http://www.stringdriven.com Americana Band Wed, 28 Jul 2010 19:50:44 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://www.stringdriven.com/featured/40th-anniversary-part-two/ DAY ONE - WEDNESDAY: As we left the sun behind in Edinburgh, we looked forward to more of the same in Bavaria. A beautiful red sky greeted us a we landed at Munich Airport and we were ferried to our hotel which turned out to be in ... http://www.stringdriven.com/band-news/bavaria-2010-2/ http://www.stringdriven.com/featured/40th-anniversary-photos/ “Unique experience doesn’t really do it justice” “A trip down memory lane” “I don’t recall ever attending anything quite like it” “A magic evening” “Not just another night in this old city” Just some of the reactions to the night of 29 May 2010 when String Driven Thing celebrated 40 years since the release of ... http://www.stringdriven.com/band-news/40th-anniversary-gig/ 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 ... http://www.stringdriven.com/featured/carradale-argyll-2010-08-06/ Summer has been fairly active. A short tour of Bavaria took place in May just before the build up to the 40th anniversary gig. Blogs & photos on the 40th are up on site and more of this and Bavaria will be with you shortly. To coincide ... http://www.stringdriven.com/band-news/summer-2010-update/ A RARE DUO APPEARANCE [caption id="attachment_778" align="aligncenter" width="300" caption="Blood Harmonies"][/caption] Saturday July 31st sees a rare appearance by two generations of Adamses, when Rob and Chris join forces for an afternoon set in the acoustic tent at the Lomond Folk Festival. After winning the prestigious Billy Kelly Songwriter’s Award, Rob’s first ... http://www.stringdriven.com/band-news/blood-harmonies/ We've put together a fun photo video of the band's trip to Easdale Island & Achmore last year which fits in with the lyrics of this classic String Driven Thing track. [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-XNAPcxVpew] EASY TO BE FREE Would you like to be travelling on a sailing ship at sea, Out on the waves as they ... http://www.stringdriven.com/words-and-music/easy-to-be-free-lyrics/ Chris & Robin will be appearing in the Acoustic Tent.... more details to follow in due course. http://www.stringdriven.com/featured/balloch-loch-lomond-2010-07-31/ The band played their first gig of 2010 at The Doghouse in Balloch. Chris's son, Robin returned to the fold, playing lead guitar and providing backing vocals. As well as having his own solo career ( he won the Billy Kelly Songwriting award last year), he has released ... http://www.stringdriven.com/band-news/balloch-the-doghouse-05032010/