| Location | Edinburgh |
| Formed | 2006 |
They take the all the stuff they love, and play the HELL out of it with a rocking old time string band... more or less.
www.myspace.com/theblackdiamondexpress
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Jack Appears on The Police Box 1 » The Jack of Diamonds puts the 'Jack' in Ruby-crew Lewis Gibson's angsty contribution to the very top draw of the 9-5 working lament genre. Log in to download tracks |
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A Murder of Crows Appears on The Police Box 3 » It's hard to believe such an accomplished work was given away free by the band at Easter 2008. Here Ten Tracks is delighted to follow the world's chocolatiers in giving the beauty of resurrection the commercial success it deserves. Merry Christmas! Log in to download tracks |
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Nemo Saltat Sobrius Appears on The Police Box 5 » This is about as close as Black Diamond Express Trains to Hell get to Valentine's, but we all learn something from a dangerous liaison once in a while... Log in to download tracks |
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Dying Crapshooters Blues Appears on Hidden Door 2 (The Police Box 15) » “A lot of the bands that weekend took a few songs to get into gear. Not these guys, who opened their set with an absolute belter. If I see them again, I must remember to ask them if there really exists such a thing as a 'toenail dragon'” Frankie Lowe Log in to download tracks |
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Every Night Around This Time Appears on Doune The Rabbit Hole (Police Box 17) » 2010 going on 1910. How'd they go an do dat, naw? Log in to download tracks |
The Black Diamond Express are:
The Jack of Diamonds - vocals, guitars
George - double bass
Cambo - violin
Stevie - acoustic guitar, slide guitar
Steve - electric guitar, banjo
The Duke - drums, backing vocals
Tom - blues harp
Tommy - percussion
The only literature we found about these obscure characters was:
IN NO PARTICULAR ORDER WE LOVE: LOVE, TRUTH AND THE SEARCH FOR WILD MERCURY... CHANGES AND STRANGENESS AND ANYTHING RED... NEVER SAY NO, WE GO AND TRY TO FLY WITH YOUR FEET ON THE GROUND, ELLINGTON - DJANGO AND MANGOES - ALL FRUIT AND MOST VEG - DAVID LYNCH - LOUIS STEVENSON, BURNS - TRADITION AND ANARCHY - SILENCE AND NOISE AND ALL IN BETWEEN - ROSES, MOSES AND ANY CAT THAT SMILES... WHITE LIES AND THIN TIES, BLUE SKIES AND BLACK - MOON ON THE WATER BY THE RISING TIDE... RILKE AND SILKE AND SHOES WITH NO SOLE - SOUL AND COAL AND ALL THOSE WHO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN - ROLL AND ROCK AND... THE FOX IN SOCKS... THE HIGHLANDS THE LOWLANDS AND FIRE SIDE FOOLS... ANYTHING BLUE - MAYBE YOU TOO???
Dig it! :)
Two words. Awesome sauce.
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