The Electrics are a
Celtic rock
Celtic rock is a genre of folk rock, as well as a form of Celtic fusion which incorporates Celtic music, instrumentation and themes into a rock music context. It has been prolific since the early 1970s and can be seen as a key foundation of the ...
band from
Dumbarton
Dumbarton (; , or ; or , meaning 'fort of the Britons (historical), Britons') is a town in West Dunbartonshire, Scotland, on the north bank of the River Clyde where the River Leven, Dunbartonshire, River Leven flows into the Clyde estuary. ...
, Scotland. They formed in 1988 when former Infrapenny members
Sammy Horner (vocals and bass guitar) and Paul Baird (guitar) asked drummer Dave McArthur and sax/keyboard player Allan Hewitt to play a gig at Glasgow's Impact Festival. The band released a self-financed cassette album, ''Views in Blues'', in 1989. Following this recording the band evolved a celtic rock sound, heavily influenced by
The Waterboys
The Waterboys are a rock band formed in 1983 by Scottish musician and songwriter Mike Scott (Scottish musician), Mike Scott. The band's membership, past and present, has been composed mainly of musicians from Britain and Ireland, with Scott re ...
and
The Pogues
The Pogues are an English Celtic punk band founded in King's Cross, London, in 1982, by Shane MacGowan, Spider Stacy and Jem Finer. Originally named Pogue Mahone—an anglicisation of the Irish language, Irish phrase :wikt:póg mo thóin, ''pà ...
. Subsequent recordings included ''Vision and Dreams'' (1990) which was distributed by Word Records, and ''Big Silent World'' (1993), on Germany's Pila Music label.
The band performed in the UK, Europe and the US. The band never officially disbanded.
Sam Horner has returned to live in Ireland once again, and spends much of the year touring the world performing concerts with his wife, Kylie Horner, as The Sweet Sorrows.
Band members
Current members
*Sammy Horner - Lead Vocals, Bass
*Paul Baird - Guitar and backing vocals.
*Davie McArthur - Drums, Bodhran.
*Allan Hewitt - Keyboards, accordion, saxophone, whistle and backing vocals.
*Tim Cotterell - Fiddle, Mandolin
Former members
* Jim Devlin - Guitar, Mandolin
*Jim Cosgrove - Drums
*Heather Negus - Accordion, keyboards.
*Kris McEwan - Fiddle/mandolin.
*David Lyon - Accordion, Keyboards
*Kenny MacNicol - Highland/ Uhllean Pipes, whistles.
*Robin Callander - Fiddle/mandolin.
Discography
*1991: ''Visions And Dreams'' (Review
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*1993: ''Big Silent World''
*1995: ''The Whole Shebang!''
*1997: ''The Electrics'' (Reviews
Cross Rhythms
*1998: ''Livin' It Up When I Die'' (Review
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*2001: ''Reel, Folk'n'Rock'n'Roll'' (Review
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Cross Rhythms
*2014: ''The Norway Sessions'' (recorded 2005, released as
digital album on Bandcamp
almost 10 years later)
*2024: ''Big Pub in the Sky'' (recorded 2023)
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References
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External links
Official Web SiteThe Electrics @ Tagworld
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Scottish celtic rock groups