Kassidy (band)
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Kassidy are a Scottish alternative folk rock
band. The band consists of Barrie-James O'Neill (vocals, guitar), Hamish Fingland (vocals, guitar), Lewis Andrew (vocals, guitar, accordion, keyboard), and Chris Potter (vocals, guitar). The band was declared in late 2009, in its hometown of Glasgow
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The quartet met through a mixture of friends' bands and fortunate pub encounters. The band gained popularity in early 2010. Having performed in local concerts, and later expanded to perform to larger audiences at major major festivals
such as Glastonbury Festival
and T in the Park
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Kassidy began writing and recording their music in a share house
, which they later converted to a personal studio, which could be used to record their music. In such conditions, they released three EP's
, the second entitled The Rubbergum EP Volume 2 on the 16th of August, 2010.
To follow their EPs, Kassidy released their debut album Hope St. on the 23rd of May 2011.
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Folk rock
Folk rock is a musical genre combining elements of folk music and rock music. In its earliest and narrowest sense, the term referred to a genre that arose in the United States and the UK around the mid-1960s...
band. The band consists of Barrie-James O'Neill (vocals, guitar), Hamish Fingland (vocals, guitar), Lewis Andrew (vocals, guitar, accordion, keyboard), and Chris Potter (vocals, guitar). The band was declared in late 2009, in its hometown of Glasgow
Glasgow
Glasgow is the largest city in Scotland and third most populous in the United Kingdom. The city is situated on the River Clyde in the country's west central lowlands...
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The quartet met through a mixture of friends' bands and fortunate pub encounters. The band gained popularity in early 2010. Having performed in local concerts, and later expanded to perform to larger audiences at major major festivals
Music festival
A music festival is a festival oriented towards music that is sometimes presented with a theme such as musical genre, nationality or locality of musicians, or holiday. They are commonly held outdoors, and are often inclusive of other attractions such as food and merchandise vending machines,...
such as Glastonbury Festival
Glastonbury Festival
The Glastonbury Festival of Contemporary Performing Arts, commonly abbreviated to Glastonbury or even Glasto, is a performing arts festival that takes place near Pilton, Somerset, England, best known for its contemporary music, but also for dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret and other arts.The...
and T in the Park
T in the Park
T in the Park is a major British music festival that has been held annually since 1994. It is named after its main sponsor, the brewing company Tennents. It was originally held at Strathclyde Park, Lanarkshire but since 1997 has been held at a disused airfield in Balado, Kinross-shire...
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Kassidy began writing and recording their music in a share house
Share housing
A share house is a model of household in which a group of usually unrelated people reside together. The term generally applies to people living together in rental properties rather than in properties in which any resident is an owner occupier.-Demographics:...
, which they later converted to a personal studio, which could be used to record their music. In such conditions, they released three EP's
Extended play
An EP is a musical recording which contains more music than a single, but is too short to qualify as a full album or LP. The term EP originally referred only to specific types of vinyl records other than 78 rpm standard play records and LP records, but it is now applied to mid-length Compact...
, the second entitled The Rubbergum EP Volume 2 on the 16th of August, 2010.
To follow their EPs, Kassidy released their debut album Hope St. on the 23rd of May 2011.
History
The band's name Kassidy is inspired by the 1969 American Western film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance KidButch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman...
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