Paul Young - Los Pacaminos

Los Pacaminos

Young first formed Los Pacaminos in 1995. The result of the group forming was Young's desire to get back to basic, as he explains "I was between record labels and writing material for a new album but I wanted to play live again. I’ve always loved the Tex-Mex sound and knew a few musicians who had a similar passion for this type of music. So I asked them to join me in forming a band.

The group were usually known for performing in pubs and nightclubs, singing songs such as "Wooly Bully", "La Bamba" and "Speedy Gonzales". However, in 2000, Young decided to take the group further, and the group released an album Los Pacaminos in 2002, the track listing for the album was:

• "My My My"
• "Manana"
• "Perdita"
• "La Mesa"
• "Shadows on the Rise"
• "Raised on Margaritas"
• "Poor Boys"
• "Handsome Man"
• "Tico"
• "Do We Want The Same Things"
• "Two Margaritas"
• "Tierra D'Ensuenos"

Upon the release of the album, the band established themselves as a professional line-up, consisting of:

• Young on guitar and vocals
• Drew Barfield on guitar and vocals
• Melvyn Duffy on pedal steel guitar
• Steve Greetham on bass and vocals
• Matt Irving on keyboards, accordion and vocals
• Jamie Moses on guitar and vocals
• Mark Pinder on drums

The band have continued to perform since the release of their only album, most recently performing at the 2006 Wickham Festival.