The Honey Island Swamp Band are a thrilling, eclectic band that defies genre conventions, renders song structures elastic, and wholeheartedly stresses that the song reigns supreme.

Since they formed in 2005 in San Francisco after their displacement from New Orleans via Katrina – and subsequently relocated back home – the band has evolved to embody contemporary roots music.

The fivesome – bandleader and multi-instrumentalist Aaron Wilkinson, guitarist and vocalist Lee Yankee, bassist Sam Price, keyboardist Chris Spies, and drummer and vocalist Garland Paul – is about to release their most satisfying, consolidative album to date: Custom Deluxe, out June 23 on Color Red Music.

Songs like the kinetic “High River Rag,” authoritative “Wildfire” and blues-rocking “Sugar For Sugar” display these musical omnivores at a new zenith.

“We’re definitely melody-driven, vocal-driven, lyric-driven,” Wilkinson explains of the Honey Island Swamp Band’s modus operandi at this juncture, with Custom Deluxe. “We like something that’s new, yet sounds like it could have been a hit that you didn’t know about.”

“Their all encompassing sound of blues, roots, country, and soul has been described as “Bayou Americana.” – No Depression

Honey Island Swamp Band is:

Aaron Wilkinson – vocals, guitar, mandolin, harmonica
Lee Yankie – guitar, vocals
Chris Spies – keyboards
Sam Price – bass, vocals
Garland Paul – drums, vocals

The Honey Island Swamp Band catalog also includes five award winning albums – Honey Island Swamp Band (2007), Wishing Well (2009), Good to You (2012), Cane Sugar (2014) and Demolition Day (2016) – each of which was named Roots Rock Album of the Year by New Orleans’ prestigious Offbeat Magazine.

“Somewhere, there exists a dark, smoky bar with a jukebox that spins George Jones, Gram Parsons, Delbert McClinton, and Little Feat. And if that fantasy honky‐tonk lights your Marlboro, you need to know about Honey Island Swamp Band.” – Broward‐Palm Beach New Times

Deltaphonic is one of those bands who are out there creating their own genre. It’s rock ‘n roll, but it’s mixed with New Orleans funk, soul, and Hill Country blues.

--American Blues Scene

At the crossroads of Southern rock, blues, funk and soul, Deltaphonic is the rare contemporary band that writes songs that are as good as the classics that inspire them. Following the solidification of their current lineup in 2021, the awe inspiring power and spirit of Deltaphonic’s shows have led to a growing number of performances at festivals in the U.S. and abroad. Road hardened from years of touring on three continents, Deltaphonic is a force to be reckoned with onstage and in the studio. Anchored by band leader Andrew T. Weekes’ innovative songwriting aesthetic, and empowered by the prodigious musicality and production genius of guitar wizard Paul Provosty (Flowtribe, Earphunk), drummer/vocalist Trenton O’Neal (The Rumble), and slide player Logan Sellers (Lembo), Deltaphonic’s versatile sound continues to expand while simultaneously becoming more cohesive.

Disenchanted in the wake of the pandemic, Deltaphonic left the U.S. and established a second home base on the coast of Ecuador where they now spend part of the year recording and producing their annual music festival, Elcuator. In October 2023 the band released their version of Fortune Teller, which has gone on to be their most successsful release to date. With several upcoming releases and numerous shows including another European tour in the works, 2024 promises to be an exciting year for Deltaphonic.