- Unkle Bob
Infobox musical artist
Name = Unkle Bob
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Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|UKUK
Genre =Indie rock
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Label = Friendly Sounds
URL = [http://www.unklebob.com/ http://www.unklebob.com/]
Current_members =Rick Webster Stuart Cartwright Ron Yeadon Tad MacDonald Geoff Widdowson
Past_members ="Unkle Bob" is a band based in the UK, formed in and around
Glasgow University . Led by singer/songwriterRick Webster , Unkle Bob have variously been compared to acts as diverse asR.E.M. ,Prefab Sprout andRadiohead .Their debut album "
Sugar & Spite " was released onOctober 16 ,2006 on Friendly Sounds / Mother City – a label set up by ex-James guitarist Saul Davies and Aaron Moore (Ministry of Sound /EMI ). Unkle Bob released the single "Put a Record On" onFebruary 19 ,2007 .Unkle Bob are currently preparing to tour North America with James in September/October 2008.
Band members
* Rick Webster (vocals, guitar)
* Stuart Cartwright (vocals, guitar, banjo, mandolin)
* Ron Yeadon (drums, percussion)
* Tad MacDonald (bass)
* Geoff Linus (keyboards)Discography
Albums
* "
Sugar & Spite " – 2006Singles
* "Put A Record On" – 2007
Trivia
* Their song "Swans" was used on
Grey's Anatomy Season 3 Episode 17 and also onKyle XY Season 2 Episode 10.
* "One by One" was used on Season 6 Episode 2.
* OnJune 7 ,2007 , they played the first part of the Scottish band Travis in Paris, Bataclan.
* Their song "One By One" was also used inKyle XY Season 2 Episode 18.External links
* [http://www.unklebob.com/ Unkle Bob Official site]
*Myspace|unklebobband|Unkle Bob
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