The Electrics
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The Electrics are a Christian Celtic rock band from Dumbarton, Scotland. They formed in 1988 when former Infrapenny members Sammy Horner (vocals and bass guitar) and Paul Baird (guitar) asked drummer Davy McCarthur and sax/keyboard player Allan Hewitt to play a gig at Glasgow's Impact Festival. The band released a self-financed cassette album, Views in Blues, in 1989. Following this recording the band evolved a celtic rock sound, heavily influenced by The Waterboys and The Pogues. Subsequent recordings included Vision and Dreams (1990) which was distributed by Word Records, and Big Silent World (1993), on Germany's Pila Music label.
Renowned for their energetic performances, the band have performed in the UK, Europe and the USA.
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[edit] Band members
- Sam Horner - Lead Vocals, Bass
- Jim Devlin - Guitars, Mandolin, Backing Vocals
- Jim Cosgrove - Drums
- Tim Cotterell - Fiddle, Mandolin
[edit] Former members
- Dave McArthur - Drums, Bodhran.
- Paul Baird - Guitar and backing vocals.
- Allan Hewitt - Keyboards, accordion, saxophone, whistle and backing vocals.
- Heather Negus - Accordion, keyboards.
- Kris McEwan - Fiddle/mandoin.
- David Lyon - Accordion, Keyboards
- Kenny MacNicol - Highland/ Uhllean Pipes, whistles.
- Robin Callander - Fiddle/mandolin.
[edit] Discography
- 2005: Old, New, Borrowed & Green (Review: crossrhythms.co.uk)
- 2001: Reel, Folk'n'Rock'n'Roll (Review: crossrhythms.co.uk)
- 1999: Danger Live (1999) (Review: The Phantom Tollbooth
- 1998: Livin' It Up When I Die (Review: crossrhythms.co.uk The Phantom Tollbooth)
- 1998: Have A Jar On Me
- 1997: The Electrics (Reviews: crossrhythms.co.uk, The Phantom Tollbooth)
- 1995: The Whole Shebang!
- 1993: Big Silent World
- 1991: Visions And Dreams (Review: crossrhythms.co.uk)
