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MIDNIGHT BLUES BAND
Based in Monifieth, the band was formed in 2001 by Steve, Malcolm and Jim, with the intention of bringing a lively mix of Blues and Rock to the people of Tayside and beyond. Since joining, drummer and young man Steve Kirk has brought the band drive, flair and tinitus.
The band are big fans of the rockin' blues music of the late, great Gary Moore
We are privileged to play an extended tribute to the Irish guitar master in our set, contrasting the raunchy electric tracks with some tuneful ballads and instumentals.
We also admire legendary Texan blues maestro Stevie Ray Vaughan and iconic rock legends Cream
A touch of Dire Straits, Thin Lizzy, Santana, Bowie and Bonamassa are stirred into the mix for broader appeal.
The band are unashamed PINK FLOYD freaks [press "Floyd Inc" button above]
The band has been regular performers at the Dundee Blues Bonanza playing to packed out venues. You may have been there:
2005 Dexters; 2006 Lennons; 2007 The Nether Inn; 2008 The Gauger; 2009 The Town; 2010 The Capitol; 2011 Soul Niteclub.
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 STEVE HIGGINS: Guitar / Lead vocals
Gibson Les Paul heritage c 1992
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe 1974
Fender Stratocaster "Sparkle"
Gibson Les Paul Deluxe Goldtop 1976
Mesa Boogie Mark 1 combo / Hiwatt Custom 50 combo
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. (that horse has bolted!)
To be re-incarnated as a fly on "THE WALL"
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 JIM GRIMMOND: Bass Guitar / vocals
Fender Precision
Warwick Corvette
Esh Sovereign Fretless
Genz Benz Streamliner 900
Vanderkley 210 MNT
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.)
INFLUENCES
David Attenborough; Pink Floyd; Gary Moore; SRV; Robben Ford, Katy Perry (what a pair 'o tonsils)
AMBITIONS
To retire before I expire. (Mission accomplished!!) To visit a pub on the moon to see what the atmosphere is like.
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 MALCOLM MILLER: Keyboards / vocals
Roland Phantom X7
Korg Triton Pro
Wharfedale EVP-15P
More computing power than NASA
PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
Scottish Senior Accordion champion at sweet sixteen.
Performed at Royal Albert Hall with The 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, 2001 AD.
INFLUENCES
Darwins Theory of Evolution (and why it bypassed Lochee); The Alexander Brothers; Joe Bonamassa; Russ Conway; Many forms of music, but not Girls Aloud.
AMBITIONS
To "find" himself by communing with the "Wahtheficcawee" tribe of Sumatra.
Wishes Hammond organs and Leslie Cabinets could fit in a brief case.
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 STEVE KIRK: Drums / vocals
Mapex V Series drum kit
Roland SPD-S
Twa sticks
PREVIOUS CONVICTIONS
Spent his early years in Leven (but seems alright now) His mum knew he had rhythm in his blood from an early age, when, whilst still in the womb, she felt his little baby hands and legs kicking out the drum track to Queens "We will rock you"
When the midwife smacked his bottom he reportedly grabbed two nearby pairs of forcepts and started beating out "mummy-daddy,mummy-daddy,mummy-daddy,mummy-daddy on the poor ladies forehead.
INFLUENCES
Mitch Mitchell; Ginger Baker; Keith Moon; Kelly Brooks' tom-toms.
INSPIRATIONS
Cream; The Who; Jeff Beck; The Beatles; Frank Zappa; Parliament; Funkadelica; Raconteurs; Jimi Hendrix Experience; Santana; many more.
AMBITIONS
To be that plumber geezer in the porn movies. To own a drum kit that weighs less than a Sherman Tank. To get erect faster. Has applied to Comic Relief for aid in purchasing a drum stool.
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