Band Biography…
For some time, Dermot Byrne, an alt-country influenced singer-songwriter plied his trade around Dublin’s acoustic music circuit as a solo artist, realising quickly that the so called “scene” was in fact stagnant and overloaded with bland sensitive singer songwriter types he assembled a motley band of musicians to bring a bit more edge to his sound.
The backing band was formed from a cadre of assorted musicians only ever loosely affiliated and often with their own projects members of the band came and went regularly. This band of interchangeable musicians stitched together suggested the name “Dancing Frankenstiens”, in homage to a line from a Duke Special song. Eventually the line up settled and the Dancing Frankenstiens comprised mild mannered metal fan and former “Alan Cant” drummer Cathal Magner and Steve McCormack, a bassist with punk tendencies.
With the line up stabilised regular rehearsals led to regular gigs and the melting pot of influences led to the germination of the new sound, a sort of alt-country acoustic rock played with a “back-to-basics”,”do-it-yourself” attitude, when asked, the band describe this new sound as “Cowboy Punk”
I have been a huge fan of Dermot Byrne since watching him burn up the slide guitar on Grafton St. as a youngster.
This is a more reflective track , showing his talents as a master songsmith.