Police Dog Hogan | |
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Background information | |
Origin | London, England |
Genres | Country, folk, bluegrass |
Years active | 2008–present |
Members | James Studholme Eddie Bishop Tim Dowling Don Bowen Alistair Hamer Shahen Galichian Emily Norris |
Past members | Pete Robinson Adam Bennette Tim Jepson Michael Giri |
Police Dog Hogan are a British band whose music combines elements of country, folk and bluegrass. The band have been active since 2008 and released five albums and three EPs.
The band was formed by vocalist James Studholme and fiddle player Eddie Bishop, who were joined by mandolin player Tim Jepson and guitarist Pete Robinson for the band's first gig. [1] By the time of the band's first recording session in 2009, drummer Michael Giri, formerly of The Lilac Time, [2] and banjo player Tim Dowling had been added to the line-up. [1] [3] The seventh member to join was bass guitarist Adam Bennette. [1] Robinson and Bennette left the band after the recording of the Westward Ho! album. Bennette was replaced by Don Bowen (bass), and trumpeter Emily Norris also joined the band. In 2014 Shahen Galichian (piano, keyboards, accordion), formerly of the Golden Manor Medicine Show, joined the line-up.
The band have appeared at festivals such as Larmer Tree, Bestival, Kendal Calling and Glastonbury and released five albums, the second of which, From the Land of Miracles, was produced by Eliot James. [4] [5] The third and fourth albums, Westward Ho! and Wild By The Side Of The Road were produced by Al Scott whose production credits include Oysterband and the Levellers. The band's most recent EP, Hard Times Coming, released in 2019 was also produced by Scott. When the band returned from a hiatus in 2020, drummer Giri had been replaced by Alistair Hamer, formerly of Sweet Billy Pilgrim. In December 2020 the band released a Christmas single, "First Christmas Alone", accompanied by a video, with all proceeds going to the homeless charity Crisis.
In January 2022, they released their fifth studio album, Overground.
Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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UK Americana [6] | UK Folk [7] | ||
Fidelis Ad Mortem |
| — | — |
From the Land of Miracles |
| — | — |
Westward Ho! |
| — | — |
Wild by the Side of the Road |
| 33 | — |
Overground |
| – | 18 |
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart. |
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