Doghouse Roses

Went to see traditional / rock/ country band Skerryvore last night, as the O2 Abc in Glasgow.  They are a young band who run their own record label, book their own shows and very nearly sold out the 1250 capacity venue.  Normally a six piece of guitar, accordion, fiddle, pipes, drums and bass, they were joined on keys by Alan Scobie who recorded and produced the new Skerryvore album (and the new Doghouse Roses record too!) as well as a brass section and a bit of a pipe band.  I heard a bit of the Heartbreakers (tom Petty's band) in the way they play and a really lazy comparison is an early runrig but you can check them out at the Skeryyvore Website, and more about Alan's studio at the Blue Productions website.  As of today (Friday 2nd July), Skerryvore's next few gigs are Dunoon, Scotland tonight, The Isle of arran, Scotland (3rd), Shanghai (China!!!!) 5th, before T in the Park festival next week....who says bands don't work like they used to...