With a ‘Hey
Hey Mama Rock Me’ (the Wagon Wheel song) and the energy of bluegrass rockabilly,
they sent us out into the balmy Glasgow streets. Dirty Beggars clearly have the
best time on stage with their strumming banjo, strong bass lines, melodic
fiddle
The band
played Americana songs of the deep south with catchy refrains which brought
images of sunny highways. The packed venue appeared to
really enjoy their well chosen songs. The boys sweated in their suits and ties and eventually they
looked more relaxed in their white shirts.
For a rousing
finale song the support artists Ho-Ro and Wire Wool, joined the band on stage
and the audience bopped and danced and sang along.
The band’s
sound was tight and well rehearsed, and with well matched harmonies. The band is
led by the Begbee brothers, Kieran, Finn and Pete, which aids their blend of
voices. I got a nice shot of the talented Pedro Cameron on fiddle. All top
musicians and with Stuart Printie on double bass completing the line up.
I am always struck by how much American music has
influenced Glasgow and also by how much Scottish and Celtic sounds impacted
on America in those times past.
Dirty
Beggars played an up-tempo fun sound enjoyed by all ages!
The band are - Kieran Begbie Vocals,
Guitar Finn Begbie Vocals, Harmonica, Mandolin, Guitar Pete Begbie Vocals,
Banjo, Guitar Stuart Printie Double Bass, Dobro, Mandolin Pedro Cameron Fiddle
The Dirty Beggars released an album entitled Bite the
Bullet in 2011 on independent label Dime Roc. They have toured with
The Wilders in the UK and also toured in the US.
