For nearly 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 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. Ayrshire-born John Langan is found center-stage, seated on a foot percussion rig of his own devising and fronting the trio with intricate 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 Angus-born Dave Tunstall and his double bass; from here emanates a concoction of eerily-bowed soundscapes and heart-stopping bass lines. The sound of the group reaches its zenith when all of these instruments are joined by the three voices singing together in razor-tight harmony.
