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Kassidy were a Scottish alternative folk rock band. The band was formed in 2009 in Glasgow, under the name "Cassidy". On the 26th of September 2009 their first and only, CD-single was released, on the King Tuts, Glasgow label and was called "Night in a box": In 2010 they changed their name in "Kassidy". The band's name Kassidy is inspired by the 1969 American Western film Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Kassidy began writing and recording their music in a shared house, which they later converted to a personal studio. They released three EP's, the second entitled The Rubbergum EP Volume 2 on the 16th of August, 2010. To follow their EPs, Kassidy released their debut album Hope St. on the 23rd of May 2011. Genres: Folk rock, indie rock, alternative rock Band members: Barrie-James O'Neill Hamish Fingland Lewis Andrew Chris Potter Update: In 2014 Barrie-James O'Neill left the band, going off to America. The band split up and together with 2 new musicians (Leo Condie and Kirstin Lynn) a new band was formed under a new name: White (46).
Kassidy are a Scottish alternative folk rock band. The band consists of Hamish Fingland (vocals, guitar), Lewis Andrew (vocals, guitar, accordion, keyboard) and Chris Potter (vocals, guitar). The band was formed in late 2009 in Glasgow. The quartet met through friends' bands and fortunate pub encounters.
Kassidy began writing and recording their music in a share house, which they later converted to a personal studio. They released three EP's, the second entitled The Rubbergum EP Volume 2 on 16 August 2010.
To follow their EPs, Kassidy released their debut album Hope St. on 23 May 2011.
They released their second album One Man Army on 30 April 2012.
The band toured along with Lana Del Rey from 3 April 2013 to 31 May 2013 on her Paradise Tour in Europe. The same year the frontman Barrie-James O'Neill collaborated with the American singer on a cover of "Summer Wine" originally composed by Lee Hazlewood, and appeared in its music video as directed by Del Rey, which was credited in her real name Elizabeth Woolridge Grant.
On 8 April 2013 the band released their EP album called People Like Me on iTunes.
On 1 February 2014, the founder and frontman of the band, Barrie-James O'Neill, left the band to spend more time with his girlfriend and rumoured fiancé, Lana Del Rey, and has since adopted the stage name "NiGHTMARE BOY" as a solo artist. He has released two singles under NiGHTMARE BOY; "Mary", and "Paraˆnoid".