Gary Stewart-vocals/acoustic guitar,
Andy Hawkins-backing vocals/acoustic guitar,
Matt Peel-bass guitar,
Ruth Viqueira-drums
Influences
Paul Simon, James Taylor, Dave Matthews Band, Counting Crows, Nick Drake, KT Tunstall, The Smiths, King Creosote, Kate Rusby, John Martyn, Nizlopi, Damien Rice, The Broken Family Band, The Singing Adams, Ray LaMontagne, Jean Sibelius, Antonin Dvorak, Crash Test Dummies, Roddy Woomble, Ben Folds
"So off to Gary Stewart at Holy Trinity we trot. His upbeat folk-music is relaxed, unpretentious and well-played. It's not pushing any boundaries but it is enjoyable and we are able to chill-out for a little while before once again running off to the Met for Dinosaur Pile-Up..."-The Fly(Justine Trickett)
"Like Cat Stevens on Acid"-Leeds Music Scene. Gary Stewart writes and sings songs; sometimes on his own; sometimes with his band,which consist of Ruth Viqueira on drums,Matt Peel on bass and Andy Hawkins on electric guitar. He is from Perth, but currently resides in Leeds, where he has been carving a name for himself steadily for the past two years.
The Scot has supported fellow singer/songwriters such as Johnny Flynn,Laura Marling, James Yorkston, David Kitt, Nizlopi, Jacob Golden and Emma Pollock,The All New Adventures Of Us,Ross Ainslie and Jarlath Henderson,Joan As Policewoman and most recently,James at Leeds Academy.
Gary has recently been touring Ireland and Scotland in support of his new E.P "Tables,Trees and Tripods", which was released on the Littlest Mojo label in June. The E.P is available to download from i-tunes and some nice things have been said about it already;
"He plies his trade at the softer end of the folk rock brand, with a voice that has traces of Michael Stipe leavened with a Scottish burr. Big Ben is replete with sparkling guitars and harmonies on a tune delivered with panache..."-Jackie Hayden,Hot Press Magazine
"All in all an EP that could be described as lovely without being cringeworthy. An EP that's going to shake up this little scene of ours,with the best intentions at heart, of course..."-Maria Pinto Fernandes, Leeds Music Scene
"Gary played some sweet tunes off his EP called Tables, Trees and Tripods very folk pop sound and with a feel of an early Paul Simon very impressed with this guy live he went down pretty well on the sunny Sunday evening. *****"-www.musicreview.com
"Stewart's plaintive vocals,sung in his Scottish accent,are heartfelt and simple,while his band stir up a summery mix of Paul Simon-esque melodies and gentle folkish arrangements"-Tom Goodhand, Leeds Guide
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thanx for the add,jump on my space to listen my music when you want! take a listen to the ZERO P:M version of the David Bowie classic "DJ"(PAKY DI MAIO electro version)on my player and leave a comment if you like it. big hug P :-)
La Folie are having a launch party on the 8th of June at The Forum in Sheffield! £2 advance tickets/£3 on the door! Plus the added bonus of if you film some stuff from the night of us, you or anything else connected and send it us, we will send you a free copy of 'Risus Sardonicus'
Hey mate, how's it going? It's been quite a while, so just thought i'd just drop you a quick line. Exams doing my head in atm, but just 3 to go, so after then I'll have to try meet up with you over summer or something. Looking forward to hearing the single! All the Best. Dave
Hey Ho Mr Stewart! Really enjoyed the gig the other weekend, did you stay out and ave'it large wi ya brandy bombs?! Took some quality pics so I shall email them over to you once I have done a wee touch of post production! When Viquera returns from her travels we should have a meeting about the shoot, be good to get it done in the sooner rather than later! Hope that you are well xxx
Our EP launch is creeping ever nearer it would be most fantastic if you could attend! It's going to be seriously horse!
It's Saturday the 30th of May at The Library. It's an early start, early finish job (6pm - 11pm) and we are on at 9pmish. Tickets are £4 from Crash of Jumbo or on the door.
We are surrounded by brilliant bands such as our label mates The Light Streams (also launching their new EP), our old pals The Voltaires, our new friends The Feelies Inc. and we have transpennine excitement from Little Tremors.
Our EP, titled A GLimpse of Lightning will available on the night and is released the 1st of June. It's real hot. The Remix version is actually available now at www.silverlodeonline.co.uk.
Just to let you know I've launched a new website: www.StressFreePrint.co.uk. If you get a sec, please take a look around and let me know what you think. As always, give me a shout if you need any leaflets, flyers or posters to promote your gigs. Hope I can help you out sometime.
Take care and keep up the good work, Tom.
P.S. Cheers for your friendship. As a thank you, enter voucher code 'myspace' when ordering leaflet printing, flyer printing or poster printing and I'll knock 15 quid off the cost!
Haha, No that don't sound bullshitty at all! I like weird-ness and wonderfull-ness! Be good to have a play around with some ideas :) Reckon the Poverty warehouse near our house would be good to find some gems! Will get the Viquera and I on the case! Will send you the pics to your email 2moz eve then! Nicely nicely x
Hey Gary! How's trix? I have got the piccies back from the Elbow Room gig and there are a few good shots! Shall I email them over to you to have a look at? I am deffo up for a shoot soon, be good to make a day of it one Sunday? I shall see you on Saturday so we can maybe chat about it then? Hope ya well x
Hey big man. Check out the new page. I'm practicing learning HTML coding. Went to meet the UN the other day. Should be getting the new song used as a theme tune so things are starting to get interesting. Hope your well mate. AJ
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