Many thanks to UK Country Radio.com for making String Driven, Feature Artists on the weekend of 1st & 2nd August. Tracks from the new album were played every hour and they also aired an interview with Chris Adams in which he talked about the band lineup, present and past.

The August editions of Maverick
and Rock ‘n’ Reel are on the stands.
For those of you who don’t yet
subscribe to these two fine
publications, read what
they (& the others) have to say about
‘Another Country’.
Maverick *****
Hands up those of us who can remember those heady days of the early 1970s and the psychedelic folk/rock mix of the band String Driven Thing. Well I certainly can and now they are back with a shortened name with a superb release of well crafted Americana. Chris and Pauline Adams first put the band together in 1972 …

Artist – String Driven
Title – SONGS FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY
Label – Backshop Records
Catalogue No – BSRCD003
Release date – 13 July 2009
Distribution – Cadiz

“A distinctive voice that really communicates”  NetRythms

“Shows the old ones are still the best ones” AmericanaUK

It all started in 1972 with the release of their self-titled album STRING DRIVEN THING when the band headed up by Chris and Pauline Adams burst on to the progressive folk-rock scene and took the music press by storm. Thirty seven years later and Chris Adams is back with a stunning new album …

With the impending release of “Songs From Another Country” and a shortened band name, the webmaster caught up with Chris Adams to get the inside story.
The big question must be the name change. Why drop the THING?
Well, this present line-up has gradually evolved into a totally different beast, with its own distinct identity, so I wanted to differentiate it from the band that made the Charisma albums.
So why didn’t you change it for the last album, ‘Moments of Truth’?
Good question. I actually thought about putting it out under my own …