After the success of the private party, we are delighted to announce that we are taking the show to the West End…… of Glasgow, that is. Venue will be the prestigious Oranmor and the date has been set as Friday 29 October. An Edinburgh gig that month at The Caves is being pencilled in. More details will follow in due course

Chris and Robin play an acoustic set supporting “Not The Incredible String Band” who head for Carradale Village Hall as a warm up for their Edinburgh Fringe gigs .
A sort of “Not String Driven Thing” meets “Not The Incredible String Band”

Incredible String Band former members Malcolm Le Maistre, Stan Schnier & Graham Forbes play some old ISB tunes and tell some hilarious stories of their life on the road.
Graham was a keen follower of the original String Driven Thing back in the 70’s. He would have been at …

Chris & Robin will be appearing in the Acoustic Tent…. more details to follow in due course.

After the band’s successful gigs in Bavaria last year, they have been asked back to do a few more. Chris will do a rare solo acoustic gig at Cafe Konrad, Vilsbiburg on Saturday 8th May. Then, after a few days rest, the rest of the band will join him for three gigs the following weekend. Note that Pauline will be in attendance and, hopefully, may be persuaded to rattle her tambourine. Put it this way, it will be in the luggage!!!!

To celebrate 40 years since the release of String Driven Thing’s first single – Another Night in This Old City, Backshop Records are hosting a special, invitation only, House Party at a secret location in Glasgow. Special guests for the evening will be original band members, John Mannion & Pauline Adams. There will be a limited number of invites for fans, so, tell us why you think you should be there by contacting Chester (use the contact page) and the best ones will get their invites.

String Driven play NXNW
No, the above is not a typo. The band ventured on a trip during August that may not have had the kudos of SWSW, but everyone agrees that NXNW was equally satisfying. A stripped down version of the band – Chris, George & Andy – crossed the Atlantic to perform at a tiny gig in a small island pub.

Easdale Island has a population of about 70, no shops & no cars but it does have a delightful little venue… The Puffer Bar. With everyone …

Many thanks to UK Country Radio.com for making String Driven, Feature Artists on the weekend of 1st & 2nd August. Tracks from the new album were played every hour and they also aired an interview with Chris Adams in which he talked about the band lineup, present and past.

The August editions of Maverick
and Rock ‘n’ Reel are on the stands.
For those of you who don’t yet
subscribe to these two fine
publications, read what
they (& the others) have to say about
‘Another Country’.
Maverick *****
Hands up those of us who can remember those heady days of the early 1970s and the psychedelic folk/rock mix of the band String Driven Thing. Well I certainly can and now they are back with a shortened name with a superb release of well crafted Americana. Chris and Pauline Adams first put the band together in 1972 …