Carlisle’s Gannen up?
Carlisle’s Gannen up?
Is Carlisle United going up this year? Well, one local band, The Watterwucks, is crossing their fingers and stating as much with their latest release, ‘Carlisle’s Gannen Up’. In the process they hope to raise lots of cash for Carlisle Food Bank.
The anthemic, punky single was originally written and recorded 20 years ago by the famous and well-known local artist ‘The Grun’ during a season when Carlisle was flying.
The Watterwucks consist of Johnno Cavaghan, singer, and his friends, Joshua Gray on guitar, Phil McVitie on bass, and Tyler Watts on drums.
The lads decided to give it a touch of TLC for the modern-day audience, which they hope will reconnect as positively as when it stormed the charts, peaking in at 543rd in the Uzbekistan Folk-Punk Charts.
The track itself is, as I said, banging, and the production and rearrangement have worked a treat.
As such, you have a real, raw punk vibe with lyrics that are made for the terraces and a style where the tongue is firmly held in cheek.
As I write this, Carlisle United are sitting pretty in second place after winning 5 – 2. There’s still a long way to go, but you can’t help but dream as Simmo continues to inspire and steer his team in the right direction.
Not only do I like every aspect of the track, but I also love the fact that the lads in question have decided to release it, whereby all proceeds will go towards the Carlisle Food Bank and maybe, just maybe, help the lads on the pitch get over the finish line.
Cavanagh said, “We want to raise as much loor as we can for a cushty cause, and anyone that donates can have a link or an mp3 of Gannen Up to listen to on your cassette, walkman, or whatever old people use. I gan to the grun as often as I can and I hope we hear it in the Warwick soon. If we gan up, mebbe we can play it live and get Simmo up for a chorus.”
Have a listen via one of the many streams and don’t forget to throw a few pennies or pounds at Carlisle food bank. The just-giving link is directed to Carlisle Food Bank. The track will also soon be live on iTunes/Apple Music, Spotify, etc.
www.justgiving.com/fundraising/carlislesgannenup
