Current Scuffers:
Gavin Wallace (vocals/guitar)
Ian Fraser (bass)
John Murphy (drums)
Peter Lloyd (lead guitar)
Angie Darcy (harmony vocal
Danny Mitchell (Mandolin)
Members present on album:
Gavin Wallace (acoustic guitar/vocals/harmonica)
Ian Fraser (Bass guitar)
John Murphy (Drums)
Dochan MacMillan (banjo/mandolin/dobro)
Sara Cull (Fiddle/Harmony vocals)
Influences
We are influenced by the following (that does not mean that we sound like them or want to sound like them) Hank Williams, Lefty Frizell, Townes Van Zandt, George Jones, Ryan Adams, Gram Parsons, Todd Snider, Whiskeytown, Paul Heaton, Buddy Miller, Loretta Lynn, Uncle Tupelo, Old Crow Medicine Show, Morrissey, The Everly Brothers, Lonnie Donnegan, The Rolling Stones, The Hokum Clones, The Waterboys....the list is endless.
Glasgow Country band, The Scuffers, released their debut album, "The Life I've Had" on Miracle Town Records on 10th November 2007.
The Scuffers take Honky Tonk Country as a base and create music which also draws upon influences from Rock n Roll, Skiffle, Folk and Gospel and mould it into their rural contemporary sound. Songwriter Gavin Wallace's distinctive lyric writing style helps to create songs which, although grounded firmly in Americana, take on a characteristically Scottish feel - Country washed down with Irn-Bru!
For three years now the band has grown in size and stature and has received rave reviews wherever they have played in Glasgow, Edinburgh and beyond. Significant gigs have included a support slot with Hayseed Dixie at the ABC, King Tuts Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow Barrowlands, The Garage and The Arches; the Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival in Inverness and a headline slot at Glasgow's West-End festival.
The bands current line up includes Gavin Wallace (lead vocals, guitar), Ian Fraser (Bass), John Murphy (Drums), Peter Lloyd (lead guitar), Angie Darcy (harmony vocals) and Danny Mitchell (Mandolin).
//// //////////////// "Scottish blend of Americana that is irresistible for a good ol' shindig" MAVERICK MAGAZINE////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////Gavin Wallace has certainly established himself as a songwriter of repute....There is a warmth and humanity to his lyrics that give out hope to all who listen...he is up there with the best of the country genre" BLUES BUNNY//////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////"Throughout the playing is top notch. Overall the album is a worthy document of a talented band. On “Last Dance” there is an indication of a Scottish air, one can imagine someone like Richard Thomson penning this" CROOKED RAIN///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// "It's a great Country album. Lead singer Gavin Wallace knows how to write a tune and the musicianship is strong and consistent" IS THIS MUSIC?/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
Keep Scuffin'!
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Take care of each other and thank you
Kimbo Rose Workman and the team from SCREECH OWL RECORDS!
Have a great weekend of gigs. Thought you guys were brilliant last night. Loved it. And thanks for being the crowd for my set! Great to see you in the east. Hope to catch up with you soon.
"And I don't trust a man who doesn't drink..." Ha!
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. Hoping to see one of your up comming gigs
