Mike Ogletree

[ColinShearer]

Are any of you familiar with Fiction Factory and Simple Minds ?? Well you may know of Mike Ogletree who played drums in both bands.

Mike is the original Afro Celt - born the first Black African American Scotsman in Kilmarnock Scotland in 1956.

Anyway Mike is still Alive and Kicking now living and working in Brooklyn,New York and has a new CD out in tribute to Robert Burns - The Kilmarnock Edition Songs with a rock,reggae,world music feel.

There are great interpretations of
Green Grow The Rashes O
Red Red Rose

and many more.

Some clips are on youtube and the cd is available for sale too !! ReverbNation Player

[Duthill]

Reggae does Rabbie .... I like it ,

cheers

[ColinShearer]

Your welcome - I love Mikes work !! Lots of free downloads on his reverbnation and myspace and facebook pages.

Catchy music !!

[Duthill]

When was this album released ?
I'm wondering how long it will be before we get it in the South Pacific

On the ReverbNation page that you posted , the download button is disabled .
fair enough too eh .

[ColinShearer]

CD Baby: ROBERT BURNS & MIKE OGLETREE: The Kilmarnock Edition

I hope this is the link you are looking for !!

I know some of the songs are disabled and others are free I think. MIke has a myspace and facebook page where you can speak to him direct.

[Duthill]

Thanks , thats a nice wee teaser , to put on a CD and take to the music shop.
The full Reverb album is wafting thru the house now



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