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UNION AVENUE AT THE TWA TAMS |
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Venue: Twa Tams
Music: Rockabilly, Roots and Blues
Location: 79-81 Scott Street, Perth, Perthshire, PH2 8JR
Tel: 01738 634500
Reviewer: Paul Dunning
 ÌýÌýListen (2’11) to ‘Ace of Spades’ by Union Avenue from the album, Ace of Spades, (Raucous Records, 2001)
Union Avenue consists of members from some of Scotland's finest rockabilly, roots and blues bands, and specialise in playing least expected cover versions in the style of Johnny Cash during his early Sun session years in the 1950's. Their 5 members appeared on stage all dressed in black with the odd stetson for added effect and opened, not surprisingly with the Cash written song Folsom Prison Blues.
This was no ordinary covers band, frontman Andrew Cardno really did sound like the man himself and the rest of the guys, Paul Paterson (lead guitar), Matt Hill (bass), Dave Arcari (acoustic guitar) and Ian McFadyen (drums) grooved around on stage fusing together their musical influences and styles to create a quite exceptional sound. Several classics were played combining this unique formula and included, I Shot The Sheriff, Wish You Were Here, All Over Now and Ride On Josephine.
The best thing about Union Avenue is that you just can't wait to hear their next number as it's sure to be a surprise and the busy crowd that had gathered in the Twa Tams loved every minute of this. Penultimate song Ace Of Spades was by far the best of the night, which maybe explains why their version of the Motorhead hit was a recent Radio 1 record of the week. They took their bows and rapturous applause and left Perth only after a superb rendition of the Stone's Sympathy For The Devil.
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