This Austin, TX-based band is helmed by longtime punk rock harmonica player and vocalist Walter Daniels and features: Evan Whitehead (guitar – plays in Cunto! And Black Eyed Vermillion), Kevin Curtin (mandolin – plays in Cunto!, the Pleasure Tide, and Boxcutters), Scott Stewart (Upright and Electric bass – plays with Zero Skills, Inc, Pleasure Tide, and Corrine Rose), Matt Hammer (drums – Strange Boys, OBNIII’s, Wes Coleman).
Daniels is best known for his work with Jack O’Fire, Bigfoot Chester and has recorded with James Williamson, Lydia Lunch, Alejandro Escovedo, Guadalupe Plata, Henri Herbert, among many others. Daniels most recently added harmonica to a song for Barry Adamson – former member of the Bad Seeds!
Have a Coffee Break is the debut album of Walter Daniels and the Del Valle Trustees, and showcases a unique swinging band – capable of playing Country, Blues, and Punk tunes in a Texas style.
Think jailhouse swing and some lively, innovative punk country rock. The band is planning on a tour in Fall 2022.
Follow them on Facebook @WalterDanielsandtheDelValleTrustees.
For more information on the band or for interviews – contact Nettie Reynolds – nettiewrites@gmail.com
Tracking:
Side A
No One To Talk To (But The Blues) (Troy Martin & Wayne Walker)
Cold Call (WD & The Del Valle Trustees)
Marie (Townes Van Zandt)
I Can’t Get Over You (To Save My Life) (Whitey Shafer & Lefty Frizzell)
Army Of The Lord (Traditional)
Which Way To Go (Chris Gates)
Side B
Coffee Break (Traditional – Arranged By WD & The Del Valle Trustees)
Please Give Me Something (Bill Allen)
Baby Again (Billy Ed Wheeler)
The String You Wear (Jeffrey Evans)
Fifth Floor Corinth (WD & The Del Valle Trustees)
The Last Round-Up (Billy Hill)
WALTER DANIELS & THE DEL VALLE TRUSTEES:
Evan Whitehead – Acoustic and Electric Guitars and Backing Vocals
Kevin Curtin – Acoustic and Electric Mandolin and Backing Vocals
Scott Stewart – Stand-Up Bass, Electric Bass and Backing Vocals
Jarred Brown – Drums (sessions at Million Dollar Sound and the Church House)
Matt Hammer – Drums (session at Ameripolitan Studio)
Walter Daniels – Vocals, Harmonica and Nose Flute
ADDITIONAL PLAYERS:
Danny B. Harvey – Electric guitar on “Please Give Me Something”
Henri Herbert – Piano on “Coffee Break”
J. D. Pinkus – Banjo on “Marie”
Chris Gates – Background Vocals on “Which Way to Go”
Ralph White – Fiddle on “Last Round Up”
Recorded at the Million Dollar Studio – Kurtis D. Machler engineer
Recorded at the Church House – Ryan Anderson engineer
Recorded at Ameripolitan Studio – Cris Burns engineer
Mixing: Cris Burns, Ryan Anderson and Kurtis Machler
Mastering: Cris Burns
Walter Daniels exclusively plays Humanatone Nose Flutes!
Sleeve illustration: Rui Ricardo
Flyer drawing: Billie Buck
Design: Esgar Acelerado
