Music:
Member Since: 6/21/2007
Band Members: As a solo act i quickly became broke & sick of doing the unsigned 'Pay to Play' Glasgow thing, in July 2005 i decided to try and score some gigs in my local bar 'Linen 1906'. I offered to play anytime, for free. . . . . .
'Linen 1906' in Shawlands, Glasgow is a unique & independently run bar (plus its perfectly built for acoustics!) and the owner/manager soon took me up on the offer. . . . . .
I started playing mid-week afternoons without any PA, I then played on the quiet evenings with borrowed equipment and eventually i was playing for up to 3 hours (if i wanted to) with a decent PA system & a meal with drinks on the bar every Wednesday night. . . . . .
As demand for the music grew, I suddenly found i had been part of the begining of a new music scene in Linen1906/Shawlands and felt that i wanted to not only share it with my friends/fellow musicians in the industry but also lighten the load for myself while i was studying at Stow College
In November 2005 I invited some unsigned Glasgow musicians; Billy Bates, Andrea Marini & Waytooblue (now The Fortunate Sons) that i had met through myspace to come along and help me out. . . . . .
"Share the free beer's & hassle free gigs" was the cry back then, as it is now & the rest, as they say, is history. . . . . .
It seems like i've stuck to my hippie roots, i have become an organic local promoter of acoustic music. I love what i do, i do it for the music & beer and i believe the vast majority of players i've had perform in Linen 1906 (and a few other venues) would agree with me. . . . . . . "It's all good"
Influences: The Southside Sessions has played host to sets from a wide range of genres both from signed & unsigned acts including:
A.M Byrne, Acoustic Bug, Alexander Murray, Andrea Marini, Acoustic Love Experience, Andy Hamilton, Andy Craig,
Billy Bates, Baldego,Caragh Nugent, Captain Howdie, Clova, Commander Keen, Clair Wood, Crawford Smith,David Burns, Doghouse Roses,Emma Jane, Easi, Emma Forman,Galavant, Gary JK Hendry, Graeme Glancy Gary Harrison, Graham McGeoch, Gavin Gordon,I.D Parade, Iain McKinnon,Just Sunday, Jamie Elliot, Junk, John Alexander, Jane Kizzy,Lyndsay Sugden, Linz,Mr Mark, Matt Morrow, Midnight Tokers,Outi Karhula (Finland),
Patrick Monaghan, Paul Sneddon,Ross Fairweather, Rocket-fox Reloaded, Robbie Edmonstone,
Samantha Seth, Some Boy, Steven Miller, Steve Adams, Simon Pollit,Taj (beat-box), The Alarmist, The Colts, The Four Fifty's, The Scarlet, The Mighty Rockets, The Metro-Gnomes, The Mandrakes, The Tempest Fugitives The Fortunate Sons,
Vivien Scotson,
Waytooblue
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Record Label: None
Type of Label: Indie
