Duncan McFarlane, acoustic guitar, mandolin, cittern & vox
Anne Brivonese, electric fiddle & vox
Steve Fairholme, melodeon & vox
Nick Pepper, drums
Tony Rogerson, bass guitar
Geoff Taylor, electric guitar, cittern & mandolin
That's the 'standard' line-up, but we are proud to have our friends 'stand in'
where needed...
Bernie Gilmour (drums)...
and our younger pals ...
Dave Budd (drums) and
Matt Peel (bass)...
tho' we try not to let 'em be seen as they catch too many admiring glances
(and they do halve the average age of the band!)
- hah!
B/W pix on here are invariably the work of Ani McNeice!
Influences
Dunx on the one hand: Nic Jones, Martin Carthy, Richard Thompson
& on the other: Ian Anderson, Martin Barre, Andy Powell, Stephen Fellows.
As for the band? They've never told me!
Sounds Like
Tricky! Each individual will equate us to their own 'nearest known equivalent'.
We try to be like 'us' and not anybody else.
The Duncan McFarlane Band (electric)
The world can always use more good English folk-rock and this is loud, fast music,
based on the rhythms of English country dance music with sharp-edged electric
guitar leads, electric fiddle, and gutsy, gritty singing.
Essentially solid, energetic English electric folk, full of pumping riffs and
loads of energy. Its nice to find a folk-rock band that understands both folk
AND rock and knows how to draw on one without diluting the other.
’Robust folk-rock - reels, jigs and stout songs, well-executed and infectiously
lively.’
(these quotes from fRoots; Yorkshire Evening Post; Dirty Linen(USA);
Shreds & Patches; Tykes News; Stirrings)
Visit our main website, buy CDs there using PayPal www.duncanmcfarlane.co.uk/
Our new album makes top reviewer Colin Randall’s Top Ten Albums of 2007!!!
Look here..... http://www.salutlive.com/salut_lists/index.html
Duncan McFarlane (solo)
Classy English Folk Guitar, eminently listenable vocals and great songs,
both traditional and contemporary. (Mike Raven)
Duncan’s a punchy guitarist in the ’English folk’ style and offers a
set about equally split between his own songs, other people’s and traditional.
(fRoots)
Stylistically, Duncan’s guitar technique falls very much within the Carthy/Nic
Jones school, with a strong rhythmic impetus that’s infectious in the extreme. His singing has real character too. (Traditional Music Maker)
Duncan has a ’solo’ MySpace with six songs to download.... www.myspace.com/duncanmcfarlane
Hi Duncan and friends! Just dropping by to say thank you so much for the fantastic gig at The Brown Cow last night. Love from Brown Cow Sue and friends.xx
X Files strike again! Saw the freebie CD on Rock and Reel. There were you. Bought the mag, got it home and on the CD was the Bag of Spanners! Saw Neil (the lead singer of BoS) and he was, to say delighted, would be an understatement. He was so chuffed to be amongst such superstars!
Hello... A big Thank you to You and Anne for last night.. You were Great!! also thank you so much for doing the sound for me... It was very much appreciated! Hope to see you again soon.. lots of love............. leila x
Play List: Sunday 20th January 2008. 10-00am www.phoenixfm.co.uk
The Duncan McFarlane Band. All Rogues & Villans. www.duncanmcfarlane.co.uk Flaxenby. Brand New. www.myspace.com/flaxenby Linda Watkins. Another Flower In The Garden. www.lindawatkins.co.uk Boldwood. Feet, Don't Fail Me Now. www.boldwood.co.uk
Hi Duncan Happy New Year. Looking forward to seeing you next Friday at the Owl. I have given it a mention on my site. Best wishes Paul www.leedsmusicpromotions.com
Hi Duncan Regular visitors to my page know that I put on it a brief description of artists that I have found and links to their MS page and website. Well I’ve included you in the latest additions. This is an invitation to you and your friends and visitors to have a look and see what you can find. Stay well, Ken.
Hello and a big hug from this pink furry monster on a grey, wet, manky day in North Herefordshire.
I love listening to your sounds, so full of energy and life. Folk rock is definately the way to fill the folks with excitement and fun. Keep it up boys!
Hi Duncan, tis Nic 'ere. Great to see you again and thoroughly enjoyed your gig. See you in a couple of weeks when I will challenge you to game of snooker. Regards Nic
Hi Duncan All the best with the new CD. Just to let you know that I have given it some publicity on my site. Hope to catch you soon. Best wishes. Paul www.leedsmusicpromotions.com
