About The Golinski Brothers

Darris (Dave Harries) • vocals
Bob Golinski • guitar
Will Gibbs and Alan Bines • saxophone
Ollie Crook • bass
Tom Beattie • drums

Darris Golinski | August 2009
Divine comedy or shock horror! I've just discovered that they have built a replica of the old Alhambra, popular seafront venue for most Vaultage bands, in Southern Spain. It is near a place called Granada (presumably named after the loadsamoney pile of Ford crap). It is apparently nowhere near as good as the original but hey.

The Golinski Brothers Resurrection gig is getting close - 5th Sept at the Prince Albert - and I am panic wondering why we decided to do this gig, but tenor sax players are flying in from Barcelona and guitarists motoring down from Manchester as I write so there's no backing out now.

Saw the Buzzcocks at Cropredy Festival the other week (I remember when they came to Brighton circa 1979 and we rioted because they

only did a 20 minute set - the guitarist with a Brighton band, now a well respected member of the legal profession, managed to nick one of their amps in the mayhem. I'm not saying nuffing). If you get a chance to see them go, but I'm not sure how wise grey haired pogoing is, it looked shit but perhaps it felt great.

Golinski Brothers will make sure that St John's ambulance is at hand on the 5th and wish to thank the sponsorship of Stannah Stairlifts. Twenty copies of vynil Vaultage 79 are being given away in our Kolly Kibber competition - details will be on the Golinski Brothers website - www.golinskibrothers.com - and I hope on the PunkBrighton and Prince Albert website.

We've got to believe in free will - we have no choice. Love y'all out there in PunkBrightonland, England. Darris Golinski

The Golinski's best song was Bloody, penned by lead singer Darris. Featured on the Vaultage 79 album. It has a nifty sax riff and Darris carries it all off with a shrug of the shoulders. But it's the first verse of the lyric that stands the test of time:

Bloody (featured on Vaultage 79)
"I'm gonna go where they've never seen snow
send my giro to Cairo
I cant stand another day
I gotta get away
I'm not impressed
my life's in a mess
I get so depressed
still you gotta have a laugh
ha ha ha ha
Chorus:
What am I bloodywell s'posed to do
got my bloodywell self bloody stuck on you"

Peel slobbers over the Golinksi's, loading below...

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Golinski's blow the roof off the Albert (5th Sept 2009)

MC punkdaddy waxes biblical:
And lo, I wandered up to the Albert. The second coming was nigh. And as it came to pass, behold the Golinski Brothers. Kicking off to a packed house and a fun crowd that spanned the generations, the Golinski's Resurrection was truly a night to remember.

Great to see so many old faces (old being the operative word in my case) from the Vaultage era, along with a nice healthy sprinkling of offspring, who danced their cotton socks off at the front of the stage. What joy.

Darris had lost none of his old charm, ever the consummate frontman. The Golinski's had lost nothing of their old zip either, the set racing along at a furious lick.

They reminded us all that great music doesn't always get the merit, praise or recognition it deserves. Bar John Peel, who knew a good thing when he heard it.

How was Bloody never a chart hit? Timing probably - pants disco being the order of the day back in 79. Scandalous. Of course, the entire audience knew the words to Bloody and sang along: "...my life's in a mess, I get so depressed, still you gotta have a laugh. Ha ha ha ha..."

It was a performance of heart and soul from a class act. Thank you guys. Great sound, expertly mixed by Steve Jones. Hot and sweaty dancefloor, a fabulous atmosphere in the best music venue in town. Who could ask for more? Thanks to everyone who made it happen.


for more photos from the gig click here




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