NEIGHBOURHOOD WATCH
ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND WITH COLD YEARS
big influence on us as a band even now as we move away from our hometown where we cut our teeth.
little quieter on the music scene here, but there are still some artists from around here making waves.
Ross Gordon – Guitar / Vocal Finlay Urquhart – Guitar Louis Craighead – Bass
INTRODUCTION
We are Cold Years, a punk rock band hailing from Aberdeen in the Northeast of Scotland. Despite often being a pretty cold and dark corner of the world, there’s a lot of cool stuff around this little city. It’s tough being a band from around here, due in no small part to its geographical location which adds hours and sometimes days at the beginning and ends of tours. But being from – and often trying to escape – this remote corner of the UK has had a
We all played in many bands throughout the years in Aberdeen, and were surrounded by a vibrant music scene growing up here. We were pretty lucky to have grown up in an era when many of the biggest bands in the UK were rising through the ranks and playing packed out shows in some of the small venues here; we’ve all got stories of times we supported bands who are now headlining festivals and headlining stadium tours and that was pretty inspiring for us as kids. In recent years it’s been a 28
BANDS & ARTISTS
Gerry Jablonski & the Electric Band. Blues titans. Gerry has been doing it for years. Probably one of the tightest live bands I’ve ever seen. Excellent show, excellent player, excellent band. gerryjablonskiband.co.uk Dude Trips. Sad boi pop punk legends. These guys write
