Covering The Beatles in Leslie – Kings for an Evening!
Anyone who is a fan of The Beatles is in for a treat this coming weekend. On Saturday 7th February the Kings of Marigold will be playing at the Leslie Town Hall. This Fife-based band, who were formed in 2023, are not a ‘tribute act’ but a good old-fashioned ‘covers band’ who only ‘cover’ The Beatles, which is their own personal tribute to the band!
The band comprise of Garry Stanton on guitar and vocals, Charlie Chung on guitar and vocals, Michael Chung on keyboards, guitar and vocals, Cammy Berwick on drums and vocals, and Paul Lough on bass. They cover The Beatles music from the early years into their later albums and include songs that The Beatles themselves never actually played live!
“In their early years, The Beatles themselves were a ‘covers band’ as were most bands in the early sixties. They even included a selection of covers in their first couple of albums. However, it wasn’t long before all that changed as The Beatles developed their own sound and focussed on Lennon and McCartney’s inspirational songwriting which latterly was augmented by George Harrison” said the band’s Charlie Chung. “Their sound revolutionised rock music and it is still so refreshing and vital in the twenty first century as it was in the sixties”. The Kings of Marigold show is entitled ‘Across the Albums: Songs from The Beatles Universe’ and is a nod to the Fab Four’s final album Let It Be and the track Across the Universe”.
The band was formed from members of several other bands, playing together for the first time exactly 60 years to the day from when The Beatles played in Kirkcaldy! It was their shared love of the music that brought them together. They were delighted to be given the opportunity to take part in the first Beatles Marathon UK in 2023 in aid of the ‘My Name is Doddie’5 Foundation, and again in 2024, playing the ‘Beatles for Sale’ and ‘Abbey Road’ albums.
When asked what his favourite Beatles song was, Charlie unhesitatingly answered “While My Guitar Gently Weeps”. He went on to say that the whole band are so proud to be able to recreate the Beatles’ studio albums in their entirety, including some songs that were, at one time, thought impossible to do live, citing the psychedelic/Indian influenced ‘Tomorrow Never Knows’ from the Revolver album as an example of the band’s live creativity.
Mark White, Director of the Leslie Town Hall said, “We’re absolutely delighted to welcome the Kings of Marigold to Leslie Town Hall this Saturday evening with their fantastic show of Beatles music which transcends every generation and is as popular today as it was in the swinging sixties. This is a great night in the making and one not to be missed”.
Now, listen ‘Do You Wanna Know a Secret?' Well, ‘I’ve Got a Feeling’ that K107FM’s very own John Murray will be introducing the band on Saturday.
Tickets priced £12 are available from the Hall, on 07912 602764, or from www.ticketsource.com/leslietownhall