Whisky and Music
54 Whisky Magazine | Issue 161F
rom Whiskey In The Jar
to Corn Liquor, Alabama
Song to Have A Drink On
Me, it’s abundantly obvious
to anyone with ears that
musicians have always known whisky
and music mix well. But for Felipe
Schrieberg and Paul Archibald, together
known as The Rhythm & Booze Project,
merging stompy blues and single malt
into one experience means more than
just inviting a band to a whisky tasting.
“We’ve looked at how to make
the experience holistic. It’s not just
combining two things, whisky and
music, and plonking them in a venue.
It’s about how you blend it together!”explains Felipe. Boasting a boisterous
roster of traditional Delta songs and
tunes made famous by the likes of
Robert Johnson, Howlin’ Wolf, and John
Lee Hooker, revellers at a Rhythm &
Booze Project gig are guaranteed to get
more than their money’s worth in foot-
tapping blues action alone. However,
at the heart of it, this is a whisky
experience inspired by the pair’s years
as a key fixture at Feis Ile – The Islay
Festival of Music & Malt.
It all began while Paul and Felipe
were attending the University of St
Andrews, first playing together in a
still-active band called The Blueswater.
Later, both moved to Edinburgh toWORDS CHRISTOPHER COATESMeet the pair
behind a whisky
experience with a
tempo like no other
Rhythm & Booze
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