Scorpion Jack are duo made up of Rohan Young and David Preston. They split their time between education and performance and are currently recording their debut album which will be solely acoustic with the minimalist yet meaty mix of Vocals, Guitar and Bodhran. Their debut EP received rave reviews and their sound is making ripples. They have been likened to Flights of the Concorde, Peter Gabrielle, Kings of Leon, Cat Stevens amongst others and their influences are broad and this is apparent from listening to them live. They play weekly in Belfast's Duke of York each tuesday.
Their education involves one-on-one instrument tuition and workshops entitled "Music Attack with Scorpion Jack," which covers a mirage of different elements from song writing, musical games and exercises, lyric writing, singing and recording. If you are interested in obtaining them email contact@scorpionjackmusic.com for more information on their programs and availablility.
Scorpion Jack will be touring Ireland, the UK, France and Sweden later in the year so keep an eye out for shows by going to their myspace page.
www.myspace.com/scorpionjack
www.scorpionjackmusic.com
Below is a video recorded in Dublin at the start of August when they went down to record a session on BalconyTV.
Oxjam 2008, Belfas
Rohan and David have been practicing and pioneering their own sound which they hope to display around the country this year and for the next ten years.