Glencoe

Glencoe emerged from the ashes of Scottish progressive rock band Forever More, after Alan Gorrie and Onnie McIntyre left in 1971 to form the Average White Band.
The remaining duo of Mick Travis (aka Mick Strode, guitar) and Stuart Francis (drums) formed Glencoe with Graham Maitland (keys) and Norman Watt-Roy (bass). Initially, they played mainly folk-flavoured rock, reflecting Travis's writing and guitar work, touring in 1972 as support to stablemates Wishbone Ash and Deep Purple. John Turnbull, ex Skip Bifferty, Arc and session musician, replaced Travis after the tour.
The band recorded two albums, both with Turnbull, 'Glencoe' (1972) and 'The Spirit Of Glencoe' (1973), and four John Peel radio sessions.
(Read more at Wikipedia: Forever More and lastfm.)
== Links To Peel ==
In September 1972, Peel was MC when Glencoe played the Buxton Pop festival, in a bill also featuring Steppenwolf, Uriah Heep, Family and Wishbone Ash.
In 1977, bass player Norman Watt-Roy recorded a Peel session with Ian Dury & The Blockheads, alongside fellow former Glencoe member John Turnbull, with other career credits including playing on the Clash triple album ‘Sandinista’ (1980). Turnbull also recorded a Peel session with Arc in 1971 and three with Skip Bifferty (1967-68).
== Festive Fifty Entries ==
*None
== Sessions ==
Four sessions. No known official release.- Norman Watt-Roy also one session with Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1977).- John Turnbull also three sessions with Skip Bifferty (1967-68), one with Arc (1971), one with Ian Dury & The Blockheads (1977).
1. Recorded: 1972-09-12. First broadcast 17 October 1972. Repeated 19 December 1972.
*Airport / Look Me In The Eye / Telephonia / It's
2. Recorded: 1972-10-16. First broadcast 02 November 1972.
*Look Me In The Eye / Watching The Rivers Flow / Lifeline
3. Recorded 1973-04-30. First broadcast 10 May 1973. Repeated 31 May 1973. (In The Peel Sessions, Ken Garner suggests that ’Two On An Island’ was not played until the session repeat on 31 May 1973. It does, however, appear in Decktician’s tracklisting for the first broadcast.)
*Born In The City / Is It You? / Two People On An Island In Search Of A New World / Roll On Bliss
4. Recorded 1973-11-05. First broadcast 15 November 1973.
*Roll On Bliss / To Divine Mother / It's / Airport
== Other Shows Played ==
;Glencoe
*04 October 1973: Friends Of Mine
;Forever More
*07 November 1970: Put Your Money On A Pony (single) RCA RCA 2024 (JP: “a group about which I know remarkably little”)
== See Also ==
*Gigography 1972
*1973 In Concert
*Singles Reviews
*Gigography 1972
== External Links ==
*Discogs
*Wikipedia: Forever More
*lastfm
*RateYourMusic
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