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- The Langan Band • February 22 2025
The Langan Band • February 22 2025
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Doors 6:00 PM || Music 7:00 PM
Prepare for a sonic adventure with The Langan Band! This virtuosic trio shatters genre boundaries, blending fiery Scots tradition, gypsy flair, and American old-time into an electrifying orchestral frenzy. Fresh from their North American breakthrough, they deliver unmissable energy, tight harmonies, and pure musical joy. Experience the irresistible!
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Shows are for ages 19 years +
For over 15 years now, the three members of The Langan Band have been carving out their own lawlessly virtuosic path of sound; rampaging through the boundaries of conventional genre and cavorting into the territories of wild abandon, purest intimacy, and unconditional musical elation.
The trio were initially brought together by a deep respect of traditional song and music yet they discovered a mutual love of the evisceration and regeneration of these pieces into provocative and fascinating new compositions, as was recognized by the band winning the prestigious Danny Kyle Award at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections Festival at the start of their journey together. This sound and process went on to inform the band’s now mostly original repertoire, and has resulted in a musical experience quite unlike any other.
Ayrshire-born John Langan is found centre-stage, seated on an explosive foot
percussion rig of his own devising and fronting the trio with intricate fiery guitar rhythms and witheringly sweet and scathing vocals. To his right stands Alastair Caplin, a classically trained violinist equally discerning in both the London Prog-Folk/Jazz scenes he occupied for years and the blistering traditional reels and jigs of his native Outer Hebrides. Stage left is the domain of Angus-born Dave Tunstall and his double bass; from here emanates a seductive concoction of eerily bowed soundscapes, heart-stopping bass lines, and in conjunction with Caplin’s blurred bowing a truly monumental wall of orchestral noise. The sound of the group reaches its zenith when all these instruments are joined by the three voices singing together in razor tight harmony to create an absolute cacophony of joy.
Whilst it is possible to see the evidence of influences the band have drawn on and enjoyed (Trad. Scots music, Eastern European Gypsy, Bluegrass and American Old-Time to name a few), the true nature of the sound from The Langan Band is best described as un-pigeonhole able, yet utterly irresistible.
In 2024 the band broke onto the North American market with 5 tours of USA & Canada. Through huge mainstage performances at festivals such as Telluride Bluegrass and radio play such as the prestigious Mountain Stage Radio, they are building a loyal and wild new fanbase across the Atlantic.