Once described as “The Baron Knights on acid”. The MIGHTY POONS play a
classic assortment of Rock and Prog tunes from the “ Whistle Test Years”
A 6 piece rock band featuring some of the finest musicians in the whole world....well,
maybe not the world, but certainly Scotland.
The Mighty Poons was formed in 2005 by Rupert Black, who was the keyboard
player with such well known bands as The Pretenders, Talk Talk, The Alarm, Ian
McFarlane from Life and Soul, and David Bell, the singer from Big Vern ‘n’ the
Shootahs.
Their idea was to create a band that would allow them to play their favourite rock
songs from the Old Grey Whistle Test years, keeping alive great album songs, not
played very often these days.
For those not familiar with TOGWT, it was a 70’s version of Later with Jools Holland,
featuring live performances from bands like Focus, The Who, Little Feat, Eric
Clapton, Fanny etc.
So, plundering the musical talent around Glasgow, they found like minded
musicians, currently comprising Neil McBain ( Ex London session drummer who
worked with David Bowie, and The Blow Monkeys and is hewn from the very DNA of
70’s rock drummers,), Kenny Gair ( of The Humph Family), and Andy and Janice
Lawrie ( of The Sensational David Bowie Tribute Band, and The Springsteen
Sessions) forming a package that perfectly delivers a powerful mix of rock music
from the 70’s and 80’s, covering everything from Jethro Tull, Clapton, Genesis, Kate
Bush via Pink Floyd and Manfred Mann’s Earthband, to ELP.
If you like your rock to be of the classic variety, the musicianship to be of the top
quality, and a band that tends not to take itself too seriously, then a night of top tunes
from The Old Grey Whistle Test years with The MIGHTY POONS is an absolute
and total MUST!