Gavin Sutherland - Musician and Songwriter

Tango at The Lost Café.

"I love it, really relaxed vibe and great tunes. It's a win !"
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Johnnie Walker, BBC Radio 2

"Some rock, some boogie, some blues and a tango:
Gavin Sutherland's new album is a complete belter."
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .R2 Magazine, Sept '13

Album Of The Week.
. . . . . . . .Iain Anderson Show, BBC Radio Scotland, Aug '13

With a bunch of tunes in my head I knew I was heading somewhere, but I wasn't quite sure where I was going until I happened upon a Tango session at Mike's Old Bus Depot near New Pitsligo, next door to The Lost Café.

As the hot little five piece dance band struck up, a lovely, happy young woman took my hand and asked me if I'd like to dance. "Of course" I said, "but you'll have to bear with me. Never done this before." Kirsty displayed the 'ocho' and 'giro' moves with effortless grace as I struggled to follow her lead, but strangley, as she dragged me around the dance floor, all the random little bits n' pieces of music that had been rumbling around my head for some time, began to fall into place and make some sense.

A rough sketch of 'Tango At The Lost Café' appeared in my head as I drove home under a starry sky and, by the time I'd got in and put the kettle on, I kind of knew where I was going. Olé!

Choir of Angels

Opening track from the album. Billy Rankin on drums, Jim Hornsby on acoustic bottleneck with 'Los Angeles', Rachael Brown and Katie Morley.

'Tango at The Lost Café',

1) Choir of Angels
2) Down To The River
3) Tango at The Lost Café
4) Two Tone Shoes (Let It Roll)
5) Waiting For This
6) The Tweeter
7) Something I Said
8) Believe In Yourself
9) Minding My Business
10) Nobody Does It Like You (Everybody does it but . . .)

Written and performed by Gavin Sutherland.

Guitars, bass, drums (2, 5, 7, 8, 10) sax (2) and vocals.

With big thanks to my friends for all the music and fun:

Alastair Thomson, saxophone (4) Billy Rankin, drums (1, 3, 4, 9) Drew Jarvie, horns (3, 5, 9) Duncan Wood, violins and viola (7) Gail Woods, congas (3) Iain Sutherland, backing vocals (4) Jim Hornsby, bottleneck acoustic guitar (1) John Wright, drums (6) Karen Karlson, backing vocals (2) Katie Morley, backing vocals (1, 10) Nancy K Dillon, harmony voice (7) Rachael Brown, backing vocals (1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 9) Tim Renwick, bottleneck electric guitar (3) Willie Wilson, mandolin (3) and Woody, the studio's resident woodpecker, hammering on track 3.
Bless 'em all!

Produced by Gavin Sutherland for Spaceman Productions

Recorded and Mastered by James Hunter, ARC Recording Studio, Mintlaw, Aberdeenshire, Scotland.

Portrait Polly Sutherland
back cover photograph Chris Sutton
Graphics Dave Chisnall
'Pareja de Tango' Gail Woods

Nancy Dillon's harmony part on 'Something I Said' was recorded in Seattle, Washington and beamed over to Scotland via satellite. Jim Hornsby's guitar, Tim Renwick's guitar, Willie Wilson's mandolin and John Wright's drums also arrived by email.
Whatever next, dear reader! musicians The Lost Cafe

. . . and here are all the words for anyone who fancies a sing-along.

Choir of Angels

Woke up this morning, feeling fine,
I got something there on my mind
I got a choir of angels, choir of angels
I got a choir of angels, their flying round here.

Woke up this morning, I was in my bed,
I got a woman, she was in my head,
I got a choir of angels, I got a choir of angels
I got a choir of angels, flying round here.

Makes no difference what I do or say,
I won't let it get me down anyway,
I got a choir of angels, I got a choir of angels
I got a choir of angels, singing to me.

You got your trouble, I got mine,
I got my angel now I'm doing fine,
I got a choir of angels, I got a choir of angels
I got a choir of angels, singing to me.

Down To The River

Too many people round here,
Trouble on their mind.
Too many people round here,
Trouble on their mind.
You got to stay away from trouble,
Let it all unwind.

Too many people round here,
Down on their heels.
Too many people round here,
Down on their heels.
They don't want to talk about it,
Well, I know how that feels.

