Unkle Bob

Unkle Bob

Infobox musical artist
Name = Unkle Bob
Img_capt =
Background = group_or_band
Origin = flagicon|UK UK
Genre = Indie rock
Years_active =
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/songwriter Rick Webster, Unkle Bob have variously been compared to acts as diverse as R.E.M., Prefab Sprout and Radiohead.

Their debut album "Sugar & Spite" was released on October 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" on February 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" – 2006

Singles

* "Put A Record On" – 2007

Trivia

* Their song "Swans" was used on Grey's Anatomy Season 3 Episode 17 and also on Kyle XY Season 2 Episode 10.
* "One by One" was used on Season 6 Episode 2.
* On June 7, 2007, they played the first part of the Scottish band Travis in Paris, Bataclan.
* Their song "One By One" was also used in Kyle XY Season 2 Episode 18.

External links

* [http://www.unklebob.com/ Unkle Bob Official site]
*Myspace|unklebobband|Unkle Bob


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