Week of September 11, 2005
Personnel:
Alan Darby - Guitar
Gavin Hodgson - Bass
Stuart Mackillop - Keyboards
Maggie Reilly - Vocals
Davy Roy - Drums, Percussion
Colin Tully - Sax, Flute
Album:
Cado Belle (Anchor ANCL 2015) 1976
CD: Airmail/Anchor AIRAC-1082, 2004
EP: Cado Belle EP (Anchor AN 1) 1977
An album of funky rock played and sung pretty well, with backing from strings
and horns. All the tunes come from Mackillop or Tully, with lyrics by Alasdair
Robertson. The band’s 12" maxi-single release, “Cado Belle” EP is worth tracking
down, demonstrating a wide range of styles despite only having four tracks, with
its standout cut being Alan Darby's composition “September”. Here the band give
vent to mellow guitar and sax, with a great vocal from Maggie Reilly. She, of
course, later enjoyed considerable chart success with Mike Oldfield.
(Neil Murray)
Taken from The Tapestry of Delights - The Comprehensive Guide to British Music of the Beat, R&B, Psychedelic and Progressive Eras 1963-1976, Vernon Joynson ISBN 1 899855 04 1