The legendary Mr Scruff descends on The Black Box in Galway on Saturday 31 May for the Galway leg of his June Bank Holiday Weekend Irish Tour. The gig will open at 10pm.

Once Mr Scruff was plain Andy Carthy, and then he wasn't. Sometime artist, DJ, Peak District wanderer, and Manchester's very own very own, Mr Carthy started his musical career a mere six years ago.

Since his first vinyl excursion, he has recorded for over 25 labels, including Warp, Sirkus, Disorient, Blood & Fire, Cup Of Tea and, of course, Ninja Tune. He has remixed Nightmares On Wax and Bim Sherman and refused to remix Nigel Kennedy. He's worked with Mark Rae and Grand Central.

He has DJed all over the shop, turning down more gigs than he takes on. If they won't let him have a long spot, he doesn't bother; a 'take-the-money-and-run' merchant he certainly is not. He has dug in crates and found obscure records with references to marine fauna. He's done loads, basically, and all of it with more than a vague hint of humour.

France Telecom (the French equivalent of BT) were suitably impressed and used his single, 'Get A Move On' as part of their national TV advertising campaign, as did Volvo in North America - the Scruffy one didn't see it as something to get excited about.

And he's got more fans. Most notably, Madonna recently said in Mixmag of music she was playing at home, "And Mr Scruff I love, that weird little album (Keep It Unreal) that's got so much personality." Mr Scruff was characteristically unimpressed.

Advance tickets, €20, are available from Town Hall Theatre Box Office 091-569777.

Comments (0) »

Show/Hide comment form

Name

Email

Title

Comment

Write the displayed characters

Add Comment