The DOLEDRUMS

BIOGRAPHY:

Five piece band formed in 2006 by Craig Burke (vocals / guitar), Dan Adam (bass, ex-Five Park Drive), Derek Beattie (guitar) & Johnny Watson (guitar) & Craig Maxwell (drums). The band ended the year with some airplay on Central FM, some recordings made at Homegrown Studios, and some live dates.
2007 saw more dates being played, before Watson left for Australia. The band continued to play after this, whilst Adam also fronted his own act, The North Country Ramblers. By this time Adam had switched to guitar, and the band had recruited Stevie Black (bass, ex-Five Park Drive). This line-up continued to play into 2008, when they entered the studio to record their debut single. In September the band supported former Seahorses frontman Chris Helme at the Metro, Falkirk. The debut single, "Free The EP", was released early in 2009, and the band embarked on a series of dates across the UK to promote it, including one at Alan McGee's "Death Disco" in London. The single was also played by Mark Lamaar on his BBC Radio 2 show. October saw the band support Paolo Nutini in Edinburgh.
Early 2010 saw Adams leave (he was later to help out The Last Saloon), to be replaced by temprary stand-in Greg Aitken (guitar, also with The Soul Parade). By summer, Aitken had joined as a permanent member.
In 2011 Beattie & Black joined The Stompdown Riders.

RELEASES:

"Free The EP" (EP, 2009)

WEBSITE:

http://www.myspace.com/midweekdreamer