We are, all six of us, Washington Irving. We began our musical life in Glasgow performing at a leap year celebration in McGarry's bedroom in February 2008. This incurred threats of physical violence from his next door neighbours and a visit from the police. However, this was not enough to quell the euphoria felt by everyone present. Since then we've had a totally magic time playing lots of shows to lots of folk. Now studio time is planned, guitars somewhere are being tuned, Roslyn is fidgeting with her piccolo, Joe's hiding out on the west coast, Ryan is setting a new high score, Chris is serving pints, Rory's in Canada recovering from winter, and somewhere in a dingy cafe Martin is telling a physics joke to an indifferent audience. Come and see our next show for updates.
“Washington Irving are band of five exquisitely dressed gentlemen and one lady, who perform a riotous mixture of folk, pop and indie complete with piccolo. They have notable influences including Glasgow indie bands such as Teenage Fanclub and Belle and Sebastian as well as modern folk bands such as The Pogues and Arcade Fire, while at the same time creating a sound all of their own.
A positively endearing band with jaunty heartfelt tunes, don't miss them, they’re quite simply good as folk.”
The Go Button review - February 2009
"These local lads are more than just snappy dressers....the group toy with a brand of indie-folk that is just nice. "I Love It Here" was raw and pretty; I guess it came naturally. Washington Irving seemed to bring a fair proportion of the crowd, and going by this performance, it's easy to understand why."
How are the basement band? Bit of a manic time, but I have a few demijohns of homebrew bubbling away. We should have a drink together in a couple weeks (when things have hopefully calmed down) if you are around;) From the 1st floor lady x
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