The Black Watch (band)

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Name = The Black Watch


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Origin = Santa Barbara, California, USA
Genre = pop/rock
Years_active = 1987—
Label = Eskimo, Stonegarden, Pink Hedgehog, Saltwater, Not Lame, Catapult, Zero Hour, Doctor Dream
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URL = [http://theblackwatchmusic.com/ theblackwatchmusic.com]
Current_members = John Andrew Fredrick (guitars, vocals), Scott Taylor (bass, vocals), Rick Woodard (drums), Steven Schayer (guitar, vocals)
Past_members = J'Anna Jacoby, Roger Butchers, Randy Leasure, Darin Danford, Gary Sullivan, Tim Boland

The Black Watch is an independent rock band from Santa Barbara, California whose only constant member has been singer, guitarist, and primary songwriter, John Andrew Fredrick. Through their twenty years in the recording industry, the group has affiliated with at least eight different record labels.

Fredrick formed the band in 1987 after earning his Ph.D. in English from UC Santa Barbara. After recording "St. Valentine" and releasing it on eskimo, Fredrick's own label, violinist J'Anna Jacoby joined the group and the two of them formed the nucleus of the band until she left the group in 2003.

The Black Watch has recorded and toured consistently throughout its history except for a brief period in 1997 when the band broke up. During this hiatus, Fredrick wrote "The King of Good Intentions", a semi-autobiographical novel about an indie rock band. The band recorded a CD of the same title intended as a companion piece to the novel.

Discography

* "St. Valentine" (1988)
* "Short Stories" (EP, 1989)
* "Flowering" (1991)
* "Amphetamines" (1994)
* "Seven Rollercoasters" (EP, 1997)
* "The King of Good Intentions" (1999)
* "Lime Green Girl" (2000)
* "The Christopher Smart EP" (2001)
* "Jiggery-Pokery" (2002)
* "Very Mary Beth" (2003)
* "The Hypnotizing Sea" (2005)
* "The Innercity Garden EP" (2005)
* "Tatterdemalion" (2006)
* "Icing the Snow Queen" (2008)

External links

* [http://theblackwatchmusic.com/ The Black Watch] official website
* [http://www.myspace.com/theblackwatch The Black Watch] at MySpace
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