Originally comprising Viv Strachan (vocals), Gordon McIntyre (guitar), Nick Reynolds (bass) and Alexis Beattie (drums), Ballboy played gigs around Edinburgh for a few years, and recorded tracks for the Edinburgh indie compilation it's a life sentence..., released by the newly formed SL Records label in 1997.
By 1999 Gordon McIntyre, the band's main songwriter, had taken over vocal duties. Katie Griffiths had joined on keyboards, and Gary Morgan had taken over the drums. The band signed to SL Records that year, and released a series of EPs. The tracks from these EPs were collected on 2001's Club Anthems.[1] The band toured the United States in September / October 2002 and McIntyre's journal of the tour was published in The Scotsman newspaper.[2]
In 2004 Ballboy returned to full band mode, with a new keyboard player, Alexa Morrison, and their third album. The band continue to play live occasionally and released their fourth studio album I Worked on the Ships in August 2008. Gordon McIntyre has begun work on a side project, ++Money Can't Buy Music.[5]
From their early releases, the band were popular with the DJ John Peel,[6] and had several tracks featured in the Festive Fifty charts. They recorded several sessions for his BBC Radio 1 show, including a Christmas special live from Peel Acres, where McIntyre recorded a duet with American country singer Laura Cantrell.
In Autumn 2008 McIntyre composed the soundtrack for the Traverse Theatre Company production of Midsummer [a play with songs] by David Greig. Midsummer performed at the Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh, from 24 October to 15 November 2008.[7]
ballboy, band, this, article, needs, updated, please, help, update, this, article, reflect, recent, events, newly, available, information, january, 2023, ballboy, four, piece, indie, band, from, edinburgh, scotland, formed, late, 1990s, band, released, five, a. This article needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information January 2023 Ballboy is a four piece indie band from Edinburgh Scotland Formed in the late 1990s the band released five albums between 2001 and 2008 BallboyBallboy at The Marquee in 2005Background informationOriginEdinburgh ScotlandGenresIndie rock indie folk post punkYears active1997 presentLabelsSL Pony Proof Lost MapMembersGordon McIntyreNick ReynoldsGary MorganAlexa MorrisonPast membersViv StrachanAlexis BeattieKate GriffthsWebsiteballboymusic wbr com Contents 1 Biography 2 Discography 2 1 Studio albums 2 2 Compilation albums 2 3 Singles EPs 2 4 Contributions 3 References 4 External linksBiography editOriginally comprising Viv Strachan vocals Gordon McIntyre guitar Nick Reynolds bass and Alexis Beattie drums Ballboy played gigs around Edinburgh for a few years and recorded tracks for the Edinburgh indie compilation it s a life sentence released by the newly formed SL Records label in 1997 By 1999 Gordon McIntyre the band s main songwriter had taken over vocal duties Katie Griffiths had joined on keyboards and Gary Morgan had taken over the drums The band signed to SL Records that year and released a series of EPs The tracks from these EPs were collected on 2001 s Club Anthems 1 The band toured the United States in September October 2002 and McIntyre s journal of the tour was published in The Scotsman newspaper 2 Their proper debut album A Guide for the Daylight Hours 3 was released in November 2002 featuring artwork by Glasgow based artist David Shrigley This album was followed in 2003 by the acoustic and often melancholy The Sash My Father Wore and Other Stories 4 virtually a solo record by McIntyre In 2004 Ballboy returned to full band mode with a new keyboard player Alexa Morrison and their third album The band continue to play live occasionally and released their fourth studio album I Worked on the Ships in August 2008 Gordon McIntyre has begun work on a side project Money Can t Buy Music 5 From their early releases the band were popular with the DJ John Peel 6 and had several tracks featured in the Festive Fifty charts They recorded several sessions for his BBC Radio 1 show including a Christmas special live from Peel Acres where McIntyre recorded a duet with American country singer Laura Cantrell In Autumn 2008 McIntyre composed the soundtrack for the Traverse Theatre Company production of Midsummer a play with songs by David Greig Midsummer performed at the Traverse Theatre Edinburgh from 24 October to 15 November 2008 7 Discography editStudio albums edit A Guide for the Daylight Hours 2002 The Sash My Father Wore and Other Stories 2003 The Royal Theatre 2004 I Worked on the Ships 2008 Merry Christmas to the Drunks Merry Christmas to the Lovers mini album 2013 Compilation albums edit Club Anthems 2001 vinyl reissue 2023 Singles EPs edit Silver Suits for Astronauts 1999 I Hate Scotland 2000 Girls Are Better Than Boys 2001 All the Records on the Radio are Shite 2002 Where Do the Nights of Sleep Go to When They do not Come To Me 2002 A Europewide Search for Love 2003 Past Lovers I Lost You But I Found Country Music 2004 I Died for Love 2005 Contributions edit Shallow Footprints in the Snow Avalanche Records Alternative Christmas 2009 References edit Club Anthems Ballboy Amazon co uk Music Amazon co uk Retrieved 31 March 2011 McIntyre Gordon 35 days on the highway Scotsman com Living Living scotsman com Retrieved 31 March 2011 A Guide for Daylight Hours Ballboy Amazon co uk Music Amazon co uk Retrieved 31 March 2011 The Sash My Father Wore and Other Stories Ballboy Amazon co uk Music Amazon co uk Retrieved 31 March 2011 UK 21 September 2008 Money Can t Buy Music Gratis muziek tourneedata foto s video s Myspace com Retrieved 31 March 2011 Radio 1 Keeping It Peel Ballboy BBC Retrieved 31 March 2011 Midsummer a play with songs Traverse Theatre Archived from the original on 21 May 2011 Retrieved 17 July 2009 External links editBallboy on Bandcamp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ballboy band amp oldid 1134503763, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
