dave (drums)
jacko (bass)
lucy (fiddle)
eddie (guitars, vocals)
Influences
rugged coastlines, the sound of shingle underfoot, poetry, gatherings in old village halls, the pixies, rain on a tin roof, william neill, the sound of wind whistling outside a window, de rosa, norman mccaig, familiar faces, fernando pessoa, george mackay brown, silence, morr music, bill hicks, books on history - history we can relate to -, idlewild, pablo neruda, driftwood, bjork, lewis grassic gibbon, music which makes us sit up and wish we'd written it ourselves, the fence collective, edwin morgan, community.
Machar Granite are a four-piece alt rock-folk group based in Edinburgh.
The music veers between seething guitar workouts and delicately balanced acoustic folk; it is influenced by a wide variety of subjects and styles but the sound is undoubtedly deeply rooted within the remoteness and strong spirit of community frontman, Eddie, knew growing up.
The band have just released their debut album, "lost in history".
If you would like to contact the band with regard to gigs you can drop them a line here or at machargranite@gmail.com
Reviews and Comments:
"They had the kind of mellow feel of seventies west coast of America music mixed with the more angular feel of our very own Scottish folk music and were clearly very capable musicians. The sound in the venue was doing a very effective job of masking the vocals but, on the evidence of tonight, this is a band worthy of investigation." Bluesbunny Live Review, Glasgow; July 2009
"A powerful debut from Machar Granite....all music should be this honest." Ian Scofield, Leith FM; Aug 2009
"This band are like storytellers in the folk singer way but despite ther traditional approach, there is also an urban feel pervading these songs....."Lost in History" is rather good. " 4/5 Carrots, Bluesbunny Review; Aug 2009
Copies of machar granite's debut album can be purchased from our website
hi eddie! thx for the add...i dont know what film score u r talking about u probably mean music video...let me know if u have any idea for one and when u come back we can meet for a beer cheers ju
Hello from Tibo, loved the set and hope to see you again soon. Everyone thought the performance was brilliant. Take care, hope the gigging is going well. Martin and all at Tibo.
new Sunday afternoon sessions at the speak easy, slot this sunday if you'd like - it's the merchant city festival. Give me a tinkle.
Thanks for lettings us play ‘The Heart Of My Existance' on this weeks podcast. Hopefully we can catch you soon. If you’re free come down to see Bronto Skylift’s special filmed live session in the 13th Note tonight.
Really enjoying the CD - i'll actually put my neck out here and state that this might be one of the most important albums by a Scottish artist for a long time! This is yer concept album mate! Amazing that you did this so early on in your career! Nice one!
Hi, aye I managed to not kill us on way home! was a real pleasure to play at your album launch....pick away..Montrose is the place of musical dreams! cat x
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