Sean Riley & The Slowriders

Sean Riley & The Slowriders
Sean Riley & the Slowriders.
Background information
Origin	Coimbra, Portugal
Genres	Rock, Folk, Blues
Years active	2006-present
Labels	Valentim de Carvalho
Website	seanrileyandtheslowriders.com

Members	Afonso Rodrigues Filipe Costa Bruno Simões Filipe Rocha

Sean Riley & The Slowriders is a Portuguese band from Coimbra with a sound close to music of americana roots such as folk, rock and blues. The band is slated to represent Portugal at the 2010 Eurosonic Festival.^[1]

History

Afonso Rodrigues, the front-man, started out by writing songs on his own under the alter-ego Sean Riley. While DJing at Rádio Universidade de Coimbra he met other radio hosts, Bruno Simões (ex-Tu Metes Nojo) and Filipe Costa who joined in.^[2] Filipe Rocha was the fourth musician to complete the band.

Discography

Farewell (CD, 2007)
Moving On (Vinyl, 2007)
Only Time Will Tell (CD, 2009)
It's Been A Long Night (CD, 2011)

Compilations

Novos Talentos FNAC 2007 (CD, 2007)
3 Pistas: Vol. 2 (CD, 2009)

Members

Afonso Rodrigues (voice, guitar, harmonica, organ),
Filipe Costa (organ, piano, guitar, bass, drums, harmonica),
Bruno Simões (bass, guitar, melodica),
Filipe Rocha (drums, upright bass, glockenspiel)

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