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The band have had a quiet month on the live front, with no gigs planned for June. However, the guys have been rehearsing some new material which is coming together well. In addition, things are moving forward with the album - watch this space.
Although DKB hasn't gigged this month, Douglas has been on duty with The Elements, who played Henry's Cellar Bar at the end of May. The band's new 3 track EP, Sunlight is scheduled for release shortly.
Following Douglas's Australasian tour, Douglas Kay Band made it's return to live action on the 24th April at Edinburgh's Voodoo Rooms. The gig was sold out in advance, and a packed crowd was treated to a set which featured Alan Davison on backing vocals for a handful of songs and saw the band debut a brand new song, Adelaide.
The first week of May saw Douglas play an intimate acoustic gig at The Port Gallery in Leith. Chris Gibson, who plays alongside Douglas in The Elements joined him on cajon Douglas for the set.
The regular band line-up was back in place for the following weeekend, when the guys travelled south for a show at The Alexandra in Clapham, London. Joining them on stage at this show was Empty Boat saxophonist Chris Smallwood. Chris played on two of the tracks from the new album.
A full list of upcoming dates are on the live dates page.
Douglas enjoyed a fantastic tour of Australasia during February and March, which saw him play in some of the continent's best known cities as well as some smaller towns too. The tour kicked off with two shows in Dunedin, on New Zealand's South Island, the second of which saw him play at the famed Dunedin Musicians' Club in the heart of the city. From New Zealand, Douglas ventured to Melbourne for a couple of shows, the first of which was at the 303 in Northcote alongside The Winter Migration and Buckley Ward. From Melbourne, Douglas moved up to Sydney where he played The Excelsior Hotel in Glebe, supporting the excellent Moleskin.
Douglas then headed across for the West Australian leg of the tour which saw him play a show at the famous Settlers Tavern in Margaret River, at which he was joined on guitar and backing vocals for some songs by Paul Gilbody. Paul was also to feature at a number of the other gigs in WA, which included Bar Orient and Tunesmith's Cafe in Fremantle, Collins Music Store and the Prince of Wales in Bunbury, and the Swan Lounge and the Railway Hotel in North Freo. A big thank you to everyone who turned out to see the shows in The Antipodes.
The acoustic mini album, Late, has been re-mastered and is now available in its new 5 track format. To buy the CD or downloads, click HERE.
Tracks from the debut album are still receiving airplay on various podcasts around the world. As a result, How Can I Be Sure? remains in the Podsafe Music Network's top ten highest rated and most listened to lists, almost a year after debuting at number 3 in both charts. A big thank you to all the podcasters who are playing the music.
The tracks from Of All The Towns To Sleep In are available to buy from the iTunes Music Store. Click on the icon to access the store.
Douglas has a blog up and running on his MySpace site. Check it out by clicking on the link.
Remember you can also check out the News Archive to find out what has been happening over the past few months.
The band have had a quiet month on the live front, with no gigs planned for June. However, the guys have been rehearsing some new material which is coming together well. In addition, things are moving forward with the album - watch this space.
Although DKB hasn't gigged this month, Douglas has been on duty with The Elements, who played Henry's Cellar Bar at the end of May. The band's new 3 track EP, Sunlight is scheduled for release shortly.
Following Douglas's Australasian tour, Douglas Kay Band made it's return to live action on the 24th April at Edinburgh's Voodoo Rooms. The gig was sold out in advance, and a packed crowd was treated to a set which featured Alan Davison on backing vocals for a handful of songs and saw the band debut a brand new song, Adelaide.
The first week of May saw Douglas play an intimate acoustic gig at The Port Gallery in Leith. Chris Gibson, who plays alongside Douglas in The Elements joined him on cajon Douglas for the set.
The regular band line-up was back in place for the following weeekend, when the guys travelled south for a show at The Alexandra in Clapham, London. Joining them on stage at this show was Empty Boat saxophonist Chris Smallwood. Chris played on two of the tracks from the new album.
A full list of upcoming dates are on the live dates page.
Douglas enjoyed a fantastic tour of Australasia during February and March, which saw him play in some of the continent's best known cities as well as some smaller towns too. The tour kicked off with two shows in Dunedin, on New Zealand's South Island, the second of which saw him play at the famed Dunedin Musicians' Club in the heart of the city. From New Zealand, Douglas ventured to Melbourne for a couple of shows, the first of which was at the 303 in Northcote alongside The Winter Migration and Buckley Ward. From Melbourne, Douglas moved up to Sydney where he played The Excelsior Hotel in Glebe, supporting the excellent Moleskin.
Douglas then headed across for the West Australian leg of the tour which saw him play a show at the famous Settlers Tavern in Margaret River, at which he was joined on guitar and backing vocals for some songs by Paul Gilbody. Paul was also to feature at a number of the other gigs in WA, which included Bar Orient and Tunesmith's Cafe in Fremantle, Collins Music Store and the Prince of Wales in Bunbury, and the Swan Lounge and the Railway Hotel in North Freo. A big thank you to everyone who turned out to see the shows in The Antipodes.
