A very Merry Christmas and best wishes for 2023 from everyone associated with the band. Back in 2011, we recorded a video of a Christmas song written by Chris called ” Aw The Nights Are Fair Drawin’ In”. Although we have now passed the Winter Solstice and the nights are now drawing out, I thought… Read More…
SPECIAL REDUCTIONS IN OUR ONLINE SHOP SALE Check out our specially reduced prices in our on-line shop. Quoted prices apply to UK and EU. If you are in any other part of the world, drop us an e-mail with your needs and we will get back to you with the best possible price. The… Read More…
30 seconds interview: Robin Adams posted April 2, 2014 / No Comments Glaswegian folk troubadour Robin Adams could be one of the city’s biggest hidden treasures. He has been inviting us into his enchanted world of melancholic storytelling and gentle acoustic soundscapes since 2009, and is now preparing to release his fourth studio album, The… Read More…
Recent interview with Chris & Graham by American on-line magazine, It’s Psychedelic Baby http://psychedelicbaby.blogspot.co.uk/2014/01/string-driven-thing-interview.html
Just in – “Heartfeeder” features as the closing track on a new compliation album “The Day After The Sabbath 99 – Isolation Waltz (violins)”. . The track, written as Chris recovered from his collapsed lung, was on the band’s acclaimed album, “The Machine That Cried”. The new album features hard & prog rock with violins… Read More…
Just a reminder, as the site was down for a wee while, that Robin Adams & String Driven Thing released a single at the end of 2013. “Light The Way” features in the band’s set and can be downloaded for £1 using this link http://robinadams.bandcamp.com/album/light-the-way
The band played at great gig at Pete Feenstra’s Boom Boom Club, Sutton back in May 2012. Here are the links to that night’s performances of “Nightclub” & “My Real Hero” together with Pete;s interview with Chris & Graham http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-g0TRAvfFA http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Do4Oe4LMi4I
We have put together a couple of photo videos from our gigs in May. These feature a couple of old songs brought back into the set. “It’s A Game” is based around three of our May gigs whilst “Sold Down The River” concentrates on our 4oth anniversary of Foxtrot Tour gig featuring original band… Read More…
The band with a rare inclusion of Graham Smith, enjoyed a great outing at the Great Britsh Folk Festival in Skegness in December 2012. Northern Sky published a nice wee interview with Chris & Graham which you can listen to here. The interview follows after the opening verses of “Easy To Be Free” http://www.allanwilkinson.co.uk/node/2621
How we would like to remember Chris. Recorded on our last trip to Bavaria in 2010, it gives a great feel of the band’s energy that they produced in live performances You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video