There was a good sized crowd at Average Joes, March 22 getting into the Scottish spirit and spirits with dual bagpipe powered Celtic rock band the Mudmen.
I caught the tail end of their energetic first set which had a quite a few people dancing in front of the stage.
In addition to their own high octane rockers, they added intense versions of classics like AC DC’s “Long Way To the Top,” and rocked up classics like “Whiskey In The Jar.”
Brothers Sandy and Rob Campbell towered on each side of the stage as they blew their pipes while keeping out of the way of bassist Mario Bozza, who was a blast to watch as he leaped around and did high kicks.
Frontman Steven Gore stood centre stage howling out the vocals, though he would pick up a guitar for their second set.
In the background multi-instrumentalist Anthony Albanese added extra instruments including banjo, bouzouki and mandolin to enhance the traditional feel of the night.
