THE DESOTOS NEW ALBUM ‘TRES’ DUE FOR RELEASE AND LAUNCH TOUR EARLY 2027
The album is now mixed and mastered with the first single ‘Push Me Away’ due for release late October. Catch the new video on YouTube !
And plans are underway for an album launch tour in the March / April period of 2027. Watch our Tour page for details of venues and dates to be posted in the next month or so
‘BLUE HORIZON’ ALBUM AT LMF, NEW ORLEANS
Paul’s recent solo ‘Blue Horizon’ album is available for online purchase in CD format at the Louisiana Music Factory in New Orleans. Thanks to Barry and the team! Visit them at:
louisianamusicfactory.com
NEW DESOTOS SHOW @ STABLES MATAKANA
Following the rocking double bill event with B B & The Bullets in June The DeSotos have been booked for a new show at Stables in early March. Event details will be posted shortly !
PAUL’S UK and EUROPEAN TOUR SEPTEMBER 2026
Paul, Richard Adams (violin) and friends played a wonderful run of shows in Austria and the UK in September in cluding performing at the International Songwriters Festival in lower Austria and the Bulls Head Jazz Room in London. Watch this space for further international touring announcements !
NEW ZEALAND SINGER-SONGWRITER PAUL GURNEY RELEASED HIS ALBUM BLUE HORIZON IN 2023, A REFLECTION ON OUR EXISTENTIAL STRUGGLES AND THE POWER OF THE HUMAN SPIRIT.
The album features 11 songs, written and performed by Gurney, an Americana and Roots music artist who has performed for many years as part of The DeSotos. Blue Horizon is the musician’s second solo album and it explores personal themes, developed in Gurney’s writing over the past few years. It became the most-played New Zealand album globally on international roots radio for five weeks in April 2023.
FRAGILE
Track 3 from Blue Horizon.
SOMEPLACE ELSE
The opening track from Blue Horizon.
ALBUMS
PAUL GURNEY BLUE HORIZON (2022)
PAUL GURNEY WITH THE DESOTOS SHADOW OF LOVE (2017)
“Gurney – who at times resembles a more countrified take on Don McGlashan – deserves some time in the spotlight.”
- Gary Steel, Metro Magazine
THE AGM UNICHORD (2014)
An acoustic roots project, live studio recording featuring Paul Gurney - vocals, guitars and blues harp, Richard Adams - violin and vocals, Stuart McIntyre - bass and vocals.
THE DESOTOS YOUR HIGHWAY FOR TONIGHT (2011)
“For a new record it is haunted by the aesthetics and sensibility of music’s golden years.”
- music.net.nz
"New Zealand music at its best."
- Tony Moon, Weekend Sun Tauranga
THE DESOTOS CROSS YOUR HEART (2008)
Selected by National Radio music reviewer Manu Taylor as his New Zealand album of the year, and became the full soundtrack album for the Marcus Lush ‘South’ TV series.
"The voice is just genius... seriously the best vocalist I have heard in a long time"
- Manu Taylor, National Radio
VIDEOS
“SOMETIMES VICTORY LIES NOT SO MUCH IN CONQUERING THE GLORIOUS MOUNTAIN PEAK BUT IN SIMPLY HAVING SURVIVED THROUGH A FATAL AND DEADLY STORM.”
~ Hrishikesh Agnihotri