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Revision as of 20:26, 16 January 2009
The Electrics are a Celtic rock band from Dumbarton, Scotland. They formed in 1988 when former Infrapenny members Sammy Horner (vocals and bass guitar) and Paul Baird (guitar) asked drummer Dave McArthur and sax/keyboard player Allan Hewitt to play a gig at Glasgow's Impact Festival. The band released a self-financed cassette album, Views in Blues, in 1989. Following this recording the band evolved a celtic rock sound, heavily influenced by The Waterboys and The Pogues. Subsequent recordings included Vision and Dreams (1990) which was distributed by Word Records, and Big Silent World (1993), on Germany's Pila Music label.
Renowned for their energetic performances, the band have performed in the UK, Europe and the USA.
The band have not officially disbanded but have no plans to play any shows in the near future; Horner is currently busy with solo engagements and Devlin has recently moved to the States.
Band members
Current members
- Sam Horner - Lead Vocals, Bass
- Jim Devlin - Guitars, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
- Jim Cosgrove - Drums
- Tim Cotterell - Fiddle, Mandolin
Former members
- Dave McArthur - Drums, Bodhran.
- Paul Baird - Guitar and backing vocals.
- Allan Hewitt - Keyboards, accordion, saxophone, whistle and backing vocals.
- Heather Negus - Accordion, keyboards.
- Kris McEwan - Fiddle/mandoin.
- David Lyon - Accordion, Keyboards
- Kenny MacNicol - Highland/ Uhllean Pipes, whistles.
- Robin Callander - Fiddle/mandolin.
Discography
- 1991: Visions And Dreams (Review: Cross Rhythms[1])
- 1993: Big Silent World
- 1995: The Whole Shebang!
- 1997: The Electrics (Reviews: Cross Rhythms[2], The Phantom Tollbooth)
- 1998: Livin' It Up When I Die (Review: Cross Rhythms[3], The Phantom Tollbooth, HM Magazine[4])
- 1999: Danger Live (1999) (Review: The Phantom Tollbooth
- 2001: Reel, Folk'n'Rock'n'Roll (Review: Cross Rhythms[5])
- 2005: Old, New, Borrowed & Green (Review: Cross Rhythms)
Samples
References
- ^ Massey, Dave (1991). "The Electrics - Visions And Dreams". Cross Rhythms (7).
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Further reading
- "the Electrics". 7ball Magazine (20). 1998.
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