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The Vagaband

About Me

HERE ARE SOME VIDEOS OF US: http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=thevagaband............. .......On a live night you can expect a blend of old school country, swing, ska, rocking new originals, a few covers with a twist, plus the odd oddity (behold 'The Cane') all served up with a loose fun vibe.'You may remember us from such bands as': The RockingBirds, Old Heads Young Shoulders, Them Heads, Roxy's Toolbox, The Herbie Treehead Band, Ten miles of Bad Road, Swervy World and many more...

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Member Since: 26/02/2006
Band Website: www.myspace.com/josemcgill
Band Members: José McGill: vocals, guitar. Patrick Arbuthnott: pedal steel guitar. Jo the Bow: Fiddle. Tristan Roche: Bass, harmonies. Charlie Wilson: Drums.with guest players hugh and piers: trumpet and piano
Influences: ween, the waterboys, floyd, beatles, skiffle/country, dylan and the band, reggae/ska, swing, gypsy jazz, squat rock, toke that, love and loss, life and death...
Sounds Like: The Tits
Type of Label: Unsigned

My Blog

A Change is Gonna Come...

This is a Sam Cooke song featuring Jose's father, the legendary Hugo McGill, dedicated to their dying mother/wife, they take a verse each. Recorded February/March 06. The recording also features old f...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:51:00 GMT

The Cane

Written by Pat, produced by Jose, The Cane is the latest piece by The Vagaband. It is the antithesis to Pink Floyd's Another Brick in the Wall. In todays social/political climate, it should appeal to ...
Posted by on Fri, 27 Oct 2006 06:45:00 GMT