Iain Sutherland was born on November 17th, 1948 in Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland. Along with his brother Gavin, they developed a joint career that gave great albums and memorable songs, such as ´Sailing´ (a huge success by Rod Stewart) or ´Arms of Mary´.
THE MYSTERIES
The Mysteries is the first band I´ve been able to trace featuring Iain Sutherland, but I haven´t any other info:
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THE MYSTERIES #? |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | + others unknown to me. Help! |
A NEW GENERATION
Iain and Gavin played for the first time together in a band called A New Generation:
They released 3 singles during 1969-70, before Iain & Gavin forming a duo, appropiately called Sutherland Brothers.
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A NEW GENERATION #? |
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êThe Mysteries |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | Gavin Sutherland vocals, bass | Christopher Kemp keyboards, vocals | John Wright drums |
Sutherland Brothersê | Sutherland Brothersê | ||
They released 3 singles during 1969-70, before Iain & Gavin forming a duo, appropiately called Sutherland Brothers.
SUTHERLAND BROTHERS
Fresh from the band A New Generation, brothers Iain and Gavin formed the Sutherland Brothers:
The Sutherland Brothers soon expanded to a quartet:
Around August 1972, The Sutherland Brothers were then a trio:
As you can guess, Sutherland Brothers was a duo formed by brothers Iain & Gavin Sutherland. Now merged with Quiver, the new team consisted of:
Their first album as this new unit was Dream kid, produced by Muff Winwood (from Spencer Davis Group fame).
When Bruce Thomas leaves Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, Tex Comer came to play with the band for a while, although he was still a member of Ace:
By the time of their second album, Beat of the street, also produced by Muff Winwood, Gavin handles bass duties:
New changes for the third album, Reach for the sky, as Peter Wood leaves the band:
Produced by Ron & Howard Albert, it has the guest collaboration of David Gilmour (from Pink Floyd) on steel guitar.
Next album was called Slipstream. It includes the collaboration of Albhy Galuten (keyboards), a name usually associated with Bee Gees. This will lead Tim to several sessions, as we'll read... The album also features Flaco Pedron on percussion.
Tim and John left the band in 1976, after several world tours (one of them supporting Elton John), but they still played in a new album, Down to Earth. Recorded with lots of musicians and friends, we can find here: Tim Renwick (guitar), Mick Grabham (guitar), Ray Flacke (guitar), Andy Pyle (bass), Rick Wills (bass), John 'Rabbit' Bundrick (keyboards), John 'Willie' Wilson (drums), Brian Bennett (percussion, from The Shadows), John Shearer (percussion, later in Byron Band).
After they left, the brothers returned to the name The Sutherland Brothers.
This was the great backing band for The Sutherland Brothers in October 1977:
In March 1978, the new backing band for The Sutherland Brothers was made of mostly American musicians:
And another edition of The Sutherland Brothers live band from September to October 1979, as always with great players:
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SUTHERLAND BROTHERS #? |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitar |
The Sutherland Brothers soon expanded to a quartet:
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SUTHERLAND BROTHERS #? |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitar | Kim Ludman bass | Neil Hopwood drums |
Around August 1972, The Sutherland Brothers were then a trio:
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SUTHERLAND BROTHERS #? |
1972 |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | Gavin Sutherland vocals, bass | Neil Hopwood drums |
As you can guess, Sutherland Brothers was a duo formed by brothers Iain & Gavin Sutherland. Now merged with Quiver, the new team consisted of:
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SUTHERLAND BROTHERS #? |
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êQuiver |
êQuiver |
êQuiver |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitar | Tim Renwick guitar | Bruce Thomas bass | Peter Wood † keyboards | John ´Willie´ Wilson drums |
Their first album as this new unit was Dream kid, produced by Muff Winwood (from Spencer Davis Group fame).
