The Colourful Band

Live feedback

Ian McKelvie — Sun, 19 May 2013 16:43:45 +0000

Michelle Basson Music Industry Consultant. Tour Manager and Promoter.

”a brilliant musical performance and a warm engaging speech which connected him to the audience. I highly recommend booking his band.”

Cheers Michelle, we are glad you enjoyed it.
TCB

Awesome night at the captains, thanks to everyone

Ian McKelvie — Sat, 27 Apr 2013 10:09:43 +0000

Awesome night at the captains, thanks to everyone for listening and getting involved,and big thanks to those who came and introduced themselves, joined in or kindly bought an album or both hope you enjoyed it. We had a great time.
Ian

Captains Bar 26th April next gig

Ian McKelvie — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 09:29:08 +0000

Next Friday we’re playing at The Captains Bar South College st Edinburgh. Round the corner from the festival theatre.
Its an acoustic gig, so there will be solo stuff and a bit of acoustic band stuff towards the end. Great pub, kicks off 9.30 , free in, come on down

website for Captain’s http://captainsedinburgh.webs.com/

Facebook

Ian McKelvie — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 10:46:33 +0000

Hi, we have a facebook page with regular updates here

https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Colourful-Band/106378746135267

give us a like, like.

Twitter

Ian McKelvie — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:47:29 +0000

Tweets by @McKelvie_Ian

New album reviews

Ian McKelvie — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 13:17:34 +0000

Posted on the press page

gig

Ian McKelvie — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 14:39:43 +0000

Playing a few songs acoustic this Friday at Henry’s cellar bar

Morrison st Edinburgh. Sometime between 7-10 pm £4 on the door

the other acts are Tim Hunter and Hamish James Hawk

Bio, the colourful band

Ian McKelvie — Mon, 14 Jan 2013 15:26:49 +0000

Inspired by the colour in the landscapes in Australia several years ago, The Colourful Band became the name for the music project of Edinburgh based singer-songwriter Ian McKelvie.

After releasing two extended EP’s (The Colourful EP 2009 & Postcards from Paris 2010) a band comprising Dave Curry (drums), Jon Tyler (guitar) and Steve Tonge (bass) were recruited for live performances. The new album was recorded in Glasgow at Chem19 and Gargleblast studios with engineer/producer Mr Andy Miller (Life Without Buildings, The Fratellis, My Latest Novel, Sons and Daughters, Mogwai) The self-titled debut album features solo acoustic songs as well as full band arrangement thanks to contributions from the talented ensemble of friends and wonderful people known as The Colourful Band, most notably drummers Dave Steele and Fraser Stewart.To date,one of the songs ‘Stars’ was featured in the soundtrack to ‘Lip Service’, the controversial BBC TV lesbian drama which was broadcast in 2011/2012. Radio in Edinburgh, Glasgow, Stoke, Yorkshire have given airplay to tracks from the album, reviews have been positive and TCB have played live in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Newcastle, and Aberdeen with more shows planned soon.

Newtown Girls

Ian McKelvie — Wed, 09 Jan 2013 17:24:19 +0000

Newtown Girls

Verse G D C d7

Chorus C7 C G G7 (repeat) C C# D D7

You’ll often see her on a Friday night
Down on Broughton st among the bright lights.
She and the girls have all got beautiful hair
Everybody knows she’s loaded, but she doesn’t care

She’s a New Town girl
She’s got my head in a whirl
But I cant break into her world
Because I just dont have anything in common with her.

At the age of eighteen
She bought the biggest property that you’ve ever seen
On the edge of George square,
so in the morning she’d have extra time for doing her hair

She’s a New Town girl
She’s got my head in a whirl
But I cant break into her world
Because I just don’t have anything in common with her.

I met her brother Tom, and his new girlfriend Tamara
they’re lots of fun,
they spent the last year living in Nairobi
We’re going straight back out there man
Or so they have told me

You’re a New Town girl
You’ve got my head in a whirl
But I cant break into her world
Because I just dont have anything in common with her

You’re at the Liquid Rooms on a Friday night
Drink some Tennents and you’re feelin alright
You go and talk to her but you wont get far
She only pulls in Garibaldi’s and Po Na Na Na

You’re a Newtown Girl
You’ve got my head in a whirl
But I cant break into your world
Cos I just dont have anything in common with you.

Lyrics

Ian McKelvie — Tue, 08 Jan 2013 22:12:31 +0000

Always the Summer

Verse G,C,D

Woke up this morning , the sun is coming in through the blinds
I slept the morning, but it was a rough and tumble night,
Get up, make your breakfast, tea or coffee cereal or toast
Run out through the front door, I aint got time to pick up the post.

Chorus
G,C,D

Cause there’s always tomorrow
always tonight
always the next one, if the person you were with wasn’t right.

Well the industry’s all in London, so you go down, on the underground,
in the West End, and Soho,
And you go out with the pretty girls, and you drink champagne and you wake but youre feeling so low.

But there’s Always tomorrow, always tonight, always the next one if the person you were with wasn’t right,
And there’s always the next bus, if you didnt make the station on time,
yes there’s always the summer,
If the winter was too cold and unkind

Bridge
Bm C G C Bm C D D7

she would come around in the summer, she would come around in the night,
Her drummer used to play with Joe Strummer,
He’s always on time.

Middle eight G C D

Chorus
Cause there’s always tomorrow, always tonight, yes there’s always the next one, if the person you were with wasn’t right
And there’s always the next bus, if you didn’t make the station on time,
yes there’s always the summer, if the winter is too cold and unkind.