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PAWS live in Glasgow, with members respectively from Tain (Highlands of Scotland), Edinburgh, and Glasgow. The band is made up of Philip, Joshua and Ryan. The band rose from the ashes of a briefly (but passionately) lived “Violent Femme-esque”, Glasgow based band called “A Copenhagen Hope”. After the departure of one of it’s founding members (Nick Anderson) the remaining three friends (Phillip Taylor, Josh Swinney and Matthew Scott) formed PAWS. After their first show in 2010 opening for Dum Dum Girls in Glasgow on a sold out bill, the band began to establish a strong presence in Glasgow and the...

Chainsaw Paws is a recording project by Kevin White (Guitar, Cello, Drums, Erhu, Violin, Lyre, Piano, Synth, Mandolin, Backing Vocals) and Shane Dickson (Lead Vocals, Guitar, Drums, Mandolin, Aux Percussion, Synth). Cousins, the two began working on material in 2005 and, after a year of refining their sound, they recorded ttheir debur album, released on Foxglove records. Their sound is one of poignant songs and instrumentals, delicate acoustic playing, interwoven with mandolin, keyboards, bells, and tiny chimes. .