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Alastair Kilgour and Alasdair Clarke
Folk / Folk Rock / Electronica

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http://www.myspace.com/alkandalc

Alastair Kilgour and Alasdair Clarke: General Info

Member Since

4/29/2006

Band Members

.. Alastair Kilgour - vocals and guitar.
Alasdair Clarke - fretless bass, recording, programing and production.

Guests (to date):
Lucy de Butts - guest/backing vocals on "I Go mostly Everyday"
Katrina Clarkson - guest vocals on "Wish upon a star"
Jenny Sturgeon - vocals on the live version of "Trees"
Thank you's
Louisa Miller - artwork
Simon Bradly - supplied a nice microphone for us to use. Ta very much.

Influences

John Martyn
Richard Thompson
Danny Thompson
Pentangle
Tunng
Paul Simon
Peter Gabriel
Tony Levin
Cat Stevens
Nick Drake
Pink Floyd
Fink

Sounds Like

Sounds like? Hopefully not too much like our influences.

Type of Label

None

Upcoming Shows

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Jul 2 2008

8:00P

The Forest Cafe

Edinburgh, Scotland

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About Alastair Kilgour and Alasdair Clarke

Al met Al when they both joined a short lived Edinburgh based rock band in 2005. After many months of talking about playing together they finally got around to it at the start of 2006. Al spent the first part of the year learning the other Al’s songs and fitting bass parts to them, occasionally trying them out at some of the various open mic nights around Edinburgh (The Left Bank, Southsider, Whistlebinkies).

It’s now 2008 and AlKandAlC exist in two forms: the duo - kind of more folky. With acoustic guitar, fretless bass, aspirations of sounding like John Martyn, loop pedals and occasion slightings of custom 10 string guitars and Jenny. the band - Al swaps acoustic for electric. The other Al swaps fretless for fretted. And Lucy (fiddle) and Niki (drums) join in too. I guess it’s alt-country folk rock, without much country.

Alastair:	Al has a guitar and he plays pretty songs with it. He also sings. He smiles a lot too.
Alasdair:	The other Al is an altogether different creature and when not trying to restrain himself by being listenable, goes by the name Riadsala.

