Limbo

Iona Marshall Iona elegantly dispenses any doubt that just one person can enthrall a room. On stage, she seems utterly relaxed, her banter almost nonchalant. But this belies a polished performance. A voice capable of expressing every emotion is brought to the fore with immaculate mic control. She uses loop pedal on almost every song […]

Iona Marshall is based in the West end of Glasgow, becoming recognised there for her original live performances, fusing melodic folk with experimental synth parts, delicate harmonies, found samples and acoustic guitar hooks. Her songs are Celtic-tinged and her solo performances are heartfelt and enigmatic. She sings about landscape, love, travel, spirituality and whatever sounds […]

It’s the return of  The Oates Field!  Having wowed Limbo to such an extent last November, they were invited back to headline in January.  This date sees them launch their debut album, Wild Oates, also welcoming close friend Player Piano, up from London, plus Glasgow favourite Iona Marshall, who is cultivating a growing legion of fans […]

Friday 28th January 2011 saw The Oates Field, Eagleowl and Gummi Bako play the first Limbo of 2011. Everybody stuck around until kicking out time, loads more people turned up to get down after the bands had finished and it was generally a great night! Gummi Bako go on first and the room is already […]

The previous band of Alan Oates (The Oates Field), Come In Tokyo played Limbo twice in their short life-span and were one of the most exciting outfits to have emerged in Edinburgh at the time (2008-2009): a male/female duo with more than just a shadow of similarity to The White Stripes (she plays drums; he […]

The Oates Field debuted at Limbo in November 2010 and they were so good we immediately invited them back to headline in January.  Support comes from Eagleowl, playing their first Limbo date since December 2008 so we’re expecting plenty of new material, and Fence favourites Gummi Bako, making their club debut.  All three acts are […]

The last one saw an incendiary Limbo debut by The Oates Field, another Limbo debut by brassy, west-coast outfit How To Swim and, of course, headliners Over The Wall brandishing new album Treacherous to a very warm welcome indeed. First on, The Oates Field’s lead singer/guitarist and brains Alan Oates open with an acoustic cover […]