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About Me

The Band From County Hell are an eight-piece Celtic rock band and have been described as one of the most exciting and original Celtic folk bands on today's circuit. The Band was founded by frontman Steven McLelland in 1995 who has played music all his life and originates from Glasgow. His songs take you back to Scotland and Ireland and the instrumentation which includes fiddle, guitar, bass, mandolin, whistle, banjo, pipes, accordion, full drum kit, brass section and piano can only be described as superb.BFCH have represented the UK in France and Germany, they have appeared at art centres, festivals and theatres around the UK. They have sold songs to film makers, celebrities and football teams and they have even had their own show at The London Palladium. Their music continues to inspire and touch people around the globe and they have earned an excellent reputation for being able to recreate their sound live.If you haven't seen The Band From County Hell then make sure you doâ€¦you will never have seen anything quite like them before!

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Member Since: 1/26/2006
Band Website: bfch.co.uk
Band Members: Jock McLelland - Guitar, Vocals,,, Joolz McLelland - Vocals, Bodhran,,, Ben McLelland - Fiddle, Accordian, Whistle, Piano, Uileann Pipes,,, Mad Dawg Dowd - Drums ,,, Mugger Mulligan - Bass,,, O'Brealey - Trumpet, Saxophone, Trombone ,,, Kenbar Furey - Whistle,,, George Morton - Trumpet - Accordian,,, Hammer Mckeys - Piano, Keyboards,,,
Type of Label: Indie

My Blog

Friends of the Earth Videos

See Ben McLelland Fiddle Player for BFCH doing a Friends Of The Earth Interview at the link below! Click on 'Ben McLelland' to view link http://www.thebigask.com/campaigns/climate/big_ask/march...
Posted by The Band From County Hell on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:59:00 PST

Rhythm Festival

Following the The Rhythm Festival at Twinwood Arena here are some recent postings from their forum& LITEL Did anyone else see these guys??They rammed the other stage, absolutley fab! Definetley...
Posted by The Band From County Hell on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:56:00 PST

Wychwood Festival Feedback

Here are some comments that are now coming through about the success of The Wychwood Festival& Highlights for me were&Robyn Hitchcock & the Venus 3, Band From County Hell, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Cam...
Posted by The Band From County Hell on Fri, 07 Sep 2007 01:55:00 PST

Welcome to BFCH myspace

Hi everyone, Welcome to the first BFCH blog, the first of many to come. Well I'll tell you a bit about the band in this first blog. The Band From County Hell are one of the most exciting Celtic rock b...
Posted by The Band From County Hell on Mon, 17 Apr 2006 02:45:00 PST