Train Wreckers support punk legends
Published 18 Oct 2011 08:30
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The Train Wreckers will support punk legends, Stiff Little Fingers at the Grand Hall, Kilmarnock on Friday 28th October. Doors are at 8pm with tickets (£17.50) currently on sale at the venue booking office (01563-554900) and on the night subject to availability.
Stiff Little Fingers are an Irish punk rock band from Belfast , formed in 1977 by Jake Burns after seeing the Clash play in his hometown. They started out as a schoolboy band called Highway Star (named after the Deep Purple song), doing rock covers, until they discovered punk. They split up after six years and four albums, although they reformed five years later, in 1987. Despite major personnel changes, they are still touring and recording as of 2011. Jake Burns, their lead singer, is the only member to have been with the band during all its incarnations, although in March 2006, original bass guitarist Ali McMordie rejoined them following the departure of The Jam bass player Bruce Foxton after fifteen years.
Stiff Little Fingers, along with the likes of the Clash, Sex Pistols, The Jam, Skids, Buzzcocks, Undertones, Sham 69, Stranglers et al - were at the forefront of the punk movement and are still playing sell out gigs all over the world.
The Train Wreckers are an Ayrshire based 4-piece which originates from Louisville , Kentucky and comprises: Gattlin' Axe Forman (guitar), Footstompin' Leroy Scott (vocals, bass and harmonica), Towerin' Memphis Stax (tenor sax, BV & story tellin') and drummer, Cool Hand Luke Younger. The band plays a very diverse genre of music called " USSR " (Unlimited Surfin' Swingin' Rock'n-country-roll) and features songs primarily from the 50's to the 70's - from Pulp Fiction to Johnny Cash via some smoky cellar jazz and swing. The band's critically acclaimed performances and diverse musical styles have enabled them to perform at equally diverse gigs/venues. The Train Wreckers have consistently won new fans at every outing- whether supporting 70's star Alvin Stardust at a fully seated concert or opening for Springstein'esque Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes at a sell-out 600 capacity all standing gig on The Ferry, Glasgow . The band's next challenge is to open for punk legends SLF - a daunting task some may say? Bring it on!
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