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PETER MASON relishes a band whose live gigs make for a night to remember
AM I DRINKING ENOUGH? Mad Dog Macrae play the Isles of Scilly [Peter Mason]

Mad Dog Mcrea
Creative Scilly Festival, Isles of Scilly

 

IF you’re looking for a quiet night out, then best avoid Mad Dog Mcrea. Considered reflection is hardly their bag — at least not in a live setting. 

Plymouth-based and West Country-proud, breakneck piratical folk is their stock in trade, and even the “slow ones” finish at a frenetic pace.

It’s drink-along, singalong music, with a ragbag of influences spanning everything from country rock to music hall and back.

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