MIKIFIN

BIOGRAPHY:

Larbert based act formed by Alisdair Blair (bass / vocals), Dave Paterson (drums), Michael Schofield (vocals) & Justin Skelton (guitar / vocals), who changed their name from Ice Blue at the end of 1981. The band proceeded to gig with a fury around Scotland, building up a large local following in the process. Their only single, "Riding The Wind" was released in 1982. In 1983 they shot a video at the same time as they began a weekly residency at the Burke & Hare Pub in Edinburgh. In August they recorded "Sympathetic Ear", "Sour Hour", "Gone Too Far" & "Ride The Wind" at a studio in Edinburgh. At some point they added David Hendry (keyboards, ex-Marbanx Distributors) and also recorded a second studio set: "American Dream", "Here Come The Doubts Again", "Black and White", "You Can Never Hear Me" & "Look At You".
There was also a very low budget video of "Time" with the band running around some landmarks in Edinburgh , the highlight being Skelton dressed in a jesters costume, sitting on a stone pillar with a large sand filled egg timer. Brian Guthrie managed Mikifin for a while, but did not succeed in gaining them a record contract.
A reshuffle in personel in February 1984 was short lived, with Schoffield & Paterson being replaced by Blackout members Alan Burn (bass) and Ian Wallace (drums), and new vocalist Julie Gibson being recruited. Within a couple of months this band had evolved into The Breakfast Boyz. Meanwhile, Schofield formed 24 Hours, and Paterson later helped out The Harbour Road Angels, as well as forming Fat Davy & The Stennie Brass.

RELEASES:

"Riding The Wind" (cassette single, 1982)