EX-LOW COUNTRY BOYS > NOW THE THOMPSON BROTHERS! Ulster-Scots Gospel Music

(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. 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 roots

Thursday, 13 April 2017

Thompson Brothers 'Wayfaring Stranger' BBC Northern Ireland

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It’s hard to say how honoured we are to have been a small part of this wonderful TV series. With a line-up of people who are musical heroes ...
Sunday, 12 March 2017

2017 update

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It's been a while since we posted much here, most of our activity now happens over on our Facebook page . We've done a series of dat...
Thursday, 12 February 2015

'Then Sings My Soul' - BBC Northern Ireland

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We are going to be on tv in this series - we don't know for how long, or how it will come across, but we hope it's okay!   We turn d...
Friday, 15 August 2014

NIGMA Traditional Group of the Year 2014

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We are astounded and delighted that the public voted for us and we won this category in last night's inaugural NIGMA awards ceremony, as...
Wednesday, 13 August 2014

No more enquiries for 2014 please!

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We're really pleased so many people enjoy what we do, but we've decided to take on no more bookings until 2015. At the moment we...
Monday, 30 December 2013

What a year

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2013 is over, and what a year it was for us! We now use our Facebook page for general updates, so there's not been much activity here o...
Sunday, 18 August 2013

Broadisland Gathering - Saturday 7th September, Ballycarry

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We are delighted to have been asked to play at this year's Broadisland Gathering. We were part of the Festival back in 2011, when we to...
Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Sankey in Scotland, 1873

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'... There is a fascinating power in the singing of a hymn which can do God's work in a soul when every other instrumentality has fa...
Monday, 12 August 2013

Harry Ironside's advice to gospel singers, and 'My Ain Countrie'

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'... Ira D. Sankey I heard twice only. He was not with Mr. Moody at the meetings I have referred to, but he visited Oakland and San, Fra...
Wednesday, 10 July 2013

Summer is here!

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... and as usual we are taking time off to be with our families and to relax a bit. We are hoping to finally get some recording done so will...
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