Lone Star Swing Band (The)
The Lone Star Swing Band meld cool Orkney fiddle with hot Western swing. Taking inspiration from Buddy Ray, Bob Wills, Cliff Bruner and many other classic Western swing artistes from the 1930s and 40s, the band came together in the late 1990s under the guidance of Duncan McLean and his contagious love of the genre.
Originally a four-piece band with vocals, guitar, fiddle, mandolin, steel guitar and bass guitar, the line-up was completed in 2007 with the addition of drums. The Lone Star Swing Band have played at many varied events across Orkney, including supporting both Hayseed Dixie and Albert Lee, as well as at festivals in Edinburgh and Torshavn, in the Faroe Islands.
Additionally, the band recently teamed up with the National Theatre of Scotland to perform Long Gone Lonesome, a musical celebration of the life of Shetlander Thomas Fraser. This successful production will also play in Orkney the weekend prior to the festival. Following a Scotland-wide tour of the show, The Lone Star Swing Band are, within their own rights, earning a wide reputation as a first-rate band who mix great music with healthy sprinklings of comedy and fun.
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