(As I'm sure you know, scullery is an old word for the "working kitchen".) We've had a bit of publicity this week in the local papers and also the new edition of The Ulster Scot newspaper. We've had a good few emails and phonecalls already from folk who are keen to hear a wee bit of our new material.
Our "proper" album-quality recordings aren't finished yet, so meanwhile here are three of our demo recordings - literally recorded as the two of us were jamming at the kitchen table in one take, with a single microphone, raw and unpolished, with a good few wrong notes here and there! All are old old songs. These demos will give you an idea of our live sound - hope you enjoy them, rough as they are.
Victory in Jesus - Scullery Table Demo version
Written by EM Bartlett, 1939
What Would the Profit Be? - Scullery Table Demo version
Originally recorded by the Monroe Brothers, 1937
He'll Dry A' Yer Tears - Scullery Table Demo version
Originally recorded by Dugald McNeil, circa 1928
What Would You Give in Exchange for Your Soul? - Scullery Table Demo version
Originally recorded by the Monroe Brothers, 17 Feb 1936, in North Carolina
Beautiful Robes - Scullery Table Demo version
Written in 1897 by Barney Elliott Warren (1867 - 1951). Often performed by Charlie Poole (1892 - 1931)
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(ex Low Country Boys) - Welcome to the Thompson Brothers' blog, by Mark Thompson and Graeme Thompson, founders and original lead vocalists of the Low Country Boys. These days we're doing something similar but simpler - old-time gospel music in the classic mandolin/guitar "brother duet" tradition of the early 1900s. This blog will tell you more about the great brother duets, and other aspects of evangelical rural American culture and its Scotch-Irish / Ulster-Scots cultural roots - and a wee bit about our own music too.
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