Claire Harper (Vocals/Guitar)___________________Emily Reid (Vocals/Guitar)___________________ James O'Dobhailean (Fiddle)__________________ Drums, Bongos, Percussion & Cajun courtesy of Gary 'fast hands' Wilson & Dorothy Weber ___________________Bass courtesy of Chris Rodgers
Influences
The artists we love... Jewel, KT Tunstell, Amy Macdonald...Laura Marling...Stevie Wonder, James Brown, Ella Fitzgerald...Norah Jones, John Martyn, Bare Naked Ladies...Nina Simone, The Eagles, Jeff Buckley...Sigur Ros, Bill Withers, U2...Led Zeppelin, The Waifs, The Wailin' Jenny's...The Duhks, Martina Sobrara, Missy Higgins...Queen, Van Morrison, Guillemots...Marvin Gaye, Gershwin, India Arie...Al Green, Lionel Richie, Joni Mitchell...Jack Johnson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Eva Cassidy...Jason Mraz, PJ Harvey, Sarah Mc Lachlan...Kelly Clarkson, Damien Rice, Gladis Knight...Otis Redding, Jill Scott, Hailey Hutchinson...Gemma Hayes, Tilly and the Wall, The Magic Numbers... Rodrigo y Gabriela, The Metro-Gnomes, Regina Spektor...this list will never be complete...
The Bluesbunny has described our voices as 'working so well together that you would never tire of listening to them.’ Thanks!
At our acoustic sets we prefer things simple, using only a mixture of voice, guitar and percussion, pushing the wonderful Harper harmonies.
Recently we have started collaborating with other musicians in order to create a fuller, more upbeat sound - now playing our sets with a fiddle player, bassist and cajun drummer - spicy!
The amazing talent of James O'Dobhailean joins us on fiddle; Chris Rodgers of epic Glasgow band Hercules Mandarin on bass; and the drumming and percussive talents of Dorothy Weber from feisty Salon Society. We feel pretty lucky to be playing with them and so hope to record some of our new tunes together over the next wee while.
We hope you enjoy our music.
Harper & Reid
Hey lovaliees - have you got any gigs coming up in the next few weeks?? I've got a pal up from London for a month and I want to show off the good Glasgae talent!
Just wanted to say that was an amazing set on Thursday - that was the first time I've actually made it to one of your gigs!! Needless to say I'll be getting to more if I can possibly manage it - you guys were awesome, very very beautiful music an very lovileeee voices!
Harper and Reid are by far and away my favourite female, acoustic, celtic folk, Glasgow-based, Solicitor's Firm sounding named band out there right now and they're going to the top, and I should know, I've once played in Eigg community hall when some people were there. Due to my status I thought it may be helpful to publicly endorse the band by providing my VERY RARE LTD EDITION 'e-signature' Joe 'massacre Dave' from the Cave PS. Where can I buy tickets for the gig? they've sold out on ebay
I'd love to come and see you play sometime soon, but I've got a rehersal tomorrow (with Salon Society!! ;o). Keep me in touch though and I'll be along to the next available giggnesss!!
