ewen.mackimmey@gmx.co.uk
(East/Central Scotland)
Thursday 6 Sep 2018, 4:49pm
Hey, we’re a band that is looking for a few more members.
We are looking to write songs in a modern folk-rock/folk-punk style (think of groups such as Pinegrove, The Front Bottoms, Defiance Ohio for a few examples) but we also like a range of artists such as Talking Heads, PUP, Modern Baseball, The Wonder Yeras, Jeff Rosenstock, Tigers Jaw, Julien Baker, Japanese Breakfast, Phoebe Bridgers, Lucy Dacus, Mitski, Maximo Park, Fleet Foxes, Band of Horses, The Smith Street Band andCinematic Orchestra.
At the moment the band consists of three members; a vocalist/guitarist, a drummer and a guitarist/trumpet player/keyboard player but we are looking for more people to flesh us out. The age range of the current band members is 22-23 but that is not a big deal for us. We have started writing our own material but if you have some stuff to bring to the table that’s awesome.
In particular we are looking for a bass player but we’re open to anyone else who has an instrument and wants to play. In particular if you play something folksy that’s great, but if you play other stuff that’s also cool. We are not looking for drummer, but if you play another percussion instrument and are interested let us know! Doesn't matter if you play sing, play guitar, fiddle, ukulele or something really super out there.
In terms of skill level, we are not really bothered so long as you know at least the basics of your instrument and are willing to improve. What is much more important to us is that you can gel well with the rest of the band and don’t have a huge ego because that’s not gonna be fun for anyone. The current band members are from a mix of different musical backgrounds with some of us having formal music education and some not; what is important is you are a cool person who wants to have fun and make something of the band. Again, no big egos please. We’ve all dealt with that and it’s crap.
We’d like you to be able to commit to practices on a fortnightly basis, practicing more often when we have the opportunity. Practice location is TBC depending on the location of future band members but will be in either Stirling, Perth or Dundee.
If you’ve got any questions, either message me here or hit me up at ewen.mackimmey@gmx.co.uk