Sociograss is a six piece band of musicians based in Edinburgh, Scotland.
Come together under a shared love of American roots music the band has been well known on the Scottish scene for years now becoming a regular fixture at Scottish music festivals and hosting jams in Edinburgh and around the country.
The band formed when guitarist and singer Tim Leslie of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania found himself for the first time in Edinburgh and chancing upon members of Dundee band Wire and Wool. Finding musical harmony between them and a passion for the music of Appalacia the group was soon after joined by fiddle player Ben Errington of Auld Reekie String Band, and later Conal McIntosh, on double bass.
Not a strictly bluegrass only band, Sociograss plays a fusion of bluegrass and bluegrass adjacent genres mixing in elements of oldtime, early country, early jazz and western swing whilst being sure to always apply bluegrass sensibilities with ripping solo breaks passed around and soulful layered vocal harmonies throughout.
Their success in Scotland has taken them on to travelling around the UK and some of Europes festivals. This year they released a new album, “Made It All Up”. The band is now looking forward to a packed year ahead with more shows and touring in the planning.
The band members are:
Tim Leslie – guitar/banjo/vocals
Ben Errington – fiddle/vocals
Mark Hand – mandolin/vocals
Alex Riach – fiddle/vocals
Conal McIntosh – double bass/vocals
James Wright – banjo/vocals
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sociograss/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/p/Sociograss-100064026346040/
Music on Bandamp: https://sociograss.bandcamp.com/
The band can be contacted through socials or at:
+447419318327 (Phone and Whatsapp)
