Swamptrash

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.

they really were a ramshackle and thoroughly enjoyable faux-punk string/bluegrass band who attacked new and old tunes with the verve and self-evident pleasure others heard in the Pogues

— Grant Alden, 27 March 2007

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

↑ Belcher, David (3 February 1995). "A band for all seasons". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
↑ Morton, Tom (18 January 2007). "Harry Horse". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 12 July 2026.
↑ "Swamptrash: An Homage to Harry Horse". Grant's Rants. March 2007. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007.^{[self-published source]}
↑ "Tributes paid to Shooglenifty's Angus R Grant". BBC News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2026.

External links

Acid Croft History - Swamptrash archived at Wayback Machine

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[1] Belcher, David (3 February 1995). "A band for all seasons". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 12 July 2026.

[2] Morton, Tom (18 January 2007). "Harry Horse". The Herald. Glasgow. Retrieved 12 July 2026.

[3] "Swamptrash: An Homage to Harry Horse". Grant's Rants. March 2007. Archived from the original on 4 May 2007.^{[self-published source]}

[4] "Tributes paid to Shooglenifty's Angus R Grant". BBC News. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2026.