Local Patter stalks and pursues the best in unsigned Scottish musicians, to volley them with revealing interrogation about who they are, how they sound and where they’re going. First up is the Dundee based singer/songwriter Marty Page.
Hi Marty! Ok, describe your music to us three words?
Urm…..let’s see. No, those aren’t my three words. I’d go for maybe “better than Jedward”. Or more seriously maybe “melancholy on guitar”.
Tell us a bit about yourself: Who are you? Where are you from? When did you start playing?
I’m a singer/songwriter who grew up in Dundee in Scotland. I’ve always had some form of music in my life, but I have been playing guitar and writing on and off for the past 4 years. It’s only recently that I’ve started to take a more active attitude to what I do musically and less than a month ago I played my first gig. I’ve always been of the frame of mind that a career in music would mean that I would HAVE to play, HAVE to write through need rather than want, so I was fearful that taking a more active stance would destroy the love I have for what I do. But I’m taking the risk.
What are you currently up to music wise? Writing / recording / rehearsing?
I’d been on a musical hiatus for the the last year or so as I had lost the drive to pick up my guitar. But over the past month I have began playing again, began to write some new material and I also played my first ever gig. I feel as though the break was needed for me to gain some new perspective, and the new material which I’ve been writing is a reflection of that. As for recording, I’d very much like to get some of this new material recorded, as well as some of my older songs and put a proper EP together.
When are you next playing live?
I’ll be looking to play more gigs in 2010 so if anyone out there wants me to play, then get in. If a promoter or venue wished to book you, how should they go about it (contact details)? They can visit my website at www.martypage.co.uk or can email directly to booking@martypage.co.uk.
