Andy Alston, Del Amitri

Del Amitri have been an internationally successful Scottish band that have sold well over 6 millionalbums worldwide and have been on the scene for more than forty years. Andy Alston has been around for nearly all of that, aside from his own work and fascinating history. Andy has some great tips for new players as well as an amazing story of musical collaborations with prison inmates. To listen / watch: * Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: * Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab): Postcard Records Meeting Justin Currie The two attempts at recording the Waking Hours album Strangers and Brothers – Sensational Andy with Paul Quinn & The Independent Group James Kirk – Felicity (from You Can Make It If You Boogie) Quick visual tour of Andy’s songwriting and recording space (apologies to our audio listeners!) Crooked Timbers – On This Ocean (James Kirk and Andy Alston collaboration) Getting into the accordion and buying one from Blair Cowan (Lloyd Cole and The Commotions) Accordions in rock Andy on Del Amitri – Nothing Ever Happens Experience of touring the US, Canada and Australia A great history of The Sebel Townhouse as a famous rock ‘n roll hotel Go-to keyboards with Del Amitri Andy’s train wreck moment Working with prison inmates to record music and the aborted ‘All Killer No Filler’ album Tips for new players wanting to make a career in music How Del Amitri have kept such a stable lineup for so long Tag a keyboard player: Count Basie, Thelonius Monk, Professior Longhair Desert Island Discs: Studio Kinda Cloudy – Keith Hudson, ‘TIl I Can Make It On My Own – Tammy Wynette, A Modern Jazz Symposium of Music and Poetry – Charles Mingus (New York Sketchbook),  Let The Music Play – Barry White, The Chronic – Dr Dre. Thanks to our supporters for this episode: Brother Paul Brown , Musicplayer.com forums, Tammy Katchur’s Musical Stew and Radio Grande Key links: Buy some keyboard related merchandise Drop us a line via the website,