Now take it down to the river
Wash it away
Take it down to the river
Wash it away
Your in a whole lot of trouble at the end of the day
Just take it down to the river,
And wash it away!

Tango at The Lost Café

Hey everybody, now we're down at the depot,
And the band's playing hot tonight,
We got an ocho, we got a giro,
Yeah everybody's doing alright

We're gonna tango, and maybe mambo,
The place is jumpin', yeah you know it's a must
Let's get together now and kick up a dust,
We're gonna tango, and maybe mambo,
Hola amigos, step right this way,
It's time to tango at The Lost Café,

You got your partner, I got mine,
Getting happy now we're drinking wine,
Come on honey, we're on the money,
Stepping out in 4/4 time.

We're gonna tango, and maybe mambo,
The place is buzzin', yeah you know it's a must
Let's get together now and kick up a dust,
We're gonna tango, and maybe mambo,
Tell everybody now we're doin' OK,
It's time to tango at The Lost Café,

Two Tone Shoes (Let it roll)

Now, there's a man I know in Cairo,
plays the blues,
Yeah there's a man I know in Cairo,
smokes blow, and plays the blues,
He wears a pork pie hat,
and two tone shoes.

There's a place down in Andorra,
they play jazz all night,
I know a place down in Andorra,
they play jazz all night.,
They fire it up at midnight,
Don't put it down till morning light.

Yeah let it roll, roll, roll, roll.
Yeah let it roll, roll, roll, roll.,
They fire it up at midnight,
Don't put it down till morning light.
That's right!

Waiting For This

Lord I've been waiting for this,
Well maybe I've been waiting too long,
Lord I've been ready for this,
Ready for the time to come.

I'm waiting for the sun up, at the break o' day,
Waiting for the dark clouds, to roll away,
Looking for a green light,
And when I see it shine I'm on my way.

Waiting for an answer, I'm waiting for a sign,
I'm waiting for a call back, from a friend of mine,
Take a little time out, at the close o' day,
And maybe when the tide turns, it'll turn my way.

The Tweeter

I'm standing in the co-op in the under ten items line,
Woe, I'm standing in the co-op in the under ten items line,
I got a two for one for coffee
and a special on Italian wine

I'm gonna tweet, and tell you all about it,
I'm gonna tweet, and tell you all about it,
There's nothing happening but I think you should know,
I'm gonna tweet, where ever I go.

I'm standing on the station, waiting on a friend of mine
Yes I'm standing on station, waiting on a friend of mine,
I got a cheese n' pickle sandwich
and it looks as though the train's on time . .

Something I Said

Lately, I've been thinking,
Something's, going wrong,
I know, the boat is sinking,
And we're way too far from shore.

It doesn't matter what you're saying,
It's not a game of right or wrong.
Still I find no reason,
Maybe something that I said.

Must be something that I said.

Believe in Yourself

You may rise with the dawn sun,
You may sleep with the stars,
In your heart you may be lonesome,
But you got to believe in yourself.

You may fly like an angel,
You may cry like a child,
In your soul you're still searching,
Now you got to believe in yourself.
You got to believe in yourself.

You may roam seven oceans,
And you may sail the seven seas,
And though your heart may be broken,
You got to believe in yourself.
You got to believe in yourself.

Now you may run from the darkness,
And you may hide from the light,
But you may find a simple kindness,
If you believe in yourself.
You got to believe in yourself!

Minding My Business

I'm walking down this street,
who knows who I'll meet,
Taking my time,
Minding my business.

Where I'm going, I don't know,
But there's a long long way to go,
Taking my time,
Minding my business.

I'm looking for some peace of mind,
But who knows what I'll find,
Taking my time,
Minding my business.

Nobody Does It Like You (everybody does it but . . .)

Sometimes we're happy,
Sometimes we're blue,
Everybody hustling,
For something new
Everybody does it,
Nobody does it like you.

Get up in the morning,
take your time,
We're going nowhere,
But nowhere's fine,
Everybody gets it,
Nobody gets it like you.

Talking things over,
Into the night,
It's gonna look so different,
In the morning light.

Sometimes we're happy,
Sometimes we're blue,
Everybody looking,
For a heart that's true,
Everybody's been there,
I'm glad I've been there with you.