About Us

Site last updated 01/02/2010

Name - Euan - aka- Choc ice !?.. aka- Skipper

Home town - Evanton

Day job - Independent financial adviser

Relationship – I’d better say I’m taken

Happiest when - Don’t ask (he, he)… or cracking a new song/tune or treading new ground.

Scared of -“ Highland Roulette!” ( Post gig , roadside stags with no road sense )

My Music – Blues, guitar based rock, Trad with an edge, Killers,CCR,Waterboys,

Levellers, Saltfish40, and many more.

Instruments – Mandolin, Mandola, Bouzouki, Banjo, Cajon, Bodhrain

Favourite Black Rock Track – Instant Celebrity

Best gig - Stornoway sessions2008 at The Star, MacNeill’s, The Caley and the Boats.

Always says - “ Keep a straight face and you’re laughing !”

Band thinks I’m - The organisin’ money man, thank goodness, who sadly is quite good at

brazenly playing cut price instruments rather well, tending to exchange

them as often as his boxers.

Name - Jim aka Tigger !

Home town - Glasgow but now Conon Bridge

Day job - Admin

Relationship – Married with beautiful young children

Happiest when – In the mud at Festivals

Scared of - Gaelic road signs - too many letters

My Music – AC/DC , Roy Harper,

Instruments – Guitars , human voice, nose pickin’ and occasional trouser trumpet

Favourite Black Rock Track – Banjo break set.

Best gig - The bouncy Alladale gig ( on DVD !! )

Always says – I do this in F ok ? Where’s my capo ?

Band thinks I’m - The bouncy guy who loves his Capo & keeps Tate & Lyle in business single handed -

with his 3 sugar coffees Between the glucose and the caffeine nae wonder he can’t sit still .

Mobile never far away - Jus’ checkin’ !

Name - Claire aka Fanta, Tango & Jaffa

Home town - Evanton

Day job - Work @ Grants of Dalvey

Relationship – Single white female

Happiest when – on Holiday

Scared of - Falling off fish boxes ( Glenelg )

My Music – 80’s, club, Robbie, Amy Macdonald, Shooglenifty.

instruments – Fiddle , guitar, keyboard

Favourite Black Rock Track – E Minor set ( Drowsy Maggie )

Best Gig - Tartan Heart Festival , Belladrum 2008

Always says – It wasn’t me! & I’ve got a plan…..

Band thinks I’m - The blonde bomb shell, with a burning fuse.

Always 5 vodkas below potential

Always 5 notes ahead of everyone else

Name - Davie aka Mr Fixit

Home town - Evanton, Scotland, The Earth, nr Moon

Day job - Mechanical/ Computer/ Studio,Engineer/ Musician, Mr fix it

Relationship – Single

Happiest when – being creative, recording for new songs

Scared of - Crowds !

My Music – Blues, Rock, All music, Oh !... and Blues.

Instruments – Lead guitar, Bass guitar, keyboard, mandolin,

Harmonica,whistles

Favourite Black Rock Track – Open Road

Best Gig - Yet to come

Always says – Nothing !

Band thinks I’m - The dark horse, who gets things done yesterday.

Band unsure when he joined the band, but glad he did.

Only man to carry off Raybans in January sleet drenched Glenglass

Name - Robin “ Sherpa “

Hometown - North Kessock

Day job - Instructor , Education centre

Relationship - Spoken for....

Happiest when - Pottering

Scared of - Silent Applause

My music - Neil Young , Van the Man, The Levellers

Instruments - Drums , cajon, other hitty things, guitar

Favourite BlackRock Track - Open Road ( the new Electric version )

Best Gig - Which to choose ?

Always says -

Band thinks I’m - The “apparently” shy one who certainly isn’t , great craic with hands so fast y’ can’t see ‘em &

strong enough to break his new drum first time out . Thankfully keeps Claire’s jigs below light speed