who we are

 

 

Highly experienced musicians, we come together
in a super-high-energy act with a single, simple
mission:  to make wicked party music! 

 

Versatility's our trademark - plus a fair sprinkling
of virtuosity.  Between us we've played in almost
every kind of group imaginable - from jazz, blues
and rock groups, thru soul and salsa outfits, to big
bands and classical ensembles, plus more ceilidh
and traditional bands than you can shake a stick
at.  (See below for what we all play.)

 

Hardly surprising that The Jauncey Brothers Band
is so many people's first choice for party music!

 

 

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 Jamie Jauncey - keyboards & vocals  Jamie first played drums  in a Scottish dance band when he was 13.  He soon moved on to piano and guitar and  released singles as a singer/ songwriter. He also did regular sessions for BBC Radio Two with the group Softrock, as well as recording and touring with Peter (Where Do You Go To My Lovely) Sarstedt. Today Jamie earns his living as a writer .

 

 Simon Jauncey - guitar, bass & keyboards  Simon was an inch shorter than his bass guitar when he first played Scottish dance music, aged nine.  He later had two rock'n'roll bands of his own and did session work in London, before moving to Caracas where he studied jazz and Latin music with Gerry Weil, one of Venez-uela's leading jazz pianists and composers.  When he’s not making music, Simon is a photographer.
Gillian Duncan - vocals  Gillian has sung professionally from an early age, touring Europe, the Middle East and North America with a variety of folk, traditional and country groups.  In 11 years with her own band, The Jacobites, she made seven albums and numerous radio and TV broadcasts.  Gillian also does session work, records advertising jingles and writes songs.

 

 Pete Clark - fiddle  Pete is one of Scotland’s most sought-after fiddle players for his stylish and sensitive interpretation of traditional tunes.  In recent years he has released four acclaimed albums and guested with innumerable bands and artists including Mike Old field, Dougie Maclean, Smeddum, Heritage and the Benach-ally Ceilidh Band.  Pete also founded and leads the Niel Gow Ensemble.

Laura Carse - percussion  Laura is one of the most talented young percussionists in Scotland.  She graduated with distinction from her music degree course at Perth College, where she played in soul, brass and big bands.  She also attended the music conservatory in Recife, Brazil.  She has recently launched CrashBangWallop which provides travelling drum workshops for schools.

 

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Leon Thorne - saxophone & guitar  Leon is a rising star among Scotland's young sax players.   He plays alto and tenor saxophone, as well as acoustic guitar.  Leon studied music at Strathclyde University and now lectures in saxophone at Perth College.  He also teaches privately in Glasgow.  Leon has played with a variety of big bands and soul bands.  He also composes and arranges his own material.

 

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IN THE BEGINNING WAS...THE BUS

 

The Jauncey Brothers Band is probably the only band ever to have started life in a bright red Glasgow Corporation double-decker bus.  The bus was the Jauncey brothers’ studio as they grew up making music together in the 1960s. 

 

The bus was wired up to the house electricity supply.  When things got too rowdy, father Jauncey would simply throw the main switch in the kitchen, plunging assorted snog artists, dope fiends and Hendrix fanciers into darkness and confusion.

 

Left - a small bass player stands by, ready to kick ass.  Right - music from before the dawn of time.

 

 

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