True Stories - Brophy's Law by Neil Brophy

Neil Brophy explains about the new album ; ͚’True Stories is a bag full of self-penned songs that paint pictures of world travel, revelry, small-town England, record collecting, refugees, propaganda, Vikings, lucky people, fishing & homecoming.’’Neil͛s craft of storytelling never fails to paint a vivid picture. The new single The Viking Rover tells the tale of the sea with a traditional twist (The Pogues meets the Clash), telling a story, true or false it doesn’t matter of a voyage of the Viking ship ͞The Viking Rover͟ homeward bound to build an Irish pub on Danish soil, it didn͛t go as planned but they made it in the end. The Album takes you on Brophy’s Journey. ͚Road To meo͛ is his personal favourite standing alone as his iconic blueprint of life.With Neil͛s band of merry men they draw from influences such as Bragg/Dylan singer songwriter styles, McGowen Celtic rock, ͚a slice of Wellerness͛ and even flirt with the big pipe sound of William McLaughlin, picking up where Run Rig left off. Originally from Moulton, Northamptonshire, Brophy busked his way through the world hitting countries such as Australia,NZ and the USA which giving him a whole catalogue of experiences to write about which has inspired him to hone his craft. The band has toured extensively in Northern Europe and Scandinavia becoming firm favourites on the festival circuit including multiple festival appearances in Germany, Holland and Belgium. UK festivals include Beautiful Days with The Levellers, Big Session and Middlewich Festival.