This is the first track I've put together myself in a while so although a little rough round the edges it was fairly satisfying to do. Nothing much else to say about it really :)

Against All Odds (cover).mp3

Here's a cover of Dougie MacLean's beautiful and poignant song Caledonia, which we recorded in 2014 as The Celtic Hackers, to give a name to what was basically an informal collaboration between old friends. Happy days. 
Colin Kerr: vocals, guitars
George Wood: keyboards
Paul Gaughan: double bass
Tony Banner: whistle

Caledonia (cover)

This is a cover of the Dire Straits song Romeo and Juliet, recorded back in December 2016. I wanted to re-create the feel of the live version from the On Every Street Tour back in 1993, by which time Dire Straits were a massive 9 piece band. Many thanks to the fantastic George Wood for being my partner in crime on this one.
Colin Kerr: guitars, dobros, programming
George Wood; keyboards, programming (including that stunning sax solo, played so emotively on a keyboard).

Romeo and Juliet (cover)

I recorded this cover of the classic Wichita Lineman in October 2016, together with George Wood (thank you). At that time it was very inspiring to see Glen Campbell performing his farewell tour whilst battling Alzheimer's Disease. I'm not a singer, in the traditional sense of the word, but it was still fun to record this track.
Colin Kerr: Vocals, guitars, bass
George Wood: Keyboards, programming

Wichita Lineman (cover)

Sailing To Philadelphia - This is a cover of a song by Mark Knopfler, written about the origins of the Mason-Dixon line, surveyed in America in the late 18th Century. I recorded this with The Celtic Hackers in 2015. Fond memories of a great bunch of guys. The Celtic Hackers were:
Colin Kerr: vocals, guitars
Paul Gaughan: bass
Tony Banner: whistle
George Wood: keyboards, vocals, programming
Davie Elliot: fiddle, accordion

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Sailing To Philadelphia (cover)

This is a cover of the track by the the late great Avicii. It's been an earworm for me for some time so I thought I'd use some of the opportunities that lockdown presented to put it together myself. My original plan was to adapt it more for a band setting but human nature led me to want to recreate some of the original feel and sounds. The song was originally (and probably effortlessly) sang by Dan Tyminski. I'm no singer, but it is what it is......hope it's worth a listen after all that!

Colin Kerr

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