Swamptrash

Swamptrash were a Scottish bluegrass/psychobilly band formed in 1987 in Edinburgh. They split in 1990 and several of the members went on to form Shooglenifty^[1]

“	Swamptrash were crucial in the development of the more experimental, dance-and-dub side of Scottish acoustic music	”
—Tom Morton, The Herald^[2]

“	they really were a ramshackle and thoroughly enjoyable faux-punk string/bluegrass band who attacked new and old tunes with the verve and self-evident pleasure others heard in the Pogues	”
—Grant Alden, 27 March 2007^[3]

Personnel

Members have included:

Harry Horse - Vocals, banjo (later played in Hexology and worked as a children's author and political illustrator/cartoonist for the The Scotsman and The Herald newspapers)
Neil McArthur - fiddle
James MacIntosh - drums (now playing with Capercaillie, Shooglenifty and Michael McGoldrick amongst others)
Garry "Banjo" Finlayson - banjo (now playing in Shooglenifty)
Malcolm Crosbie - guitar (now playing in Shooglenifty)
Nick Prescott - mandolin
Conrad Molleson - bass (later played in Shooglenifty, now playing with Catriona MacDonald amongst others)
Angus Grant - fiddle (now playing in Shooglenifty)