Swamptrash were a Scottish bluegrass/psychobilly band formed in 1987 in Edinburgh. They split in 1989 and several of the members went on to form Shooglenifty. The band has been recognised as crucial to the development of experimental Scottish acoustic music.
Personnel Members have included: Harry Horse - vocals, banjo (later played in Hexology and worked as a children's author, political illustrator/cartoonist for The Scotsman and The Herald newspapers, and developer of the video game Drowned God) Neil McArthur - fiddle James MacIntosh - drums (later played in Capercaillie and with Michael McGoldrick, now in Shooglenifty) Garry "Banjo" Finlayson - banjo (later in Shooglenifty) Malcolm Crosbie - guitar (currently in Shooglenifty) Nick Prescott - mandolin Conrad Molleson - bass (later played with Catriona MacDonald and in Shooglenifty) Angus R. Grant - fiddle (later in Shooglenifty, died 2016)
Discography It Makes No Never Mind - DDT Records (1987 album) Bone (6 track EP recorded as a session for Janice Long on BBC Radio 1)
References
External links Acid Croft History - Swamptrash archived at Wayback Machine