Andy Mulhern Posted May 23, 2006 Report Share Posted May 23, 2006 Glasgow acoustic folksters Unkle Bob make a welcome return to Aberdeen on June 8th at The Tunnels in promotion of their new single "Too Many People" released on June 19th." ... a cross between Shack and the Pernice Brothers, this song says everything you've always wanted to say about love without saying anything at all cos thats all there is to say really. By the time it ends you'll find yourself shouting Yeah, Too Many People as if its the last time you will ever shout anything of any real significance." Phill Savidge 2006Have a listen - http://www.myspace.com/unklebobbandalso view video for "The Hit Parade" here5 from 8pm with support from Pete McConville and Kathryn Sawers.For Unkle Bob, sell-out shows across Scotland (The Liquid Rooms, the Arches and King Tut's), 2 successive performances at the T IN THE PARK festival, and airplay on BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 2, BBC Radio Scotland, Beat 106 form only part of the excitement that has built around a very promising young band. Unkle Bob will bring out the starry eyed idealist in all of you! (The List 04)Influenced by the mighty singer-songwriters of the early 70s like Nick Drake, Van Morrison, Tim Buckley, Cat Stevens, John Martyn, Carole King, and Neil Young; Unkle Bob are an acoustic 5-piece making use of guitars, banjo, mandolin, double bass, piano, organ, tabla, djembe, percussion and singer Rick Websters remarkably expressive voice.The Bob have a singer who sounds like Nick Drake whispering secrets into Ray Davies' ear. The Scotsman (July 04)Their sound has been descirbed as "the musical equivalent of the last warm bath you'd take before cutting your wrists" (Guardian), but they insist that it is all about the writing of good songs. Masterminded from a laptop in a tenement flat in Glasgow, and bucking the current trend for decibel-addiction instead prefering their own brand of melancholic indie-folk, Unkle Bob are champions of independent music making. Through their own label Friendly Sounds, several home-grown releases have received much critical acclaim."In a world looking for the next fashion, the outstanding Unkle Bob might well turn out to be the norm The List 50 Best Scottish bands of all Time (New Talent)Following an excellent 9-track album in 2004 and a debut EP "THe Hit Parade" in 2005, "Too Many People" is the first single from their forthcoming debut album proper."[The Hit Parade EP] shows astonishing potential for songwriting that is genuinely moving." Music Week (March 05)www.unklebob.comwww.friendlysounds.co.ukwww.vocoustics.comwww.myspace.com/vocoustics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mulhern Posted June 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 1, 2006 Rick interviewed for EvExpress "Whats On" section today and praising the Aberdeen scene http://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/displayNode.jsp?nodeId=149235&command=displayContent&sourceNode=149218&contentPK=14566488&moduleName=InternalSearch&formname=sidebarsearch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mulhern Posted June 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2006 Bump for tomorrow night!Its gonna be great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mulhern Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Sadly Pete has had to cancel tonight ... however Phil from Lorenzo Snow Collective has kindly agree to play at short notice. He will be joined Kathryn and toy piano for some songs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Graeme Posted June 8, 2006 Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 however Phil from Lorenzo Snow Collective has kindly agree to play at short notice. He will be joined Kathryn and toy piano for some songs! What are times for tonight? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mulhern Posted June 8, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 8, 2006 Doors 8pmKathryn 8:45pmPhil 9:30pmUB after 10pmor something like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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