When Bruce Thomas leaves Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, Tex Comer came to play with the band for a while, although he was still a member of Ace:
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SUTHERLAND BROTHERS #? |
? |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitar | Tim Renwick guitar | Peter Wood † keyboards | John ´Willie´ Wilson drums | |
By the time of their second album, Beat of the street, also produced by Muff Winwood, Gavin handles bass duties:
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SUTHERLAND BROTHERS #? |
? |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | Gavin Sutherland vocals, bass | Tim Renwick guitar | Peter Wood † keyboards | John ´Willie´ Wilson drums |
New changes for the third album, Reach for the sky, as Peter Wood leaves the band:
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SUTHERLAND BROTHERS #? |
? |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | Gavin Sutherland vocals, bass | Tim Renwick guitar | John ´Willie´ Wilson drums |
Produced by Ron & Howard Albert, it has the guest collaboration of David Gilmour (from Pink Floyd) on steel guitar.
Next album was called Slipstream. It includes the collaboration of Albhy Galuten (keyboards), a name usually associated with Bee Gees. This will lead Tim to several sessions, as we'll read... The album also features Flaco Pedron on percussion.
Tim and John left the band in 1976, after several world tours (one of them supporting Elton John), but they still played in a new album, Down to Earth. Recorded with lots of musicians and friends, we can find here: Tim Renwick (guitar), Mick Grabham (guitar), Ray Flacke (guitar), Andy Pyle (bass), Rick Wills (bass), John 'Rabbit' Bundrick (keyboards), John 'Willie' Wilson (drums), Brian Bennett (percussion, from The Shadows), John Shearer (percussion, later in Byron Band).
After they left, the brothers returned to the name The Sutherland Brothers.
This was the great backing band for The Sutherland Brothers in October 1977:
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SUTHERLAND BROTHERS #? |
1977 |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | Gavin Sutherland vocals, bass | Mick Weaver keyboards | John ´Willie´ Wilson drums | John Shearer drums |
In March 1978, the new backing band for The Sutherland Brothers was made of mostly American musicians:
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SUTHERLAND BROTHERS #? |
1978 |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitar | Richie Zito guitar | Bob Glaub bass | Bill Smith bass | Mike Baird drums |
And another edition of The Sutherland Brothers live band from September to October 1979, as always with great players:
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SUTHERLAND BROTHERS #? |
Sep 79-Oct 79 |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | Gavin Sutherland vocals, guitar | Steve Simpson guitar | Chrissie Stewart bass | Mick Weaver keyboards | Billy Rankin drums |
| Other info on members of Sutherland Brothers (I know up to 19 members) | |
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| Already covered (2): | Terry ´Tex´ Comer, Tim Renwick |
| Old pages (4): | Steve Simpson, Gavin Sutherland, Mick Weaver, Peter Wood |
| To be covered (12): | Mike Baird, John ´Rabbit´ Bundrick, Bob Glaub, Neil Hopwood, Kim Ludman, Billy Rankin, Alan Ross, John Shearer, Bill Smith, Chrissie Stewart, John ´Willie´ Wilson, Richie Zito |
IAIN SUTHERLAND BAND
After the demise of The Sutherland Brothers, Iain Sutherland started a solo career, with some albums on his own, but I haven´t been able to find any info about the musicians backing him:
Iain is mentioned as lyricist in Gary Brooker's album Echoes in the night (1985, with Tim Renwick, Eric Clapton, Matthew Fisher, Rory Gallagher, John Giblin, Henry Spinetti, B.J. Wilson).
In 1990, Iain Sutherland and Steve Hackett (ex-guitarist from Genesis) assembled an all-star band called Rock against Repatriation. It was a charity project for people from Vietnam. The single was ´Sailing´, and the musicians included the members of Marillion (with Ian Mosley), Brian May (from Queen), Steve Hackett (with his band), Simon Phillips, The Moody Blues, Godley & Creme, Paul Carrack, Phil Manzanera, Mike Rutherford, Bonnie Tyler, Mark King, Curt Smith, Judy Tzuke, Pino Palladino, Jim Diamond, and the London Chamber Orchestra, among others.
Iain Sutherland sadly passed away on November 25th, 2019. Thanks for all your music, Iain!
