I caught up with Rob Joy, lead guitarist from Black Bart to ask a few questions about the band to find out more about who they are and what they are about.
how did you come up with the name Black Bart?
Black Bart (the name) was devised by one current and one former member of the band. He/It is several things. Most notably, in our case, a highwayman, Charles Boles, who decided to give up business in England and head out to America to rob stage coaches, leaving poetry at the scene of most of his crimes.
Only retrospectively did this name and story become fitting with the Americana influences on the sound we have taken up. Read the rest of this entry ?
