They had to make good on that purchase, so father and son Antoin and Felim Doherty began to write the songs that shape the band today. Antoin didn't even play guitar as he was a professional Irish Funeral Bagpiper but they managed to write enough original material and started to play in the pubs and clubs of London. The Cordials play a mix of Country, Rockabilly and Folk Blues and they are about to release their new Album called Sweet Martha in Sept 2016. Their first Album Mr Mitty in 2010 was done on the cheap so expectations are high for Sweet Martha as it cost a hell of a lot more than the Mandolin. There music is based on honest storytelling with simple melodies like the Smell of Summer or Tweed Trousers sodden wet from a Winters Gale.
The Cordials are London UK Based and the engine of this band is a merry mix of United Nations with Thodoris Ziarkas from Greece on Double Bass, Andrea Lanni on Drums from Italy, Benoit Veillifon on Lead Guitar from France and our fantastic guests Zoe Devlin on Vocals (Alabama3) and the legend Vin Gordon on Tromebone (Bob Marley, Aswad) and finally Dick Smith on Banjo (Cole Porters)