LTDA TAXI magazine interview with Steve Stills 19/02/2013

Taxi driving musician Keith
Anderson is hoping for big
things this year for his folk
and country influenced band,
Pimlico Road.The quintet, a family
Affair featuring Keith’s wife Liz and
daughter Holly on vocal harmonies,
are about to play one
of their biggest shows yet and
have the recording of their first
album firmly in their sights.
Keith hopes fellow cabbies will
support the band when they take
to the stage at the Troubadour in
Brompton Road on February 20, as
they attempt capitalise on growing
interest at home and abroad.

The name was picked by the
cabbie of 10 years while he was at
work because he wanted
something that sounded catchy
and did not pigeonhole the music.
The group, which is rounded out by
double bass player Gary Holder and
drummer Steve Cass, takes in a range
of influences, from Bob Dylan and
Neil Young to Fleetwood Mac and
the Creedence Clearwater Revival.
He said: “We have loads of good
tunes. It’s real music with real
instruments which crosses all the genres.
It’s Americana, country and folk with
some rock and pop thrown in. Luckily, it
seems to appeal to all ages.”

The band formed by accident in
December 2010, after a support act
dropped out of a gig and Keith and
Liz were asked to step in. Despite having quit
playing live music 10 years earlier, Keith agreed
and after some frantic rehearsals a set
was worked out. Keith, who is originally from
Putney, said: “We went down well and
it gave me a real buzz so I started
wondering where we could go with it.”

Pimlico Road have since built up a
following in the US, along with
interest in Japan and even Saudi
Arabia and Israel.They recorded and
released an EP called The Harmony Tree
last year, which is available on Spotify,
iTunes and Amazon, and have two
albums worth of unrecorded songs
ready to go. Keith said: “One of the good things
about taxi driving is that you are your
own boss and it allows you to do things
like this. We have just done a live
YouTube performance and have been on
Meridian radio. All we need now is to
invest in some studio time and find a
really good producer who understands
what we're trying to achieve and can
turn that into a recorded reality.”


Pimlico Road are at the
Troubadour, Earl’s Court, on
Wednesday, February 20. For other
dates and more information visit the
website www.pimlicoroad.

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