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The
BordererS have just returned from meetings in
the US with Los Angeles chat show host Craig Ferguson.
Craig’s show “The Late, Late Show”
is on straight after David Letterman’s on
CBS. Jim & Craig both grew up in the same
town in Scotland and performed in New Wave / Punk
bands. The idea is for Craig to direct a video
for the band and then have the BordererS on his
TV show sometime next year. The show goes out
nationally to millions of Americans.
On the live
circuit: The BordererS next concert is on Sun
8th Nov at the Kentish Arms Hotel. The BordererS
don’t perform in Adelaide that often, so
it’ll be a good chance for local fans to
see them up close and personal.
More
about the BordererS
Multi-Award winning Scottish / Irish / Australian
band The BordererS formed in 1994 and have released
8 albums, 4 EP's, 2 kids albums and been included
on 31 compilation albums all around the world.
The Borderers
became a band by accident when Jim was backpacking
in Australia in 1993 as part of a round the world
trip. He says: “I was just visiting South
Australia to visit a friend when I got invited
to a recording studio to hear this band. I loved
their sound so much that I eventually co-produced
the album, married the lead singer and bought
a house in Adelaide”.
Lead singer,
Alex, was born in Belfast, Northern Ireland and
came to Australia in 1987 and lists Annie Lennox
and Joni Mitchell as major influences. Jim was
born in Glasgow, Scotland and arrived in Australia
on Christmas Eve 1993 and is influenced musically
by AC/DC, Thin Lizzy, Status Quo and Talking Heads.
The Borderers
run their own indie record label – Celtic
Records – which to date has combined sales
of 68,000 CD's & DVD's. This indie approach
paid off recently when the band won the Independent
Music Award in the US for “Sinner and The
Saint” in the Gospel Music category. The
song now goes out to 11 million people via Borders
Bookstores and eMusic.com
The Borderers
are well known performers at many of the world’s
top music festivals having played Byron Bay Blues
& Roots, Port Fairy Folk, Edinburgh and Womad
Festivals in Australia and the UK – as well
as touring Canada and the USA. They’ve also
supported artists including Tom Jones, The Proclaimers,
The Chieftans and Shane McGowan from The Pogues.
What sets
the BordererS apart from other bands is their
ability to get the whole audience involved.
........."You
must be dead if you're not seen dancing at a BordererS
gig".........Jamie McKew - Port Fairy Festival
Director ( The biggest Folk / Roots festival in
Australia )
Voted most
popular act by the public at many festivals. Here's
what others have to say:
........"You've
got a great band there"........... Phillip
Noyce - Aussie / Hollywood Film Director.
........."The
rhythm guitarist is so handsome".........
Jim's Mum
Jim &
Alex
Voted Best World Music Act At the Musicoz Awards!
http://www.theborderers.com.au/
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