  - Moonshine, Myth and Madness

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The Long Road

The outlaw songsmith … employs a …renegade-Anglo touch to make Americana great again… but he’s less world-weary , more foot down hard with raw whisky energy. Rock N Roots UK Nov/Dec 2018

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STOP PRESS: "Wrapped Up In You" named one of 'The Best Songs of 2019" by National Indie Radio
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December No. 1 on UKCountry Radio
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The Long Road were formed with a single mad idea to go back to the source to explore and reimagine what might grow out of the great musical roots of USA; a crazy notion to try distil something original and powerful from the elements that made some of the most potent music ever heard by human ears. The band call it Moonshine Music: taking a few simple, authentic ingredients adding a little heat and magic to try to conjure up some rare, raw spirit.
It features as fine a bunch of rogues as ever hit a recording studio or a dirt stage each bringing a distinctive experience and musical imagination. Steve Bonham a songwriter working in the American Folk/Country , (guitar, slide, mandolin and guitar/bazouki ); Chris ‘The Bishop’ Lydon on piano channelling some swampy New Orleans piano, and ‘The Big Man’ Kev Moore 40 years of rock’n’roll on bass, guitar and drums. 
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Steve Bonham
Steve Bonham: The Vagabond Philosopher himself. After 15 years away from acoustic music he returned and released the well-received ‘Moon’s High Tide’ album. With his follow up “Songsmith”, Steve was acclaimed as “a distinctive voice producing a body of songs which challenge, intrigue and beguile.” Albums and gigs have followed regularly since. With The Long Road he has found his spiritual home. He is also the author of ‘ A Little Nostalgia for Freedom’ and A Beautiful Broken Dream.
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Make no mistake about it, Steve Bonham and the Long Road are a British band, but their interpretation of American style blues in this track is tantamount to anything their transatlantic brethren have released in recent years.
Indie Source Radio  USA Nov 13 2018
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Chris Lydon
In the immortal words of the Big Man: From Derbyshire via Manchester, our very own bastard son of Dr. John and Professor Longhair - the Bishop! And you'd better believe it!"
​Chris ‘The Bishop’ Lydon - Chris is the real deal, the rockiest, bluesy-ist, swampiest piano player you are ever likely to har   The Bishop's unique piano style comes from many and diverse sources including his hero Professor Longhair think  also Dr John, Jazz, Blues, and then some more. He is also an in demand arranger having worked with, amongst others, Beth Nielsen Chapman and Liz Green. BUT on top of that he is a master of the tuba, making it within The Long Road sound like it should always have been there!

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 ​The Bishop's unique piano style comes from many and diverse sources including his hero Professor Longhair. Click on the photo to hear Chris's wonderful podcast on the man and the all other ingredients that went in the gumbo
In my humble view Kev is an encyclopedia of rock to roll and all in between plus the best bass player around.
Steve Bonham
Kev Moore – the Big Man
Kev is one of the finest bass players around and a mean guitarist as well. His musical CV takes in Saxon, Witchcross and Christie with whom he has toured all over the world.  He is a guy who embodies the spirit and soul of rock music. He also is an accomplished songwriter and his Blue Odyssey solo album inspired by a road trip across the US is full of great songs. Now based in Spain Since reuniting with Steve again after many years they have struck a formidable partnership.
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Performances
Through 2019 the band have played many gigs across the UK inc. The Harrison, Kings Cross London, The Festival of the Artisan, Lichfield Festival, Wolverhampton Country Music Club,  and toured Germany with appearances in Berlin; Hamm, Gorlitz, Rostock etc. Steve also has a busy solo career with a tours of the USA in MArch and November , appearances at the Welshpool Country Music Festival, appearances in Derbyshire, London, Ireland, North East etc plus several live radio appearances.