4 BANDS (WITH 12 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
1 ALBUMS AS PRODUCER:
1 ALBUMS FOR 1 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
1 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
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IAIN SUTHERLAND BAND #? |
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Iain Sutherland † vocals, guitar | + others unknown to me. Help! |
Iain is mentioned as lyricist in Gary Brooker's album Echoes in the night (1985, with Tim Renwick, Eric Clapton, Matthew Fisher, Rory Gallagher, John Giblin, Henry Spinetti, B.J. Wilson).
In 1990, Iain Sutherland and Steve Hackett (ex-guitarist from Genesis) assembled an all-star band called Rock against Repatriation. It was a charity project for people from Vietnam. The single was ´Sailing´, and the musicians included the members of Marillion (with Ian Mosley), Brian May (from Queen), Steve Hackett (with his band), Simon Phillips, The Moody Blues, Godley & Creme, Paul Carrack, Phil Manzanera, Mike Rutherford, Bonnie Tyler, Mark King, Curt Smith, Judy Tzuke, Pino Palladino, Jim Diamond, and the London Chamber Orchestra, among others.
Iain Sutherland sadly passed away on November 25th, 2019. Thanks for all your music, Iain!
4 BANDS (WITH 12 SELECTED RECORDINGS):
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| A New Generation |
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| Iain Sutherland Band | 2 RECORDINGS:
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| Sutherland Brothers & Quiver |
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| Sutherland Brothers | 8 RECORDINGS:
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1 ALBUMS AS PRODUCER:
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||||
| Mickey Jupp Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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1 ALBUMS FOR 1 BANDMATES AND FRIENDS:
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS | ||||||
| Jonathan Kelly Band | 1 RECORDINGS:
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1 COLLECTIVE ALBUMS:
| BAND / ARTIST | . | RECORDINGS |
| VVAA | 1 RECORDINGS:
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RELATED WEBSITE LINKS: 8
Official site(s) - tell them you saw the link here:
- Gavin Sutherland's Movie Music Company website
- Gavin Sutherland's page about Sutherland Brothers
- Tim Renwick Official Website
- Tim Renwick (Myspace)
From the always interesting Alex's Picks (by Alex Gitlin), we have:
From the superb site Knights in Blue Denim: The British Blues Scene '68 - '70 (by Christer Fridhammar & Vanja), we have:
RELATED VIDEO LINKS: 5
Disclaimer: I don´t own or upload any of the videos linked here. I just include links to live videos that are already available, in order to show the work of this musician. Anyway, if someone feels that some link shouldn't be included, please write me at the email address shown below. And if you know of more videos featuring Iain Sutherland, please, also write me with the link.
- Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Arms of Mary (1976) Another different TV appearance. (Resolution: 480)
- Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Arms of Mary (1976) Very nice TV appearance at the program Disco. (Resolution: 480)
- Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - When the train comes in (1976) Live at Top Of The Pops in July 1976. Very good quality. (Resolution: 480)
- Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Secrets (1976) Good TV appearance.
- Sutherland Brothers & Quiver - Arms of Mary Very nice TV appearance playing this wonderful song.
Featuring: Tim Renwick, Gavin Sutherland, Iain Sutherland, John ´Willie´ Wilson.
Featuring: Tim Renwick, Gavin Sutherland, Iain Sutherland, John ´Willie´ Wilson.
Featuring: Tim Renwick, Gavin Sutherland, Iain Sutherland, John ´Willie´ Wilson.
Featuring: Tim Renwick, Gavin Sutherland, Iain Sutherland, John ´Willie´ Wilson.
Featuring: Tim Renwick, Gavin Sutherland, Iain Sutherland, John ´Willie´ Wilson.
THANKS:
Very Special Thanks to:
WHAT'S NEW:
29/November/2019 - Page added to the blog.
17/August/1999 - Original page written by me (in the old site).
RELATED MUSICIANS:
Iain Sutherland mostly worked with these musicians: (name + number of credits)
Gavin Sutherland (14)
Tim Renwick (10)
John ´Willie´ Wilson (9)
Peter Wood (5)
Bruce Thomas (4)
Muff Winwood (4)
Dave Mattacks (3)
Howard Albert (2)
Ron Albert (2)
John ´Rabbit´ Bundrick (2)
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