Born on a mischievious night in 1969, in Keighley, West Yorkshire UK, local doilum "Captain Hotknives" initially got into the Sex Pistols, Black Sabbath, and The Clash. Jimi Hendrix has also been a big influence, although he did not help with the maths exams. Initially, Captain Hotknives was a bassist in various bands from late teens to early thirties, when a gap between bands inspired a move to doing solo stuff. Unhindered by concepts such as "being able to sing", or "making words which rhyme", the first two albums were recorded in the top of a terraced house. "The Pigeons Told Me to Shoplift" and
"Blarneystoner" were then largely given away to random people at the back of pubs, resulting in the beginning of 'The LOngest Slowest Tour wi the most Gaps ever', which is haphazardly continuing to this day. Tackling subjects such as begging, solvent abuse, pigeon hypnosis, skankin yr nana, the pathetic nature of petty racism and the terrible quality of muffins on trains, the lyrics are improvised stories over simple riffs. Having found that giving up on success brings an artistic freedom of sorts, you may well meet him in a field but probably not see him on any telly. Captain Hotknives is also occasionally to be found playing bass for Babar Luck. No one was hurt during the making of this biog.
"Blarneystoner" were then largely given away to random people at the back of pubs, resulting in the beginning of 'The LOngest Slowest Tour wi the most Gaps ever', which is haphazardly continuing to this day. Tackling subjects such as begging, solvent abuse, pigeon hypnosis, skankin yr nana, the pathetic nature of petty racism and the terrible quality of muffins on trains, the lyrics are improvised stories over simple riffs. Having found that giving up on success brings an artistic freedom of sorts, you may well meet him in a field but probably not see him on any telly. Captain Hotknives is also occasionally to be found playing bass for Babar Luck. No one was hurt during the making of this biog.
Seen live Comedy
Past Events
- Outcider Festival 2021
- Outcider Festival 2020
- Beat-Herder 2020
- Manchester Punk Festival 2020
- Lindisfarne Festival 2019
- Outcider Festival 2019
- Beat-Herder 2019
- Kelburn Garden Party 2019
- Solfest 2018
- Outcider Festival 2018
- MugStock 2018
- Beat-Herder 2018
- Willowman Festival 2018
- Balter Festival 2018
- Nice & Sleazy 2018
- The Old Saw Mill Garden Party 2017
- BoomTown Fair 2017
- Beat-Herder 2017
- Balter Festival 2017
- Beat-Herder 2016
- Glastonbury Festival 2016
- Manchester Punk Festival 2016
- Shambala Festival 2015
- Beautiful Days 2015
- Outcider Festival 2015
- Beat-Herder 2015
- Bearded Theory 2015
- Rebellion Festival 2014
- Beat-Herder 2014
- Alchemy Festival 2013
- Rebellion Festival 2013
- The Beat Herder Festival 2013
- Rebellion Festival 2012
- The Beat Herder Festival 2012
- Rebellion Festival 2011