- Spare Snare
Infobox musical artist
Name = Spare Snare
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Origin =Scotland
Genre =No-fi , Lo-fi, So-fi
Years_active = 1991 –present
Label = Chute Records
Associated_acts = White Leather Club, Hamfisted, Dubreq, Man Without Machines, Devotional Ensemble
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Current_members = Barry Gibson, Jan Burnett, Adam Lockhart, Graeme Ogston, Alan Cormack
Past_members = Paul Esposito, Ross Mathieson
Notable_instruments =Spare Snare is a
lo-fi band fromDundee ,Scotland .Founded in the very early 90s the band have released 7 albums to date, mostly on their own Chute Records. They have also recorded 4 John Peel Sessions. In the 1995 John Peel Festive 50, [cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/festive50s/1990s/1995/|title=1995 Festive 50|accessdate=2007-04-18] the band were number 32 with Bugs. Spare Snare have been cited as an influence [cite web|url=http://www.puregroove.co.uk/search.asp?Search=White+Label&CategoryID=1&Quantity=0&Record=12623#2|title=cited as an influence|accessdate=2007-04-18] on acts such as
Snow Patrol and theFence Collective . Spare Snare was also voted as the "46th best Scottish band of all time", [cite web|url=http://www.list.co.uk/fiftybandsmain.html|title=The 50 Best Scottish Bands Of All Time|accessdate=2007-04-18] .Members:
The members are:
*Jan Burnett - vocals, guitar, electronics, melodica, hospitality, captain, spunk sponge, Tenille, social-skillz
*Barry Gibson - drums, bass, guitar, atmosphere, jingle-jangle-bells, threats, short trews, flea/nit picking
*Graeme Ogston - guitar, bass, ukulele, lapdance-steel, height, wine-glass-pings, disapproving frowns, snoring, dog grooming
*Alan Cormack - bass, guitar, drums, ukulele, scowling, stink-squeezebox, 12-string-a-lings, casio, freaky dancing, ocarina, louder snoring, dog-napping
*Adam Lockhart - guitar, keyboards, bass, voice, noise, voice-noises, heightDiscography
Albums
* "Live at Home" Released 1995 on Chute.
* "Disco Dancing" Released 1995 on 100 Guitar Mania.
* "Westfield Lane" Released 1996 on Wabana.
* "Animals and Me" Released 1998 on Chute.
* "Love Your Early Stuff" Released 1999 on Che.
* "Charm" Released 2001 on Chute.
* "Learn to Play" Released 2004 on Chute.
* "Garden Leave" Released September 2006 on Chute.Singles and non-album songs
This table shows all songs released as singles, and other songs that do not appear on Spare Snare studio albums.
References
External links
* [http://www.wearethesnare.com Official Spare Snare site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/sparesnare Spare Snare on MySpace]
* [http://www.vacant.org.uk/jockrock/bands/sparesnare.html Info from Jockrock]
* [http://www.vacant.org.uk/sparesnare/history.html Profile Check - A history of Spare Snare]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/johnpeel/artists/s/sparesnare/ BBC Peel Sessions info]
* [http://wmbr.mit.edu/sparesnare.html Spare Snare live at WMBR Boston - 1995]
* [http://www.tt.net/prospective/sparesnare.html Spare Snare - Prospective Records site]
* [http://www.nme.com/reviews/spare-snare/4506 nmE review of Spare Snare]
* [http://www.brackenrecords.com/p267.html A review of Garden Leave]
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