So who's the Catskinners then?

The Catskinners are a folk band from Glasgow who perform a variety of material from the tradition and contemporary sources, as well as original songs written by John McCreadie.

Working on the principle that there is more than one way to perform a song, (hence the name) we have a flexible and adaptable approach to the music where, (depending upon the venue) we can alternate between big orchestral sounding arrangements to intimate moments where we and the audience become close confidantes. We’re able to adapt the complexity of how we present each show to best fit the performance space.

We cover a huge range of styles, including jazz/folk fusion, blues, shanties, traditional ballads, Americana and English chanson using acoustic and electric guitars, various drums and other percussion, concertina, melodeon, harmonicas, and a Roland guitar synthesiser which lets Kenny Caird conjure everything from piano to saxophone to big orchestral backdrops from his guitar.

Similarly we draw our material from a wide range of sources, including the Tradition, Robert Burns, and 20th century writers and poets such as Alistair Hulett, Henry Lawson, and Guy Clark, with a number of John McCreadie’s own songs peppered through the mix.

The current line up is:

John McCreadie: Guitarist, Singer, and Songwriter. Formerly of Diggery Venn, Radical Road, and the Govan Spoonful, and an established solo performer and festival compère, John’s involvement with Scottish folk music spans several decades.
He has a considerable reputation as a songwriter, and his songs have been covered by some of Scotland’s great singers such as Arthur Johnstone, (Doomsday In The Afternoon), and Sheena Wellington (Where Are You Now My Son?)

Kenny Caird: Multi-instrumentalist and Singer. Kenny plays acoustic and electric guitars, guitar synthesiser, chromatic and octave harmonicas, anglo concertina, and button accordion.
With a background in blues rock, Kenny came to the folk scene in the early 1980s after hearing a Dick Gaughan record and deciding he wanted to be part of this music. His use of synthesisers and electric guitars bring a certain unorthodoxy to some of the Catskinners performance.

Trish Caird: Percussionist and Singer. A relative newcomer to the world of performance, Trish has developed her skills at various singers’ sessions around Glasgow before joining forces with Kenny and John. Her percussion playing occasionally raises eyebrows among the traditionalists of the ethnic drum because of her love of using domestic utensils such as pastry brushes as drumsticks. Trish’s attitude is “If it works, why not?”

Book the Catskinners for your club or festival!

For bookings or any other queries:

Ken: 07570829683
John: 07796005934

catskinner@keromail.com

Listen at our Reverbnation Page and become a fan!

http://www.reverbnation.com/thecatskinners/

Visit our forum!

http://catskinners.myfastforum.org/

Monday 5 March 2012

Ok quick update.

We took a run out to the smashin wee club at Dunfermline last Wednesday to the club's monthly session. What a pleasant wee night. Thoroughly recommended. http://dunfermlinefolkclub.co.uk

We'll be playing there in March 2013.

Friday saw us with Mick West and the gang at Folk of Lambhill for a couple of songs . This is a new project which has a lot of potential. And of course they've used a picture of two of the handsomest guys on the folk scene doing a song there back in December last year http://www.lambhillstables.org/activities

Finally, we're off to Stirling FC for yet another session tonight. http://www.stirlingfolkclub.co.uk/

It never stops.

More soon.

Ken
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Friday 2 March 2012

We're back (again)

Ok. After a long lay off the blog's back.

So what's been happening?

During our time in the wilderness we've been working on some new material, the band's pretty well firmed up as a trio, and I lost an eye to cancer, which sort of put us out of the game for a while.

However we're back now, and looking to come and entertain you.

We've got quite a lot of diary space to fill, so if you're looking for a pretty damn good folk band, contact us.

I've updated bits of this blog page, and I'll be doing more shortly.

More soon.

Ken
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