MP3: Mad Dog McCrea - Am I Drinking Enough?

Introducing Devon’s finest folk-rock band sure to get your feet stamping at Glasto this year. Mad Dog McRea have been touring the country for more than a decade. They still don’t sound antiquated, nor dusty, as “Am I Drinking Enough” testifies. It seems the cider and whiskey they drink just fuels the fire burning in their bellies to entertain an audience as much as possible, dancing all round the staging really in tune with those dancing below them.

It’s stylish in the prop-er way, the accents, the fiddle and the growling frontman magics an atmosphere of sheer delight. But it’s ultimately the passion that me; even in a semi-concious state this was obvious. By their final song at a recent headlining performance at a festival, (an extended version of ‘What shall we do with the drunken sailor’) I was more than just a convert, I felt like part of the flock.

You can buy their album, which I’ve had on repeat for the last week pretty much solid, from the band, from CDbaby (U.S + UK), or from Amazon.co.uk.

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Mad Dog McRea are scheduled to play the 22nd + 23rd at Glastonbury. And the weather? It will certainly rain, with revellers ensured of a mud bath. The Glastonbury coverage on Nothing But Green Lights continues tomorrow. Read all the NBGL coverage here.

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http://www.maddogmcrea.co.uk / myspace.com/maddogmcrea

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