The Outcast Band

The Outcast Band bring a live performance like no other. Their influences, from folk, punk and rock are apparent, but they have created a distinctive sound which has earned them a reputation for giving what many have described as the best live music experience of their lives.

Echoes of The Waterboys, New Model Army and The Levellers inform their music, the band produce a huge sound firmly based in rock and complemented by violin, mandolin and accordion. With songs such as Hurricane Day ("epic"- Classic Rock Society) and The Garden Song ("a wall of sound" - Get Ready To Rock) the band hold nothing back, giving the audience a performance packed full of raw emotion.

The lyrical narrative of the songs, both stark and compelling, tells stories of struggles with the extremes of emotion and, although characterised by a distinct lack of optimism, there are "glimpses of stars from the gutter" - R2 Magazine.