EDINBURGH - based acoustic duo Freight
produced their first cd recently, and have already set their
sights on a follow-up.
The band, which consists of Norval Barclay and Adam
Morris, have been loosely formed for two-and-a-half years
but only took it on as a serious project at the beginning
of 2005.
The first EP - The Juniper Recordings - consist of five tracks
varying in style and tempo.
The name for the cd sprang from the small office space in
which the album was mainly recorded.
Based on the outskirts of Edinburgh in the shadow of the Pentland
hills, a home studio was used to produce the EP.
" It was really the ideal setting for a debut cd,"
said Barclay.
" It was easy to get to so it was never a chore coming
out here, but at the same time it was  isolated
so there were very few distractions."
Freight originally began by playing covers to city centre
boozers, and although both members had seperately written
their own material, rarely did original material get an outing
at gigs.
Morris said: "I think we both felt a slight sense of
frustration at constaqntly singing covers so we brought
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together our own stuff and practiced.
" Once we began playing it at gigs, while most punters
generally appreciate songs they know, it kind of rein- vigorated
us.
"Not only did we take great satisfaction from playing our
own songs, it made some of the covers we were obliged to play
on a weekly basis more tolerable.'
The band's original plan was to record a host of songs,
archive them, then pick the 11 or 12 best to go on a full album.
However, that plan was scrapped during the summer in order to
produce something more tangible, quicker.
Barclay explained: "While we did have the material, we
probably didn't have the time.
"We're both busy folk and the longer we went without having
something in our hands the more danger there would have been
in us losing momen-tum.
"Now we have something we can circulate and some-thing
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Singin'
for their supper: Freight
perform at one of their regular
haunts. The band uniform consists of red top and blue jeans.
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Duo
to reveal latest dates
SCOTTISH
band Freight have just announced the details for
their up-coming world tour.
As
well as an extensive expedition of their headquarters in edinburgh,
their journey will take in delightful locations such as Leven,
Cumnock, Peterhead and even Oban.
However the communities of Alloa, Dysart and Twechar will
be left disappointed after the schedule, which once included
them, decided to delete them.
A spokesman for alloa Community Trust voiced her disgust at
the cancelation.
" This pair of clowns should be ashamed of themselves,"
she said angrily "I've
lived in this town all my days and I've never seen anything
quite like it.
"They've let the people of Clackmannanshire down, they've
let me down, but worst of all they've let themselves down."
A spokesman for the band apologised to the devestated people
who were left gutted by the snub.
He said: "Freight quite simply cannot please everyone,
and it was inevitable someone was going to be left disappointed."
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gives us a trmendous lift
to continue working away."
While steady progress is being made, they are both in agreement
that having other things on the go is equally important.
Morris added: "The EP perhaps didn't arrive as soon as
we initially planned, but it arrived all |
the same. 'The way it works
out is that I work most days and Norval works most nights, and
in truth we share very little spare time.
"But we use it to our advantage ,
it means we are not constantly emersed in what can often be
a difficult and anxious process.
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" Our mind can be on other things when
the recording gets tough or tiresome, then we can both return
to it full of energy and excitment because it is what we want
to be doing.
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