Biog

PAUL GILBODY has been prominent in the Scottish music scene since moving to Edinburgh from his hometown of Belfast in the 90’s.  Quickly making musical contacts as vocalist of grunge outfit Big Sur, he conceived and founded seminal 12-piece funk outfit The Ugly Groove Movement where as vocalist and bassist he honed his writing and arrangement skills on two albums of original material. Taking up double bass in 2000, he formed groove trio Gecko 3 with singer/guitarist Marty Philip and drummer Hugh Martin. The band have since toured in Europe and the USA, and performed at Ronnie Scott’s in London and at various UK and European festivals and released 3 EPs.

As a session musician he performs regularly with award-winning singer-songwriter Andi Neate and has worked with many artists including KT Tunstall, Horse, Found and Rosie Brown.

Paul appears on KT’s Mercury nominated album Eye to the Telescope and Andi Neate’s latest albums: Crows, Rooks and Ravens and Lion Taming for Astronauts.

As a founder member of Scotland’s Gospel Truth Choir, Paul has worked with The Skids and B.A. Robertson.

Now focusing on his solo work, Paul has performed all over Scotland, Australia and in London and continues to absorb wide-ranging influences and create his own unique sound.  His own debut album will be released in 2010

“…sumptuous playing…”  Evening News

“His vocal dexterity amounted to something approaching a Ginger Baker drum solo.”  Lothian Life

“Paul‘s musical talent and diverse vocal range shone through as he made his way through a mesmerizing set of his own funky acoustic songs. As one of the stand out acts from the night Paul wowed the crowd with some impressive guitar work and extraordinary looping techniques, at some points you could have been forgiven for thinking there was a whole band on stage!” www.fondoo.eu