McDermott's Two Hours
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| McDermott's Two Hours | |
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 McDermott's Two Hours at the Warwick Arts Centre, April 2005
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| Background information | |
| Origin |  Brighton, England |
| Genre(s) | Alternative rock, Folk-punk |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Members | |
| Nick Burbridge Ben Paley Matt Goorney Tim Cotterell Dil Davies Philippe Barnes |
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| Former members | |
| Tim O'Leary | |
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[edit] Introduction
The folk-rock band McDermott's Two Hours was formed in Brighton in 1986 from the remnants of two other bands The Bliffs and The Crack and featured a vigorous line up of vocals, fiddles, whistles, bouzouki, acoustic and electric guitars, drums and bass.[1]
Front man Nick Burbridge named the band after Tommy McDermott who gained notoriety for his two hour piece on Radio Free Derry, calling for peace and love during the Derry riots.
The band is currently made up of Nick Burbridge on guitar and vocals, Ben Paley on fiddle and Matt Goorney on bass with Dil Davis (Drums), Philippe Barnes (Flutes, Whistle and Pipes) and Tim Cotterell (Banjo, Mandolin, Bouzouki and Fiddle).
[edit] The early years
The original line up included Nick Burbridge, Martin Pannett,Marcus Laffan and Tim O'Leary and spent most of the early years playing gigs. They only released one album, The Enemy Within. It was the live performances for which the band were best known.
[edit] With the Levellers
The Levellers often cite McDermott's Two Hours as one of their early inspirations and during the 1990's the two bands produced three albums together, World Turned Upside Down, Claws and Wings, and Disorder.[2]
[edit] After the Levellers
At Beautiful Days 2007, McDermott's Two Hours released Goodbye to the Madhouse, their first album without The Levellers since The Enemy Within. Produced by Tim Cotterell and Jeremy Cunningham (of the Levellers), the album was recorded for a little over £400 and released by OTF Recordings. It features many guest musicians, including Mandy Murray, Roger Leach, Terry Bickers, John Brewins, Cate Ferris and Mark Fisher. Reviews have been positive and the band are set to perform some more UK dates in 2008, including at The Big Session Festival in Leicester.
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- The Enemy Within
- World Turned Upside Down (2001)
- Claws and Wings (2003)
- Disorder (2004)
- Live at Ferneham Hall
- Goodbye to the Madhouse (2007)
