The Renegade folk punk band is:
Judith Harron - backing vocals
Stephen Clark - Drums
Kenny Leckie - electric guitars
Dave Burns - mandolin, percussion, backing vocals
Dan Irving - Bass
Rachael Leitch - backing vocals
Sye Kasim appears occasionally on violin.
Influences
Bruce Springsteen, The Clash, Green Day, Alkaline Trio, Frank Turner, Chris T-T, Al Baker, Evan Greer, Mischief Brew, The Buzzcocks, Bob Dylan, Phil Ochs, Against Me!, Flogging Molly, The Pogues, Christy Moore, Jesse Malin, The Levellers.
Or, check out my last.fm profile for the most up to date list.
I'm not a big fan of artists who give their biographies in the third person, when you know fine well it's the artist writing. It's all a bit too Mohammed Ali for me, so I'll keep this simple. My name is Dave Hughes, I write and play songs. I used to always play solo, but now I have the awesome Renegade Folk Punk Band backing me up at some of my shows.
Over the last three years I've had the fortune to play over 100 gigs, in most of the major cities of the UK. I've supported many other acts that I love listening to such as Frank Turner, Mischief Brew, Jonah Matranga, Chris T-T, Damien Dempsy and Bomb the Music Industry. I've also played a number of festivals such as Rebellion (2009), Lexapalooza (2008,2009) and Guilfest (2007).
Playing live is what this is all about. While I like playing in pubs and clubs, I fucking love playing house-shows. If you fancy putting me on then please get in touch, doesn't take much, usually just a group of your friends, a tiny bit of cash for petrol and a place to sleep. Food is always welcome.
My motto when playing live is that anyone watching is just as part of the show as anyone standing on the stage.
This is what I sound like with the full Renegade Folk Punk Band
Dave Hughes & The Renegade folk punk band's Friend Space (Top 16)
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Trust me, y'all do NOT want someone with my vocal 'abilities' singing along, but if I am not priorly engaged, I can come and cough at the wrong places :)
TORTURO NERVOSA Full-blast angular punk mayhem from Perth in the style of Fugazi/NoMeansNo/Shellac promoting their new 'Autopsy?' EP. Expect full-blown chaos and bad taste banter! www.myspace.com/torturonervosawillkillyou
SHIELDS UP Short,
sharp, fast no-nonsense old-school hardcore punk from Edinburgh
featuring members of Taking Chase, Ben Cozine and Secta Rouge. Debut
album out now and was Vic Galloway's Record of the Month for September. www.myspace.com/shieldsup
GRADER Newly refined noisy punk/hxc 5-piece from Aberdeen. Sounds to these ears like The Cancer Bats falling out with The Bronx while Set Your Goals point and laugh. This is a good thing. www.myspace.com/gradermusic
YEAH DETRIOT! Super-speedy upbeat melodic tech-skate-pop-punk from Dundee. These guys play a million miles an hour and will be a treat for fans of Slick Shoes/Lagwagon/Strung Out. www.myspace.com/yeahdetroituk
Friday 20th November 2009 The Balcony Bar, Ward Road, Dundee Doors @ 8pm. £3 tax. 1/2 price admission to Entropy club night @ Kage.
JOEY TERRIFYING
First hometown
show since early summer from these balls-out ska-punk rock'n'roll
merchants promoting their new 'This Is Your Future' EP.
Fresh back from England, expect fast, brutal melodic ska-core and plenty of madness.
Think Strike Anywhere, Capdown and Propagandhi in a ladder match. New EPs available for the first time in Perth! www.myspace.com/wearejoeyterrifying
FRIDAY FIRST
Epic and intense melodic post-hardcore/metal from the ever-growing homegrown 5-piece.
Expect
soaring choruses, brutal breakdown, insane guitar work and big tunes
from their new 'Without Reason, There Isn't A Purpose' EP.
For fans of Alexisonfire/Underoath etc. www.myspace.com/fridayfirst
SHATTERHAND
Veteran punk journeymen return to Perth with their own brand of fiery melodic skate-punk.
These
troops are one of the most under-rated punk bands in the country
peddling fiercely melodic political punk rock in the style of Dillinger
4/Leatherface/Face To Face. www.myspace.com/shatterhand
VERSAILLE
Youthfully exuberant 21st Century melodic pop-punk from Perth.
These troops are just about to release their first EP of up-beat joyous pop-punk and are playing 2 shows in one night!
Think YouMeAt6, Blink 182, Taking Back Sunday. www.myspace.com/versailleuk
