JOHNNY HOY & THE BLUEFISH

Nacido John Cravin Hoy, 10 de enero de 1957, Middletown, Connecticut, EE.UU. Hoy se convirtió en un músico más por descartes que por previa idea . Experimentó una infancia nómada con el divorcio de sus padres cuando tenía 10 años. Viajó  de costa a costa visitando a su madre y su padre, haciendo autostop y guardándose en los trenes de carga. Nunca se graduó de la escuela secundaria, John hizo una ronda de varios trabajos , incluso pasando un breve período con un circo. Dondequiera que viajaba, siempre tenía una armónica en el bolsillo, que describió como "sólo una especie de compañero". Tal vez, como era de esperar, su desolada y solitaria existencia lo atraía hacia el Blues encontrando el  ritmo en el ritmo de sus propios pasos. Se juntó  con otros músicos conforme los iba conociendo , pero nunca formó alianzas a largo plazo. La decisión de tocar  profesionalmente fue cimentada por el nacimiento de su hija y un nuevo sentido de compromiso. Tocar  su armónica en una banda ad hoc en la boda de un amigo le dio a Hoy el impulso para organizar una formación a tiempo completo para su nueva banda, Johnny Hoy y The Bluefish. La banda vio más de 30 cambios de personal a lo largo de los años, con Hoy, siempre cambiando de dirección con las inclinaciones de los miembros actuales y las influencias que los llevó. Un par de compañeros músicos de larga data son Jeremy Berlín (teclados) y Paul Size (guitarra). Hasta el momento Hoy y el Bluefish han abarcado estilos como el blues, y el zydeco, rockabilly, pop (Walk The Plank), todos lanzados en Tone-Cool Records. Hoy las letras suelen mostrar un salvaje, sin pretensiones de humor; Un estilo de  con cierto desarraigo y rabia hacia lo establecido forman su repertorio .

             

                 

                 

About johnny hoy and the bluefish in his website www.johnnyhoyandthebluefish.com

Formed in 1991, the band has evolved through many incarnations, three Tone Cool and two self-produced CDs, trips around the world as far as South Africa and mostly the joys of playing a lot of music on Martha's Vineyard where most of them live. The band started out as a four-piece with no piano, became a five-piece for several years, and then returned to a four-piece configuration, this time with no bass, and it's been that way for over 10 years.johnny hoyjohnny hoy juggles a full life where he takes advantage of his many skills including stone masonry, fishing, antique dealing, farming. Somehow he manages to do all the gigs as well. He came to the Island in 1978, after soaking up Muddy Waters’ and Tom Waits’ shows as a teenager.jeremyberlinjeremy berlin, the piano player, has been with the band for most of its life — since the summer of '93. He's played duets with President Clinton, and Carly Simon — he's not afraid of anything, and he plays it all. Jeremy's connection with the Island started before he was born and he's been there on and off ever since.buck shankbuck shank, guitar, longtime member of the band, looks and sounds like he's playing his last solo every time he steps up. He brings so much emotion, joy and grit to the stage, and his rhythm playing helps drive the bus.chris anzalonechris anzalone, the drummer, came aboard in 2000, a veteran of the Boston scene and such bands as The Radio Kings and he and Jeremy have been the rhythm section all along. He stays around Boston — we can't make him move down here. A real city boy.

Born. John Cravin Hoy, 10 January 1957, Middletown, Connecticut, USA. Hoy became a musician more by default than plan. He experienced a nomadic childhood with his parents’ divorcing when he was 10. He ricocheted from coast to coast visiting his mother and father, hitchhiking and stowing-away on freight trains. Never graduating high-school, Hoy did a round of various labouring jobs, even passing a brief stint with a circus. Wherever he travelled, he always had a harmonica in his pocket, which he described as ‘just a kind of companion’. Perhaps unsurprisingly, his rootless, lonely existence drew him towards the blues, finding rhythm in the pace of his footsteps. He jammed with other musicians when he met them but never formed long-term partnerships. The decision to play professionally was cemented by the birth of his daughter and a new-found sense of commitment. Playing his harmonica in an ad hoc band at a friend’s wedding gave Hoy the impetus to organize a full-time line-up for his new band, Johnny Hoy And The Bluefish. The band saw over 30 personnel changes over the years, with Hoy, always shifting direction with whatever current members’ inclinations and influences led them. A couple of long-standing fellow musicians are Jeremy Berlin (keyboards) and Paul Size (guitar). So far Hoy and the Bluefish have encompassed styles such as blues (Trolling The Hootchy, You Gonna Lose Your Head) and zydeco, rockabilly, pop (Walk The Plank), all released on Tone-Cool Records. Hoy’s lyrics often display a wild, unpretentious sense of humour; on ‘Love Dog’, he sings ‘I wanna be your mutt. Pat my butt. I wanna love you like my dog loves me’. Finding common ground with a broad range of different American lifestyles and music styles, black soul or white trash, Hoy’s output refuses to be limited to a strict genre category.