THE STORY SO FAR
Formed in 2001, in Monifieth, the band is four-piece, comprising Guitar, Keyboards, Bass and Drums.
Musical inspiration ranges from the rock/blues styles of Gary Moore, Stevie-Ray Vaughan, Thin Lizzy and Dire Straits, to the classic rock sounds of Pink Floyd.
If you venture to a Midnight Blues Band gig, you'll enjoy sharp guitar playing, layered with rich Hammond organ tones, driven on by up-lifting, punchy blues rhythms.
You'll also enjoy hearing the highly melodic classic compositions of Floyd, played accurately and faithfully.
Regular performers at the Dundee Blues Bonanza, the band is used to playing to full houses, and is always encouraged by the enthusiasm shown by the audiences for these styles of music.


Steve Higgins   -   Guitar/Vocals

GEAR

Gibson Les Paul heritage c 1992 
(the shrieking banshee sound of "Gary Moore")

Gibson Les Paul Deluxe 1974  
(soft blues nuances, bides at hame!) 

Fender Stratocaster "Sparkle" 
(the dulcet tones for "Floyd" and "Dire Straits)

Washburn g10v 
(gives the Wild sounds for "Muse")

Boss GT6

Hiwatt  Custom 50 combo
Mesa Boogie Mark 1 combo
One 1962 Tanner bit
(gives that "shriek" when used as a pleccie)

10 Lightfingers
PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS

Monifieth and district under thirteen Air guitar champion at the age of fourteen, his mother told him to get something solid in his hands. (wrong thing to say to a teenage boy!)  Today, the benefit of his earlier pastime can be seen as he effortlessly glides his hand back and forth along the neck of his Les Paul, bringing it to a screeching  pentatonic climax.

Moving through rock, pop covers, Scottish traditional/rock fusion, club and Cabaret work has brought Steve to where he is today.........................totally confused! 
Come and see him with your own ears!

INFLUENCES

Gary Moore; Stevie Ray Vaughan; Dave Gilmour; Bert Weedon; Django Rheinhard's left pinkie.

AMBITIONS
To collect enough of Gary's sweat at gigs to bathe in it. To take a strobe to a Gary gig so he can analyse Gary's left hand.






Malcolm Millar - Keyboards/vocals

GEAR

Korg Triton Pro

Roland Fantom X7

Wharfedale Evp 15P x2

More computing power than CIA mainframe

PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS

Scottish Senior Accordion champion at sweet sixteen. Performed at Royal Albert Hall with Strathspey and Reel Society to a bemused audience.    Gave up squeezebox so the ladies could ogle his six-pack and admire his organ. Played in Rock/Pop cover bands around club scene till his self-esteem could take it no longer.  Rescued by the Blues, 2003 AD.

INFLUENCES

Existentialism; The Alexander Brothers; Silk Cut; Philip Schofield;  Many forms of music, but not the Nolans.

AMBITIONS

To get out his scratcher early enough to see Fern and Phil on Telly. Wishes his kids could stay young forever.  Wife Joyce hopes his next organ has more sustain.

NASA COMMAND CENTRE





Jim Grimmond   -  Bass / vocals

GEAR

Fender Precision bass guitar

Washburn 12 string accoustic

Boss GT6-B

Hartke HA 3500 Head

Hartke 115XL + 210XL

PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS

Coming from a long line of pipers, Jim got tired of standing in a queue behind drunken kilted Scotsmen, so packed in the chanter at seven. That gave him time for a wash before Coronation street. Picked up his first bass guitar aged 18, but it dumped him 3 weeks later due to irreconcilable differences.  Sold his soul round the clubs for a few years  learning a healthy disrespect for music, and finally joined Steve and Malcolm in therapy (not a band - the medical type). Grumpy old men, the blues.............you do the math!

INFLUENCES

David Attenborough; Pink Floyd; Gary Moore; SRV; Robben Ford.

AMBITIONS

To retire before I expire.   To visit a pub on the moon to see what the atmosphere is like.

Steve Kirk    -    Drums / vocals

GEAR:  Mapex V Series drum kit
Roland SPD-S
INFLUENCES:  Mitch Mitchell; Ginger Baker; Keith Moon.

INSPIRATIONS: Cream; The Who; Jeff Beck; The Beatles; Frank Zappa;  Parliament; Funkadelica; Raconteurs; Jimi Hendrix Experience; Santana; many more.