Member Since: 29/07/2007
Band Website: www.glenturret.ch
Band Members: Usually my guitar and myself. Sometimes supported by my Glenturret friends on accordion, fiddle or bass guitar.
Influences: The musical traditions of Scotland and Ireland. The Swiss folk song tradition. Bands like Del Amitri, The Silencers, Travis, Coldplay, The Pogues, The Levellers, Kate Rusby, Stephan Eicher, Mani Matter. Probably also Oasis. I apologise. --------------------------My Top 5 albums:
The Levellers: Levelling the Land.
Radiohead: The Bends.
Marillion: Misplaced Childhood.
The Big Geraniums: Girls on Sheep.
Stephan Eicher: Engelberg. -----------------Awesome songs:
The sunny side of the street (The Pogues).
The scientist (Coldplay).
Falling slowly (Glen Hansard).
Driftwood (Travis).
The reason (Hoobastank).
Chasing cars (Snow Patrol).
I want you (The Silencers).
Book of brilliant things (Simple Minds).
Bad (U2 - live).
Drive (R.E.M.).
Symphonie (Silbermond).
Hier kommt Alex (Die Toten Hosen - unplugged).
Brothers in arms (Dire Straits).
All good things (Klaatu).
By my side (Strozzini).
Past the Belvedere (The Sad Riders).
Good morning (Rosebud).
Cyclops (Robin Laing).
Johnny & Mary (Züri West).
The goodman (Kate Rusby).
Dr Alpeflug (Mani Matter).
S alte Guggisbergerlied (trad.).
Grüezi wohl, Frau Stirnimaa (The Minstrels) -- I guess my parents have forgiven me "fir daeing their heids in" by listening to this song far too many times a day when I was a laddie. I'm still adoring it by the way. :-)
Record Label: Unsigned