Band Of The Week: Kelwan

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Tell me about Kelwan

The current lineup got together in about November last year. So we've been together for about a year. Me and Seany have been playing together for about seven years in different lineups. We met in a band called Walls Of Jericho, he was on Bass and I was the drummer. The band was only put together to win a battle of the bands contest. We cleaned up in our rounds and then came second overall, not bad for a month's work.

So how did Kelwan come to be?

From there, me and him (Seany) have been playing in a number of bands, but we started one about three or four years ago called Phoenix Dawn and that's where Kelwan has come from. It has always had Seany and me, but we've been through a number of drummers and extra guitarists throughout the years.

The last guitarist we had was an overly critical lesbian, but last year, we were having a hard time with our last drummer not turning up to gigs and practices, etc., so we got rid of him. Another band had asked me and Seany to join them, with Seany on bass and me just doing vocals, but we managed to steal their drummer and this completed our current lineup.

Article Author: A.L. Harper

I'm a writer and music journalist originally from Salt Lake City, but now living in Scotland. I was a Punk/Goth in the '80s and these artistic influences have stayed with me; although a love of Chopin, chamber music, and Spanish guitar would seem to belie this. …

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