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Great Scott

"and the monkey went on eating the peaches....."

About Me

Begun with a jam session after a drunken night at the limelight :)

My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 6/25/2006
Band Website:
"bebo.com/scottssongbook

Band Members: Great Scott:

Scott Robinson- Vocals & Rhythm Guitar
Matthew Doherty - Saxaphone, Clarinet, Piano
Nicholas Trimble- Piano
John Baxter- Percussion

Other Jammers:

Chris Knowles - Flute, Guitar
Richard Primrose - Lead Guitar
John McBride- Percussion

Influences: Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, Jack Johnson, Don McClean, The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Joe Strummer, Johnney Cash, John Lennon, Mark Knopfler, My Vitriol, Donavan, The Lemonheads, Semisonic, Pink Floyd, Ash, The Eels, Duke Special, Various British Indie Rock.

Sounds Like: From a soft tom waits song covered with just guitar, vocals and a clarinet part, to a drum driven song, piano backed, with acoustic guitar and vocals with sweet smooth sax over the top.

Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None

My Blog

!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ISHMAEL ISHMAEL ISHMAEL ISHMAEL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Hopefully if you visit my myspace before wednesday the title of this blog got your attention. I realised once on the bus a few minutes that I might have said that the gig was at Lav...
Posted by Great Scott on Sun, 29 Jun 2008 04:44:00 PST

New tracks etc.

After a lot of delays etc including me getting appendicitis (and living in different countries doesn't help), we've a few new recordings. Me and Doc may have turned up the vocals and sax too high when...
Posted by Great Scott on Sun, 08 Jun 2008 08:10:00 PST

acoustic sesh

me and doc have an accoustic set at The MacSorley's Sessions @ MacSorley's Music Bar on jamaica st on june 5th if anyones interested.
Posted by Great Scott on Sun, 06 May 2007 10:59:00 PST

EP

Given out the last of the CDs of gracious freedom, 2quid now for anyone who wants one. Give me a shout.
Posted by Great Scott on Sun, 07 Jan 2007 11:19:00 PST

Second Gig

Turns out we have another last minute gig with firefly and sirius tomorrow if anyones interested =)
Posted by Great Scott on Tue, 19 Dec 2006 10:26:00 PST

no more downloads

sorry no more downloads...probably. apparently if i change the setting to no downloads on the songs they can be listened to by shitty murano st halls stream only connections, hope it works.......
Posted by Great Scott on Tue, 10 Oct 2006 08:17:00 PST

EP

i've been putting together an EP with doc up at his house, also featuring chris and hopefully prim and nic if we have the time. if anyone wants one give me a shout, it shouldn't cost too much to make ...
Posted by Great Scott on Sun, 10 Sep 2006 12:16:00 PST

paradise

If paradise is freedom, surely the memory of it without it's presence is a stronghold of a prison, that's why you've got to bring the good things with you.
Posted by Great Scott on Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:02:00 PST

3 grand?!

apparently according to one timothy canning i spent 3 grand on recording equipment. sorry to disappoint but although i'd love a small recording studio most students don't just have 3 grand lyin a...
Posted by Great Scott on Sun, 16 Jul 2006 09:22:00 PST

analogy no 1

do you ever sit down to a fry and seeing all the diff bits you're not sure what to have first? you maybe try gettin hold of 2/3 diff bits at once but youre not satisfied, you want every flavour wokrin...
Posted by Great Scott on Thu, 06 Jul 2006 12:30:00 PST