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Gecko 3 are on Twitter!

moose — Sat, 01 May 2010 18:24:58 +0000

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Gecko 3 Spring Tour

moose — Sat, 01 May 2010 17:59:59 +0000

So we’re on tour in Europe again. After bossing the karaoke on the Rosyth ferry we raced from Zeebrugge to the Koninginnepop Festival near Amsterdam. Lovely gig, lovely people and great StroopWaffles!Tonight we play a beachside restaurant in Wijk aan Zee & tomorrow we’re off to The Vintage in Bruges.Scottish leg of the Spring . . . → Read More: Gecko 3 Spring Tour

Wednesday, Holland in May and The Insider

marty — Sat, 27 Mar 2010 12:56:02 +0000

Things are starting to heat up again. We are playing in The Voodoo Rooms this Wednesday 31st March around 9.30pm. We are headlining a great bill of acts as a fund raiser for Edinburgh’s second best live music night ‘Out of the Bedroom’. ( Sorry guys but my heart belongs to ‘Acoustic Edinburgh’ – . . . → Read More: Wednesday, Holland in May and The Insider

Gecko 3 in Glasgow – twice in one night!

marty — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:38:30 +0000

My name’s Marty and I’m a recovering blogger. It’s been nearly six months since my last post…

So… how have you been? Very excited to be playing in Glasgow tonight for the first time in a long while. The kicker is, we’re playing twice, sort of. The Moose and I are singing backing vocals for legendary . . . → Read More: Gecko 3 in Glasgow – twice in one night!

Gecko 3 in Trouble on Halloween

marty — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 12:10:08 +0000

Gecko 3 are terrified to announce we will be onstage this Saturday (31st) 9-9.45pm as part of the Trouble Live ‘Party for the Undead’ in the Voodoo Rooms, West Register Street, Edinburgh. (0131 556 7060) www.thevoodoorooms.com

The Halloween vault-doors will be open at 8pm with a set from Melvitronica, and after a spine-tingling . . . → Read More: Gecko 3 in Trouble on Halloween

Songwriting Workshop

marty — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:28:36 +0000

Had a great time speaking at the Edinburgh Schools Creative Writing workshop – along with Douglas Kay (.com) on Thursday. I was talking about and performing a couple of songs; so in case you are interested, here are the lyrics:

Donkeys and Elephants

Who the hell would want to be the President

. . . → Read More: Songwriting Workshop

Le Brevedent

marty — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:41:12 +0000

Heading off this weekend to headline the music festival at Le Brevedent (near Lisieux) in Normandy. We played a gig in the chateau there last year but couldn’t take up the invitation to return for the September Festival due to gigging commitments. This year, however, we’re right there! France, Gecko 3 and Calvados – what . . . → Read More: Le Brevedent

Knockengorroch-a-go-go

marty — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:39:20 +0000

We’ve just had our appearance at this year’s Knockengorroch World Ceilidh confirmed for the Saturday (May 23rd) so clearly we’re pretty excited about that. You can get more details and buy tickets from www.knockengorroch.org.uk When we know our stage time we’ll pass it on here.

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Kelburn Garden Party

marty — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:35:15 +0000

Just a quick update: as predicited, the official website is now functioning:

http://www.kelburngardenparty.com

It’s the only place you can get yourself one of the limited number of early bird tickets. It has a great line up, and the icing on the castle-shaped cake is that we will be playing at 3.30pm on Saturday afternoon, just ahead . . . → Read More: Kelburn Garden Party

Plans afoot for the summer

marty — Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:33:44 +0000

Ah, the summer, even the thought makes you forget the months of darkness and cold and wind and misery and… okay, maybe not forget, but certainly set to one side for a moment. We’re excited to announce that we’re playing the Kelburn Garden Party this June (19th-21st). This is a new festival but we’ve played over . . . → Read More: Plans afoot for the summer