SLANGE AVA - From The DVD

SLANGE AVA are one of the North of Scotland's top groups, who will be hardly recognised in the Central belt. The Caithness quartet features Keith MacLeod , Donny Mathieson, Chris MacIntosh and Jim Davidson, featuring a musical mix of guitars, keyboards, drums and mandolin.
Last year they brought out a DVD recorded at the Lyth arts Centre, before they recorded a CD. Now the CD has arrived, and what they've done is to copy the live set in the DVD, but went into the studio to re-record the tracks, so the sound qualityis better, especially for radio play.
“From The DVD In Concert” (Pan Records), was recorded in Wick, and features 15 tracks.
The material ranges from the uptempo “Why You Been Gone So Long” and “Every Second” to Country classics like Haggard's “Back In Love By Monday”, and Nanci Griffith's “I Wish It Would Rain”. They do a great version of “In The Shadows Of My Mind”, and it's no surprise that their version of “Walking On The Moon” is one of their most popular songs.
There's a couple of nifty little mandolin instrumentals which are really catchy.
For those who haven't seen the band yet, I'd recommend giving this CD a listen, and spread their popularity beyond the Caithness border.
www.panrecords.co.uk