Unkle Bob
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| Unkle Bob | |
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| Origin |  UK |
| Genre(s) | Indie rock |
| Label(s) | Friendly Sounds |
| Website | http://www.unklebob.com/ |
| Members | |
| Rick Webster Stuart Cartwright Ron Yeadon Tad MacDonald Geoff Widdowson |
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Unkle Bob is a band based in the UK, formed in and around Glasgow University. Led by singer/songwriter Rick Webster, Unkle Bob have variously been compared to acts as diverse as R.E.M., Prefab Sprout and Radiohead.
Their debut album "Sugar & Spite" was released on October 16, 2006 on Friendly Sounds / Mother City – a label set up by ex-James guitarist Saul Davies and Aaron Moore (Ministry of Sound / EMI). Unkle Bob released the single "Put a Record On" on February 19, 2007.
Unkle Bob are currently on tour with the Proclaimers.
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[edit] Band members
- Rick Webster (vocals, guitar)
- Stuart Cartwright (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin)
- Ron Yeadon (drums, percussion)
- Tad MacDonald (bass)
- Geoff Linus (keyboards)
[edit] Discography
[edit] Albums
- Sugar & Spite – 2006
[edit] Singles
- "Put A Record On" – 2007
[edit] Trivia
- Their song "Swans" was used on Grey's Anatomy Season 3 Episode 17 and also on Kyle XY Season 2 Episode 10.
- "One by One" was used on CSI: Miami Season 6 Episode 2.
- On June 7, 2007, they played the first part of the Scottish band Travis in Paris, Bataclan.
- Their song "One By One" was also used in Kyle XY Season 2 Episode 18.
[edit] External links
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