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Welcome to the den! Stephan Poppel

This is where you'll find samples of our newest music as well as our older classics. Enjoy pictures and the latest information about The Wolfpack's expeditions and get a taste of what it is that we do. We're sure you'll enjoy listening to our music as much as we enjoy making it for you. We love having you as our fan, howlin' along with the pack!

 

Update — January 2012

Hoping everyone had a nice holiday and we wish you the best for the new year.

Latest news
The Wolfpack has stopped shows for the winter. Stephen has begun working on a new CD. There's a lot of great collaboration going on with bassist and songwriter Jasper Bos from Dutch rock/pop band IOS, which had seven top 10s and a No. 1 hit in the Netherlands. The new album will also include more of Steph's original alligator rock bluesy music.

It'll feature the shark-attack guitar work of Leo Sienot, who's played on the last three CDs. He's a great guitarist from the Netherlands who produced and engineered Call of the Wild, Mississippi Crying and Transformation. The album will be recorded in The Hague in the Netherlands, and we're aiming for a mid-summer release. You'll also hear the great guitar work of Daniel Hunter, who's played many shows but will record for the first time with The Wolfpack. Vladimiros Kyrkimtzis, a Greek bassist who's also performed in numerous Wolfpack shows, will also be collaborating with Steph and will record with us for the first time.



Making movie music
Steph was contacted by a filmmaker to write a song for a movie that will be submitted to the Cannes Film Festival. Watch this space for more details!

 

Play List

Many of you have been asking for some of your favorites from Find a Way, Call of the Wild and Mississippi Crying. We're going to do it -- we'll be rotating some of the songs and put these back on for your listening pleasure. Thanks. 


Last show
The Wolfpack's August show at the Fêtes de Genève, the biggest tourist attraction in Switzerland with a half-million visitors passing through, was a great success. Lots of people showed up despite the wet weather. The rain finally quit and everybody rocked. Videos of the show coming soon! 

 

Reviews / Radio Play / Interviews

We were honored with a wonderful review by Gary Allen, drummer for the Charlie Daniels Band and J.J. Cale, that appeared on TennesseeConcerts.com after the Wolfpack was selected as one of the top runnersup in his Sonicbids International Song Competition. A taste of what he said: "Richly evocative lyrics and an easygoing sense of  plainspoken songs. Clever arrangements, laid-back rhythms that are interesting, hypnotic and throw-down funky. An overall imaginative collection of thought provoking lyrics with an easy comfortable feel that explore a diverse array of musical roots." Thanks, Gary!

Isaac also gave us a terrific review in Junior's Cave. These words of support and encouragement are a great boost to all of us!

Wolfpack music is now being played on the Radio U.K. International Showcase HourLaserDog's Music HourMidnight Special Blues Radio, Pongid Radio, Earbits.com and CMR Nashville. Check out the very cool interviews recently published in Junior's Cave Online Magazine, Vents Magazine and AJ&DBS.  La Tribune, the newspaper of Bellegarde sur Valserine in France, put out an excellent full-page interview with Steph.

 

World Radio Switzerland
The Wolfpack had a live session on World Radio Switzerland on May 7. We did a three-piece accoustic set featuring Tell Me Darlin', Alligator Joe and Thing Called Love and introduced the pack to Switzerland. We're now playing and arranging gigs in France and Geneva -- see "agenda" for details.

 

Transformation!

The Wolfpack's newest CD release, Transformation, was cut and completed at Studilio in The Hague, the Netherlands, in early 2011. It's 12 songs representing Steph's best work ever. We've added great dobro and harmonica licks to this CD, with the usual hot lead guitars. From Tell Me Darlin' to Drive Me Wild, Transformation encapsulates the ups and downs of Steph's life in the months that followed Mississippi Crying, our last album that told of the devastation brought by Hurricane Katrina.

 

Thank you!

Thank you from the bottom of my heart for all your support. The Wolfpack loves to get fan mail (I always write back!) and it's been great seeing our music drawing more and more listeners from all corners of the world, from China  and India to Brazil and Switzerland. I've gained even more exposure through the Jango Music Network (click here to check it out) which is bringing in an average of 100 new fans every month. You are all wonderful!

 

Keep howlin' with The Wolfpack!!

Stephen

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