Classic Tune of the Week: 1. The Bump, by The Haggis Horns (2007)

To help keep the blog busy, here's a new feature I've thought up. Being a passionate music fan (of several genres) and a worker in Radio, I like and love a lot of tracks from across the decades and genres, and my iPod is practically heaving full of pieces. I'm also pleasantly surprised at how much great music I continue to discover both old and new as every month passes.

So in short, I thought it might be good to share with you some of my eclectic musical tastes. The first track I've chosen this week is a funk track called:

The Bump, by The Haggis Horns (2007)

I hope the video works, if not, then just use the following link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItvQH4dDOc4

When I first heard it, I couldn't believe it was only recorded in 2007. Sure, the recording is sharp, and the tune is fresh to the ears, but the piece is perfectly composed in the classic funk style of the early 1970s, that one would tell little difference between this and the classic originals, some of which have been remastered already, and sound equally clear and sharp to the ear. The Haggis Horns are definitely a band to keep an ear out for, especially if you love funk music like I do. One of the exciting things about twenty first century music is how older music genres are having big new resurges in creativity, and come back sounding as good as ever. Fortunately, the increase in access to non-chart music via both the Internet and online music download shop sites like iTunes have helped music lovers like myself to find out and hear these wonderful new musicians that would otherwise be buried under the now faltering empires of the big record label companies.