THE CONCEPT OF THE 45: There are plenty of songs which can be associated with the movement for independence, some great, some historic, but some just old and tired. While songs like Flower of Scotland will continue to be sung, there are fantastic songs that have come through over the last few weeks, like Macantas Be a Nation, anything you care to mention by Stanley Odd, Gerry Cinnamons Hope Over Fear and Àdhamh Ó Broin & Eilidh Grants This Precious Land. The 45% will contain a massive amount of musical talent. Think about it! 1.6 million people will contain a wonderful array of musicians and singers! Its a mouth-watering thought. Some of the songs mentioned above dont need a new band to play them and we will have the immense pleasure of seeing the acts who came up with them soon as we attend 45% rallies, concerts and other events. But there are many songs which have been written and dont have a band to play them, many songs as yet unwritten by people who either dont have a band and coud do with one to help perform their material, or who dont really like the spotlight, but have cracking independence-related ideas to get out there through the medium of music. Our band will morph from form to form over the next few years, people will come and go, gigs will have wildly varying line-ups and were going to have a huge amount of fun getting the message of self-determination for Scotland out there. As things stand, we give a very warm welcome to: EILIDH GRANT Multi-award-winning vocalist and songwriter from North Ayrshire who sings in both Scottish English and Lowland Scots and also tries her hand at the Gaelic now and again! ÀDHAMH Ó BROIN Multi-instrumentalist, singer in Gaelic, Scots and English and prolific songwriter of catchy independence-related songs in all three tongues. EILIDH NÍ BHROIN Àdhamhs daughter, at just coming on 16, Eilidh is a superb bass-player with an outstanding soul vocal! THE REST OF YOU! We need a drummer, a piper, a fiddler, a pianist and anything else you care to mention as well as people who coud supply rehearsal & recording facilities and venues for shows as cheaply as possible to support the cause! So.... 1) If youre a songwriter and you have a song, but no band? Get in touch! Well back you up no bother! 2) If youre a poet who doesnt write music? Send us your stuff, well help you write music to it and arrange it for sound 3) And if you feel you can contribute anything else at all, dont be shy! LETS MAKE IT SO THAT SCOTLAND HAS A HUNDRED NATIONAL ANTHEMS! Gu robh móran math agaibh! | Thank you very much!
Posted on: Mon, 22 Sep 2014 12:57:40 +0000
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