The Hawkmen are BBC 6 Music favourites
Bristol’s The Hawkmen are flying high, borne aloft on a blend of rockabilly, Northern Soul and rhythm & blues. Plotting their course is bassist Scott Milsom, who’s played with psychobilly trio Coffin Nails and the Hammond organ group Big Boss Man.
“I wanted to be in a band playing music I enjoy listening to and writing those kinds of songs in the genres of music that I like,” says Milsom. The Hawkmen started life as a studio project, releasing a handful of singles on European record labels before they’d even played live. Two of their songs have been featured on Craig Charles’ Funk & Soul Club compilation albums, and they released their self-titled debut album last year. Fronted by soulful vocalist Scarlett Fagan, The Hawkmen are fast on the rise – before the pandemic, the Bristol band were due to make their first appearance at the Rhythm Riot this November, although that debut will now have to wait.