COUSTI

COUSTI come together in 2006 to write and record music drawn from the members’ own tastes and influences. Their sound reflects a broad range of references, with influences stretching from the mid-1960s to the present day and including artists such as the Grateful Dead, the Eagles, Jackson Browne, Jackie Lomax, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Eric Clapton, U2 and Big House.

The band describe their work as covering a wide musical range, with songs shaped by everyday experience as well as social themes. Among the titles mentioned are “Borderline,” which addresses the situation of poor people in Mexico crossing into the United States in search of a better life, “Mallaig,” which has Celtic associations, “Sweetest Tunes,” a tribute to Bob Harris, and the more trance-like “What Goes On” and “Without You.”

In late 2006, COUSTI win a competition connected with the Glasgow Fringe, then a branch of the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow. That success leads them to continue work on a debut album. By 2010, they have written more than one hundred songs. Their debut album, String to Tracks, is announced with an official worldwide release and international distribution.

The band’s vocalist is Pete Lamb.