The acoustic mini album, Late, has been re-mastered and is now available in its new 5 track format. To buy the CD or downloads, click HERE.
Tracks from the debut album are still receiving airplay on various podcasts around the world. As a result, How Can I Be Sure? remains in the Podsafe Music Network's top ten highest rated and most listened to lists, almost a year after debuting at number 3 in both charts. A big thank you to all the podcasters who are playing the music.
The tracks from Of All The Towns To Sleep In are available to buy from the iTunes Music Store. Click on the icon to access the store.
Douglas has a blog up and running on his MySpace site. Check it out by clicking on the link.
Remember you can also check out the News Archive to find out what has been happening over the past few months.
Media
"great voice" Shaun Keaveny, Xfm
"delightful...beautiful acoustic melodies" Karen Dorrat, T Break Reviews
"delightful...beautiful acoustic melodies" Karen Dorrat, T Break Reviews
The Edinburgh Evening News carried a feature on Douglas Kay Band on 10th October 2008 after the band won the newspaper's online "Battle of the Bands" competition with the song Better. Readers were invited to listen to songs from thirteen bands and then select their favourite. DKB gathered 52% of the votes registered, well ahead of the second placed band which had 17%. To read the article, click HERE.
Media interest in Douglas and the album is building. A feature in the October 2003 issue of Music News Scotland was followed by an offer to perform on BBC Radio's Janice Forsyth Show and airplay on that programme. This came after an earlier, similar offer to do a session for radio station Fresh Air FM.
In Australia, Douglas was interviewed by Alice Springs based radio station Centre FM and also made a brief appearance on television channel GWN. Returning to the UK, a track from the album received airplay on London radio station Xfm (winning a listener vote on the show X-posure) and on BBC Radio Scotland's Tom Morton Show. Douglas continues to have songs played frquently on podcasts based around the world.
October 2004 saw Douglas feature in the national newspaper Scotland on Sunday. The paper included a special offer as part of its Aye Tunes series which allowed readers to download Moving Target from the Scotland On Sunday website.
2005 saw a large amount of airplay on various podcasts around the world, the result of which saw How Can I Be Sure? end the year as 3rd highest rated and 3rd most listened to song on the Podsafe Music Network.
Media interest in Douglas and the album is building. A feature in the October 2003 issue of Music News Scotland was followed by an offer to perform on BBC Radio's Janice Forsyth Show and airplay on that programme. This came after an earlier, similar offer to do a session for radio station Fresh Air FM.
In Australia, Douglas was interviewed by Alice Springs based radio station Centre FM and also made a brief appearance on television channel GWN. Returning to the UK, a track from the album received airplay on London radio station Xfm (winning a listener vote on the show X-posure) and on BBC Radio Scotland's Tom Morton Show. Douglas continues to have songs played frquently on podcasts based around the world.
October 2004 saw Douglas feature in the national newspaper Scotland on Sunday. The paper included a special offer as part of its Aye Tunes series which allowed readers to download Moving Target from the Scotland On Sunday website.
2005 saw a large amount of airplay on various podcasts around the world, the result of which saw How Can I Be Sure? end the year as 3rd highest rated and 3rd most listened to song on the Podsafe Music Network.
Management
Douglas is managed by Kate Philip of Catfish Management. To contact Kate please click here.
Douglas is managed by Kate Philip of Catfish Management. To contact Kate please click here.
Website
Thanks to everybody who has visited the website since it went live in April 2003. With the addition of an online shopping facility, the site is now fully up and running. This means you can now buy the album, t-shirt or EP directly through the site by going to the Merchandise page.
Other new additions to the site include updated photo galleries, lyric pages (featuring the full lyrics to each song on the new album), and the news archive where you can check on what has been happening over the past few months. The frequent news and gig updates will obviously continue too.
Please feel free to e-mail with any comments on the website, your feedback is appreciated.
Thanks to everybody who has visited the website since it went live in April 2003. With the addition of an online shopping facility, the site is now fully up and running. This means you can now buy the album, t-shirt or EP directly through the site by going to the Merchandise page.
Other new additions to the site include updated photo galleries, lyric pages (featuring the full lyrics to each song on the new album), and the news archive where you can check on what has been happening over the past few months. The frequent news and gig updates will obviously continue too.
Please feel free to e-mail with any comments on the website, your feedback is appreciated.
The launch gig for the release of the album, OF ALL THE TOWNS TO SLEEP IN, took place on Saturday 5th April 2003 at Edinburgh's Tron Bar. The 11 track album was produced by Douglas and Graeme Robb, and was recorded at More Human Recording Studios in Edinburgh between September 2002 and January 2003. You can listen to songs from the album on the MP3 page.
Click on the link above for more details of the launch and to view pictures from the show.