Mad Dog Mcrea
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Origin | Plymouth, Devon, England |
Genres | Folk Rock, Celtic, Gypsy Jazz |
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Associated acts | Seth Lakeman, Cosmo Jarvis, Sheelanagig |
Website | maddogmcrea |
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Mad Dog Mcrea are a British folk band from Plymouth, Devon, England, their music blends a mixture of folk rock, pop, gypsy jazz and bluegrass.
In 2011 Mad Dog released their album The Whirling Dervish, and this won the band Best Album of the Year at the South West Music Awards 2011.[1][2]
BBC Radio 2's Mike Harding heard the band sometime in 2011 and got in touch with Mad Dog to ask them to send over CDs, since then he has played them several times on the BBC.[3] He is quoted as saying "one of the most exciting discoveries of 2011" notwithstanding the fact that the band have three albums under their belt and many years of performance behind them.
The band are mates of Seth Lakeman and entertained fellow musicians, friends and guests at his wedding celebrations in 2012[4]
In addition to their usual local and national gigs, the official Mad Dog 'Happy Bus' tour of the UK took place in November 2012 and featured friend Cosmo Jarvis in support (who penned Waiting on the Hill from The Whirling Dervish).[5]
One career highlight for the band was performing The Rocky Road to Dublin with Mick Jagger on tambourine at a charity garden party for The Prince's Trust[6]
Discography[]
Year | Album Title | Track Listing |
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2002 | Away with the Fairies
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2006 | Sophisticated Hat Manoeuvres |
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2011 | The Whirling Dervish |
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2014 | Alive EP |
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2015 | Almost Home |
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2019 | It's a Sign EP |
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References[]
- ^ "Wurzels confirmed for Watchet Live festival (From Somerset County Gazette)". Somersetcountygazette.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "legacygloucestershireecho.co.uk". Thisisgloucestershire.co.uk. Archived from the original on 18 September 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "BBC Radio 2 - Mike Harding, With Nuala Kennedy". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Star Seth's wedding 'like a mini festival' | Plymouth Herald". Thisisplymouth.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "The Happy Bus Tour – Autumn 2012 – Mad Dog Mcrea". Maddogmcrea.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Mad Dog Mcrea bring jiggery folkery back to their old stomping ground | Western Morning News". Westernmorningnews.co.uk. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
- ^ "Sophisticated Hat Manoeuvres by Mad Dog Mcrea on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "The Whirling Dervish by Mad Dog Mcrea on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Alive EP by Mad Dog Mcrea on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. 10 March 2014. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Almost Home by Mad Dog Mcrea on Apple Music". Itunes.apple.com. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Mad Dog Mcrea - NEW 5 TRACK EP - 'It's A Sign' OUT NOW !!..." Facebook.com. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
External links[]
- Official Mad Dog Mcrea Website
- Mad Dog Mcrea discography at MusicBrainz
- British folk rock groups
- Celtic music groups
- Gypsy jazz musicians