High energy, unhinged, and musically extravagant, taking traditional acoustic idioms and delivering with punk abandonment and virtuosic flare. A dynamic three piece offering a unique sound emerging from Celtic, Gypsy Swing, Roma and Flamenco and tuned in savvy.

Glasgow power-trio the John Langan Band have travelled a long way since winning a Danny Kyle Open Stage Award at Celtic Connections 2008 – not least musically, with their brilliantly tempestuous sound encompassing “a veritable United Nations of musical influences”  - (Folk Radio UK), including Celtic, Balkan, Gypsy and flamenco elements, fuelled by visceral punk spirit.

With a deceptively stripped down line-up of vocals, guitar, fiddle, bass and percussion, they released their debut album, Bones of Contention, to ecstatic reviews in 2013, following up two years later with the double disc I’m Alive/Live at the Globe.

John Langan - Guitar / Lead Vocals / Percussion
Alastair Caplin - Fiddle / Backing vocals

If you’re not dancing like a professional ostrich you get a refund.

Links:

twitter.com/JohnLanganBand
soundcloud.com/thejohnlanganband
youtube.com/user/Thejohnlanganband
reverbnation.com/thejohnlanganband
songkick.com/artists/2464561-john-langan-band

Press:

"Astonishing work, boundlessly inventive" ~ R2 Magazine

"Exquisite, passionate playing" ~ The Scotsman

"Extraordinary" ~ The Times

"Extraordinary stylistic dexterity…uncategorisable and irresistible" ~ (Acoustic Magazine)

"High energy, unhinged, and musically extravagant taking traditional acoustic idioms and delivering with punk abandonment and virtuosic flare."