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Personnel: Keith Benzie – vocals, guitars
David McKee – bass, backing vocals
Brendan O’Brien – drums, percussion
Ali Petrie – keyboards, piano, backing vocals
Andy Nicholson – guitars, pedal steel, backing vocals
Edinburgh-based Americana stalwarts The Wynntown Marshals were once described by Uncut magazine as ‘colonising the shadowlands between Tom Petty and Teenage Fanclub’. This description sits more than comfortably with the band, who are happy to dial up the radio-ready power pop alongside their more rootsy leanings.
Now in their seventeenth year, the Marshals have a fervent fan following, who have long praised the band’s lyrical smarts, way with melody and less obvious take on the Americana genre. Honesty, authenticity and a down-to-earth love of consuming, playing, writing and creating music are the common themes; firm friends, bandmates, music lovers, all.
The band has recently commenced recording their as-yet-unnamed fifth album, again recording at Slate Room Studios with Garry Boyle, who mixed 2022’s critically-acclaimed ‘Big Ideas’. Lyrical themes cover loss, loyalty, friendship, romance and failed bank robberies, and the genuine and continued joy of playing together lies at the core of this latest set of songs. Release date TBC, but expect new music in early 2026!
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The Hug and Pint, Glasgow, United Kingdom
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