An eclectic mix....Colin Hay, Paul Kelly, Lloyd Cole, The Mutton Birds, Queen, Frank Sinatra, My Friend The Chocolate Cake, Van Halen, Cake, Elvis, Crowded House...
Douglas Kay started playing acoustic gigs around Edinburgh in 1995 and has honed his skills in the clubs, bars and coffee houses of Australia, North America, New Zealand, South Africa and Europe.
His debut album, Of All The Towns To Sleep In, is home to an organic set of songs born of singer-songwriter craft which have received airplay on BBC Radio Scotland, London station Xfm (where Moving Target won the listener vote after featuring on the show X-Posure) and Australia's Central FM. The album also led to Kay's first Australian TV appearance in spring 2004 and a support slot with KT Tunstall.
Douglas Kay Band, which features bassist Alex Hunter and drummer Hugh Martin, has played a series of notable gigs since then including support slots for artists such as Amy MacDonald, and the prestigious T Break Showcases. In April 2006 Douglas completed a solo US tour which stimulated interest from producers in that country.
August 2008 saw Douglas and the band play a raft of dates as part of the internationally renowned Edinburgh Festival. In October, the song Better was voted top track by a local band in an Edinburgh Evening News poll.
The band's new album, Into Your Head, is scheduled for release in early 2009.
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I’m currently in the UK touring right now; all upcoming dates are listed on my MySpace page, so if I’m in a town near you, pop down and say hello
Hello DK. Top Sorries gig the other night. My Dutch mate was ready to go to war with England after. Always a good sign. Hope the blue blazer gig went well. See you soon. Andy
Hey Doug, great catching up with you the other week, stay in touch and keep me posted on your gigs. If you fancy coming, it would be great to see you at Berts on the 31st. Bring all your friends, hell bring a stranger of the bus, the more the merrier!
How's it going man?! its really good to hear from you. Things are going well here in London - getting on with some solo gigs and working on the band too. I'd love to play in Edinburgh soon but haven't made any plans to at the mo. Maybe in the summer I hope!
Hey Doug, Mr. Dimeck told my mum that u wanted to come along to a gig sometime? If you wan't, The Liquid Ship is on the 12th Feb, Free too. Should be good.
How is your band going?
Need to play together sometime.
We might be playing in Alloa soon, We could maybe play together?
WELL.....It's MONDAY!! (argh...) Wishing you a
great year for the 50 weeks that remain!
I'm doing a survey....
could you tell me what the best part of 2007 was
for you and what was the worst part... (try to answer
me back spontaneously so that it's a natural reflex...it
will help with this survey...it's just for fun..but, I'd like
to post the statistics in my blog and see what you
think! lol xx) if you have time, comment me
back with your answer...
Indiana Gregg
Hope you are having a good Christmas season. I wanted to let you know that i'm coming to Scotland on Dec. 27th. We play Pitlochry on the 27th, Glasgow on the 28th, and then come back to Inverness, Glenfarg, and Edinburgh in mid-January. I hope to see you at one of the shows! Until then.......Happy Trails, AP
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