Greenheart :
jaf - vocals
Wardy - guitars
Mal - bass & guitar
Lisa - keys & piano
Kenny M - drums
Previously in Popsville :
Electric Sugar Children :
jaf - vocals & writhing about on floor in leather trousers
edd/wardy - guitar
kenny m - drums
gogs - bass
Suthie - card peeling a la Dylan in Subterranean Homesick Blues
then, Pure :
jaf - vocals and more writhing
edd - guitars
David - guitars
Gogs - bass
Kenny M - drums
Influences
Jesus & Mary Chain
Dylan
Flying Nun Records
Icicle Works
Echo & the Bunnymen
Smiths
C86 bands
The band were formed in the early 90s after two earlier incarnations featuring the same songwriting team of Sandy & Edd Fyfe had splintered into smithereens.
The first incarnation, The Electric Sugar Children, were shambolic art indie-pop, with Mr Paul Sutherland sitting cross-legged stage front peeling off mis-spelt cards containing the lyrics of the songs.
The sound matured and Pure were formed with the loss of Suthie and the addition of second guitarist, David Barnett. Badges were made, 'Purezines', radio interviews held, and shows played to varying degrees of success in hometown Perth, plus Glasgow, Dundee and anywhere else that would have us. The band were seen as the enfants terrible of the Perth alternative scene and had great fun playing up to that reputation. The gigs totally served their purpose and the young lads had a cracking sex life for a few months! It all fell apart due to everyone heading in different directions and after a period of sitting in the corner licking their wounds, the Fyfe brothers re-emerged with Greenheart (named after the wonderful poem by Alan Jenkins). The sound was again expanded, the lyrics filled with internal rhymes, and the recordings featured on the Fuzzy peach complilation.. It was always seen as a project to return to, maybe one day.............
A 2CD limited edition of the classic debut album 'Immigrants, Emigrants and Me' containing all 14 original tracks plus the debut “A Little Piece of God” ep and various b-sides, will be released on 1st March 2010. Pre-order @ One Hundred Percent Music
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yes please keep in touch.would be a honour! either idea is fine with us .dont know how you came accross us but ta! would be willing to support your cause song wise or gig wise! love charlie b.t
Great to see you on the net. I have to say, completely honestly, and bearing in mind that Spar might read this and that my own music was featured, Greenheart were my favourite band on Fuzzy Peach. On either compilation I put out come to that. "Lucky Always" is such a great song, and it would be brilliant if you got back in the saddle.
thanks for the birthday wishes! Had a weekend of celebrations with copious amounts of clink, clink, clinking so am now feeling much, much older than my 40 years!
The Ian McNabb MySpace Tour 2007 continues at a pace.
"I WILL COME AND PLAY IN YOUR LIVING ROOM. ROUND UP THE TROOPS, GET THE BOOZE AND FOOD IN, AND I WILL ROCK YOUR CURTAINS."
NO PARKING PROBLEMS!
NO BABYSITTERS REQUIRED!
NO RIP OFF TICKET PRICES/OVERLY PRICED DRINKS!
NO CURFEW!
NO ENDLESS PLUGGING OF NEW MATERIAL!
JUST HIT AFTER HIT AFTER HIT - COVERS TOO!
YOUR FAVOURITE ARTIST DELIVERED TO YOUR DOOR!
FOR DETAILS EMAIL ME AT: ian@ianmcnabb.com
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IAN McNABB ON TOUR 2007:
Apr 27 2007 9:00P Black And White bar Nerja
May 3 2007 7:30P The Half Moon, Putney London
May 4 2007 7:30P The Royal Standard London
May 5 2007 7:30P Riga Live Music Bar Essex
May 6 2007 7:30P Cox"s Yard Warwickshire
May 26 2007 7:30P Manchester Academy 3 Manchester
Jun 8 2007 7:30P Philharmonic Hall Liverpool.
Jun 9 2007 7:30P Philharmonic Hall Liverpool
Jun 14 2007 8:00P Fleece and Firkin Bristol
Jun 24 2007 5:00P Knowsley Hall Music Festival Nr. Liverpool (The Icicle Works - w/Keane, The Zutons, The Who. Shack. The Coral, The View, Pete Wylie, Joss Stone etc).
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"Merseybeast - A Musical Memoir - 1962 - 2006" The Ian McNabb Autobiography. Available March 2008 - Liverpool European Capital Of Culture year.
"Any drummers in the house?" - Pete Townshend - first night of U.S. Quadrophenia tour 1973.
Thank you. Cherry Red were interested in reissuing some more things if Reserved sold well. But it seems it might have done better! Good luck with the band. Best - David
