Event Details
Average White Band with Special Guests
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall : Main Auditorium
Please Note: This is a past event.
Four decades since the Average White Band was born, emerging from the late-60s ferment of British jazz, R&B and Atlantic, Stax and Motown imports, Scotland’s least likely bestselling export makes its Celtic Connections debut. One recent commentator perceived their “tight, fiery sound” as “belying their Scottish heritage” – but we know all about tight and fiery around these parts, even if AWB’s musical heartlands were the soul/funk capitals of Detroit, Memphis and Philadelphia. While best remembered for their 1974 US-chart-topper Pick Up the Pieces, the band, who reformed in 1989 after a seven-year split, have remained a hot property on the live circuit ever since, meanwhile reaching new audiences via the rare-groove movement: an entire wall of their studio today is covered with record sleeves from the 200-plus artists who’ve sampled their work. Founding bassist/vocalist Alan Gorrie and guitarist Onnie McIntyre step up tonight with their longtime US bandmates, plus special guests including Dundee bard Michael Marra and outstanding Scottish jazz singer-songwriter Niki King. Also performing tonight are Hue and Cry who have enjoyed a number of UK chart hits in their long and distinguished career including Labour of Love which reached number six.
Tickets: £25, £22, £20
Past Event
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