Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire
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| Background information | |
| Origin | Glasgow, Scotland |
| Genres | Alternative Rock |
| Years active | 2013–present |
| Labels | Middle of Nowhere Recordings |
| Website | www |
| Members | Scott Clark Roddy Hart John Martin Geoff Martyn Scott MacKay Gordon Turner Andy Lucas |
Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire are a 7-piece band from Glasgow, Scotland.
The band were formed by Scottish songwriter Roddy Hart and released their debut eponymous album in September 2013 on Middle of Nowhere Recordings. The album was produced by Patti Smith and Morrissey producer Danton Supple. It was described by Uncut Magazine as "Widescreen…poetic…and [with] verve, evoking the epic rock of Springsteen". In April 2014 it was announced that the album Roddy Hart & The Lonesome Fire was on the longlist for the Scottish Album of the Year Award. The band were one of the very first Scottish acts to play the newly built 13,000 arena The Hydro, on a bill with Glasvegas and The Proclaimers. They also made a cameo appearance in the Scottish film Sunshine on Leith, on which Roddy Hart worked as Associate Musical Director.
Their second album, co-produced by Paul Savage (Mogwai, Emma Pollock, Admiral Fallow) is due for release in 2016.
After US TV Host Craig Ferguson retweeted the video for their single Bright Light Fever the band were invited to make their American TV debut on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson. They performed the song on 17 February 2014 on the show, which featured Gary Oldman. The performance proved to be so popular that Ferguson asked the band to return the following week to take up a rare week-long residency. From the 24–28 February the band performed a song from the album each night - Queenstown, Cold City Avalanche, High Hopes, Forget Me Not and Bad Blood - on shows that featured guests including Zooey Deschanel, Ashton Kutcher, Vera Farmiga and Alice Eve.
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