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BURNS HOWFF
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The Burns Howff is probably the best known 1970/80's Rock music venue in Glasgow. It was located on West Regent Street in the city centre and established a reputation as the launch pad for many Scottish musicians. Burns Howff resident bands included Power, that later changed name to Stone the Crows. This band featured Maggie Bell on vocals, and James Dewar on bass guitar. James Dewar, known as Jimmy Dewar later formed The Robin Trower Band with ex Procol Harum guitarist Robin Trower and drummer Reg Isadore.

It was in Burns Howff that Alex Harvey met with the musicians who were to become the Sensational Alex Harvey Band.[1]

Other bands who played at Burns Howff included Beggars Opera, Chou Pahrot.

Freebird an Aberdeen based band played frequently at the Howff.

Shortly before it closed a recording studio was installed on the premises. The studio was popular with local bands because of affordable recording sessions which were mostly recorded as a "live" setup.

Lots of Bands played there some becoming very well known. Local bands like The News, Freebird, Simple Minds, Messenger played in the somewhat spitoon like athmoshpere in the upstairs room. Burns Howff finally closed in 1984

HALL OF FAME List of Bands that have ever played the Burns Howf (enter band details below):

NAME: Messenger(formerly DF118). FROM: Glasgow. GENRE: Rock. COVERS: UFO/Thin Lizzy. YEAR: 1980. BURNS HOWFF RECORDINGS: Lost or unavailable. PHOTO: Unavailable