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The Whisky Priests
12+ albums
folk rockfolk punkenglishfolkglenn miller
about
Twin brothers, Gary & Glenn Miller (“the Joe Strummer and Mick Jones of Folk Music”), formed The Whisky Priests in August 1985 as teenagers with no previous musical experience but a burning creative vision. With an original line-up made up of old school friends, they played their first gig in their hometown of Durham on 4th October 1985. Within two months, and after only 2 gigs, they had recorded their first original song, 'Danny's Hard Life', written by Gary, for a local compilation album. In January 1987 The Whisky Priests appeared on one of the very last editions of the now legendary music programme 'The Tube'. Later that year their debut single 'The Colliery' was released. The band's first serious line-up recorded two 12" EP's in 1988 ("Accordions on acid... compulsive dementia", Sounds, U.K.), independently released on Gary & Glenn's own, newly-formed, Whippet Records label, serving a hard-touring apprenticeship which took them all over the UK. In 1989, the band augmented their ranks, with the addition of a fiddle/northumbrian pipe player, particularly enhancing the traditional North East of England folk music flavour of the band at that time. Signing to a professional recording and publishing company, this line-up recorded The Whisky Priests debut LP 'Nee Gud Luck', for the princely sum of £900 ("The contemporary folk masterpiece", Rock 'N' Reel, UK). Also by this time legendary Whisky Priests bass player and singer Mick Tyas had joined the band becoming a mainstay o
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albums
Bloody Well Live
Nee Gud Luck
Bloody Well Live!
Life's Tapestry
Think Positive!
Bleeding Sketches
Timeless Street
The Power And The Glory
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Bloody Well Live! Special Edition: The Complete Concert Recording(Remixed) [Remastered]
The First Few Drops
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The First Few Drops (1985 - 1989) [Revised Edition]
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The Power & the Glory