Swamptrash
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Swamptrash were a Scottish bluegrass/psychobilly band formed in 1987 in Edinburgh. They split in 1989 and several of the members went on to form Shooglenifty.[1] The band has been recognised as crucial to the development of experimental Scottish acoustic music.[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
[edit]Members have included:
- Harry Horse - vocals, banjo (later played in Hexology and worked as a children's author, political illustrator/cartoonist for The Scotsman and The Herald newspapers, and developer of the video game Drowned God)
- Neil McArthur - fiddle
- James MacIntosh - drums (later played in Capercaillie and with Michael McGoldrick, now in Shooglenifty)
- Garry "Banjo" Finlayson - banjo (later in Shooglenifty)
- Malcolm Crosbie - guitar (currently in Shooglenifty)
- Nick Prescott - mandolin
- Conrad Molleson - bass (later played with Catriona MacDonald and in Shooglenifty)
- Angus R. Grant - fiddle (later in Shooglenifty, died 2016)[4]
Discography
[edit]- It Makes No Never Mind - DDT Records (1987 album)
- Bone (6 track EP recorded as a session for Janice Long on BBC Radio 1)
References
[edit]- ↑ Belcher, David (3 February 1995). "A band for all seasons". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ Morton, Tom (18 January 2007). "Harry Horse". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
- ↑ "Swamptrash: An Homage to Harry Horse". Grant's Rants. March 2007. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007.[self-published source]
- ↑ "Tributes paid to Shooglenifty's Angus R Grant". BBC News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
External links
[edit]- Acid Croft History - Swamptrash archived at Wayback Machine
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