a nice wee gig
The Second Hand Marching Band are an unusal affair, fourteen members strong they utilise, strings, horns, drums, accordians and voices to create rousing folk. They are quite new to this gigging lark, indeed this is only their second one. To check them out, or to download a free mp3 or two please go here…
If you are not familiar with The Just Joans, then you are in for a treat. Their debut album `Last Tango In Motherwell` is a home recorded classic nestling somewhere between the Magnetic Fields and Half Man Half Biscuit and lurking round underpasses in deepest darkest Lanarkshire. Now with many more members their music strays into 60s girl band style choruses which proclaim glee at taunting the poor kid in your class at high school who just could not get nipped. That’s “given a kiss” for the more erudite amongst us.
Also performing is the lovely Ceylan Hay, whilst she may be young in years it has often been said that her songs of love, lust and heartbreak convey a rich experience way beyond the comprehension of most established singer songwriters. As part of the parsonage choir and solo she has wowed audiences at many of Scotland’s major and minor festivals with her swooping soprano voice.
9 p.m/£4 (help yourself to free biscuits on the door)