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Strike the Colours :: 07/02/08 :: 1845Mu dh'fhaodhte nach eil sibh eòlach air an ainm aig Jenny Reeve, ach tha cothrom ann gu bheil sibh air a cluinntinn roimhe seo ‘s i air nochdadh air clàran aig còmhlain mar Arab Strap, Malcom Middleton agus Snow Patrol. Thairis air na deich bliadhna a chaidh seachad, tha i air a bhith an sàs ann an iomadach riochd ann an saoghal-ciùil sgìre Ghlaschu a-nis ge tà , tha i a' dèanamh a slighe fhèin leis an iomairt aice - Strike The Colours - còmhlan anns a bheil i ag obair le tòrr dhaoine eadar-dhealaichte, ach far a bheil ise aig cridhe na cùise. An-uiridh chluich i beò air feadh Alba, chlàir i seisean dhuinn son an rèidio...agus mur a bheil sin gu leòr, nochd mion-chlàr bhuaipe as t-Samhradh leis an tiotal sgoinneil “The Face That Sank A Thousand Ships”! 
Strike The Colours are Jenny Reeve and a varied line-up of some of Scotland's most talented musicians. While the Scottish music scene sees indie acts and singer-songwriters come and go, Reeve, still only 27, has been working 'behind the scene' for many years. Formerly of indie outfit Eva, Reeve's vocal and string talents have, since 2001, been lent to the releases and tours of Idlewild, Arab Strap, Terra Diablo, Union of Knives and The Reindeer Section. Strike The Colours had prosaic beginnings; working closely with core band-member Davy McAulay (Terra Diablo) in 2004, Reeve brought together fellow musicians, including Idlewild bassist Gareth Russell, to embellish her folk-inspired acoustic material. Though without any clear ambition, Strike The Colours soon became what Reeve describes as a 'very DIY, fluid project'. With the exception of McAulay, whom Reeve works with at Glasgow's Firebox Studios, its musicians literally - and quite happily - come and go. Its music - inspired by everyone from Karen Dalton and Tom Waits to Joan Baez and Bruce Springsteen - swings smoothly between full band and acoustic. And it's now a unique entity that holds Reeve's musical passions and talents at its centre, all the while creating a stage for others' ideas; a collective dynamic that eschews the usual band politics and produces some truly mesmerizing music which can be heard on last year’s mini-album 'The Face That Sunk A Thousand Ships' . Strike the Colours: Safety in Numbers Strike the Colours: Bare Legs in a Storm Strike the Colours: Bare Legs in a Storm (ext) Strike the Colours: if I Don't Belong Tasglann |
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