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Lindsay Sugden & The Storm

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Verity Burton	Jun 12 2008 4:14 AM Hello yous two! The tunes are fab. I am also composing a ditty inspired by sailors! It's be great to play again with ya sometime. I'll get Andy to sort something out! take care fellas! XV DEBUT ALBUM NOW ON ITUNES
Skellum	Jun 8 2008 8:02 AM Hey Al and Al, Hope all going well! Have a listen to our new tunes if you fancy. Hope to catch you again soon.... Cheers!
Roger	May 14 2008 3:03 PM What can I say? Fuckin brilliant ce soir at Henry's!
Lindsay Sugden & The Storm	Apr 23 2008 9:33 AM Ooh, I would love to play a gig with you. Yeh, should certainly do something! I'm afraid i'm gonna be in London this weekend so i can't make it on Sat, but pls remind me next time you're playing... i have a shocking memory ;) Oh yeh- 8th of May is OOTB's 300th birthday, and we're gonna have cake & everything. You guys should drop down to the canonsgait and play a song :)
Lindsay Sugden & The Storm	Apr 23 2008 1:16 AM hiya, just dropping in to say hello & listen to your fine tunes :) Hope to see you at some gig or other sometime... Lindsayx
Smith Stevens	Apr 21 2008 4:19 PM Hey guys - how you doing? what gear are you able to bring to gig on sat? ta, S.
EXPOSED	Apr 3 2008 10:47 AM hey guys cheers for playing last night, looking forward to seeing you again on the 26th Dave
Alison and The Mings	Mar 9 2008 2:29 PM will try and pop along wed, if you come on friday and there is a guitar sitting around (which there will be) your more thatn welcome to play a song or two... if you feel the urge
Alison and The Mings	Mar 5 2008 4:19 PM al&al, come party with the mings (and alison) on the 14th... were playing a flat gig... to as many people (and animals) as we can cram in
Roger	Feb 7 2008 12:43 PM Thanks for a standout set at Blue Wednesday. Great evening all round!
random acts of human kindness	Nov 2 2007 5:35 AM hey, yeh things are good thanks! glad you guys are doing well, maybe see you about soon jenx
random acts of human kindness	Oct 12 2007 4:45 AM hey guys, see youre back playing again! good to hear, maybe see you around soon, jen
Roger	Sep 6 2007 2:36 PM Yes, yes, yes! So good to see and hear the old team back together again. Blue Wednesday has missed you. Thanks also to Al for some great bass-playing assists on Bluesfather songs. All-in-all, a good night at the Forest.
Megaw	Aug 21 2007 4:47 AM hello! song for al is probably the best song ive heard by anybody in quite a while that includes your damien rices and ray lamontagnes to boot. i think we will have to come along to the forrest cafe on the 5th. peace oot
Roger	Jun 29 2007 2:12 PM Ali, man! The new song is brilliant! Keep writing. I've just had a burst of the old creative and have turned out three in two weeks. Al and I have already rehearsed one. Big sorry for not getting the CD out to you but sudden lack of cash, to be rectified tomorrow, has curtailed all but the most essential activities. Have cleared space for your return to BW in September. Hope that's OK. See recent blogs regarding fate of the Forest. Take care, man. Roger
Henry's Cellar Bar	Jun 21 2007 6:24 AM After a few changes, here's tonight's final line-up, hope you can make it along... Sabai Poor Edward Emily Scott Doors 8pm, Emily will be on about 9pm, and it's the usual £4 to get in, unless you decide to take part in the triple A pizza challenge (see details in our latest blog entry or bulletin) and get free entry for that...
Roger	Jun 10 2007 1:01 PM Ali, man, Don't know how often you check your MySpace, but, hey, a big hello from Edinburgh anyway. The CD is all ready to go, nicely, if a mite hand-drawn, packaged with sufficient sleeve notes to identify the guilty parties without revealing previous musical crimes. Send me a mailing address and I'll get a wee bit of Edinburgh music over to you pronto. Let me know when you're back and ready to play and I'll make space for you at Blue Wednesday, which is still going strong, despite your absence. Take care, man. Roger
Billy Cobham & Asere - OUR NEW ALBUM IS NOW OUT !!	Jun 4 2007 8:09 AM Asere now have their own myspace: www.myspace.com/asereofficial For more music, news and forthcoming tours...touring the UK and Holland this June Thanks and best wishes!
Roger	Apr 9 2007 12:58 PM Thanks for the kind comments. I've stuck 5 songs up on the music page of the website (www.thebluesfather.com, in case you'd forgotten) for you to listen to or download. I'm having the CD duplicated this month so there should be something available for your return. Let us know how it's going for you in the US. Best wishes. We're missing you at Blue Wednesday.
NT and the People Who Use Them	Feb 19 2007 6:29 PM
Peter O Toole	Feb 18 2007 8:35 AM Wishing you an amazing New Year and hope to be in touch in the near future.Otherwise keep jamming and singing and writing and believing, Peter&Gang
Unsigned Song Contest	Feb 18 2007 8:21 AM Alastair Kilgour and Alasdair Clarke Got a killer song? Let's hear it! UNSIGNED SONG CONTEST WEBSITE UNSIGNED SONG CONTEST MYSPACE Great Music Industry prizes! Contest NOW OPEN (closes 5th March 2007) Promoting great Songwriting Talent! Enter now! All the best, Blain Weller Unsigned Song Contest Co-Ordinator
Ardentjohn	Feb 16 2007 5:45 AM just a bit of blatant self promotion.
Ardentjohn	Feb 16 2007 5:45 AM just a bit of blatant self promotion.
Peter O Toole	Feb 4 2007 6:36 AM Wishing you an amazing New Year and hope to be in touch in the near future.Otherwise keep jamming and singing and writing and believing, Peter&Gang
Roger	Dec 18 2006 3:24 PM Al and Ali, Peace, love and happiness for this season and in the future. The Bluesfather
NT and the People Who Use Them	Dec 11 2006 1:08 PM MASS SELF-PUBLICATION ALERT Hello pop pickers. For those poor souls without an office party to go to this Friday, we'd like to 'invite' you to our second gig at Henry's. It's doors at 8pm so probably best turn up by 9, £4 on the door, and Dovetail are playing too. We'll be playing some exciting new material alongside the 'old favorites'. Be there, or be elsewhere. They're really your only options.
Roger	Dec 1 2006 1:26 AM Guys I'm going to miss the Jazz Bar on the 6th since it's the 2nd anniversary of me starting to play live again and Al has agreed to put me on at the Mercat. Really sorry to miss you. Nick and I have been practising furiously for Blue Wednesday. Sounding good. The Bluesfather
The Rolling River Band	Nov 23 2006 11:01 AM Hi Al Thanks for your kind words. I return the compliments 10 fold!! Great stuff as always! Look forward to catching up again soon now we are part of "The Edinburgh Acoustic Collective" Take it easy Col
Roger	Nov 23 2006 6:27 AM Loved playing harp on the wee blues song. A definite for the future. I'll bring the G harp next time. The Bluesfather
Megaw	Nov 18 2006 5:26 AM yeah we are good. i adore your music its top quality joyouness. we are playing at bannermans on wednesday comming but im not sure what the setup will be in terms of members. shambles! oh well we should play together again at some point.
Jason Wringe	Nov 16 2006 11:47 AM Hello you….how do? Dropping by to let you know I have four new songs posted and a jazzy new page to boot. They were recorded by Daniel at the fantabulous Windmill Sound. Please have a listen to my weird wee tunes and let me know what you think. Ta very much and please have a wonderful day. Cheese jas
Borthwicks	Nov 15 2006 5:38 AM Heya, hows things with you guys?
Jade Melody [New Music!]	Nov 6 2006 11:48 PM .. My Production on Current TV! Please Watch and give it a "Greenlight" .. Watch Now!
random acts of human kindness	Nov 4 2006 7:44 AM hey, how did forest go? sorry didnt make it along, will try and make it along tonight.
Roger	Nov 4 2006 6:57 AM Sorry couldn't make it to Henry's last night. At a gallery open night then supper with Blues-son 1 (much wine consumed). Hope to catch up with you soon. Whistlebinkies Monday? The Bluesfather
random acts of human kindness	Oct 24 2006 6:00 AM hello ello, listening to your tunes -tis great. dancing away! see you thursday? jen p.s song's about my mum
Roger	Oct 13 2006 7:25 AM Have definitely got the truly fantastic Verity Burton coming up from Newcastle for the guest spot on the 1st November. Tiny but with HUGE voice. Check out her MySpace off my friends. The Bluesfather
Roger	Oct 10 2006 3:53 AM Love the new augmented version of 'I go most everyday'. The Bluesfather
Roger	Oct 5 2006 7:18 AM At the risk of this becoming a 'luvvie-fest' (!) thanks for everything at Blue Wednesday. The Bluesfather
Roger	Sep 26 2006 10:44 AM Hope to see you at Whistlebinkies tonight. Have got the Forest Cafe set up for gigs. Will get you details tonight. The Bluesfather
Borthwicks	Sep 19 2006 8:05 AM Heya A to the power of.... Im actually in Glasgow at the mo, But will defo catch u at a gig wen im free, would be great to see u guys at some

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