Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5

Colonel Mustard & the Dijon 5 are a Scottish alternative/comedy/dance/rock group based in Glasgow.[1]

Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5
Colonel Mustard & the Dijon 5's set at Glasgow Barrowlands on 5 March 2016.
Colonel Mustard & the Dijon 5's set at Glasgow Barrowlands on 5 March 2016.
Background information
OriginGlasgow, Scotland
Genres
  • Alternative
  • comedy
  • dance
  • rock
Members
  • John McAlinden
  • Gary Mortimer
  • Chris Grant
  • Craig Ross
  • Mark Laing
  • Kirstin McNair
  • Greg Halbert
  • Nicola Thorne
  • Colin Syme
  • Fathom Ross
Websitehttp://www.colonelmustarddijon5.com/

The band consists of Colonel John Thomas McMustard and 9 other members.[2] The Band motto is "expect the unexpected"[3]

The band is associated with "The Yellow Movement," described as “a creative movement to affect positive change and spread happiness and joy, all while wearing yellow, the colour of sunshine.”[4] The band headlined the March into Pitlochry Festival in 2016,[5] and along with seven other bands took the 'Yellow Movement'[6] to the Zandari Festa festival in Seoul, South Korea in October 2017[7] and the DMZ Peace Train Music Festival below the border of North Korea in late June 2018.[8]


The band's diverse musical influences are brought together to produce their unique sound:

“We love so many different genres as a band so it is about pulling from different areas and trying to create our own melting pot. We try to make people who come along to see us feel part of the band – we want to make music that will get the crowd involved in whatever song it may be.”[9]

Discography
  • Party To Make Music To Party To Make Music To Party To 1 (debut album).[10]
  • Peace Love & Mustard (Electric Honey Records).[11]
  • The DiffiCULT Number 2[11]

Members

The band has 11 current members including:

  • John McAlinden aka Colonel John Tomas Mustard[12] (Singer)
  • Gary Mortimer aka Archduke Mortimer Winthorpe 3rd Marquis of Denmark (Bass)
  • Chris Grant aka Queef L@tina aka The Rant (guitar)
  • Craig Ross aka Hamoaglaphonic (drums)
  • Mark Laing aka DJ5 (beats, acoustic guitar)
  • Kirstin McNair aka Badges McBuffters (trumpet)[13]
  • Greg Halbert aka Vanilla Johnson (trombone)
  • Nicola Thorne aka Bobby Snoobins (sax)
  • Colin Syme aka The Inflatable Ginger Party Vortex aka Disco Colin (keys)
  • Fathom Ross aka Full Fathom Five (backing vocals)

Other members include:

  • Roddy Dickson aka Bongo Gorilla (mad bongos 'n' that)

Former members include:

  • Becky Robb (backing vocals),
  • Nicolette Gibbs (backing vocals)
  • Chinley Biggins (bass),
  • Moonchuck McMungus (sax),
  • La Guapa (trumpet)
  • David Blair aka The Dijancer

Awards and honours

References
  1. Furniss, Olaf; Mackinnon, Derick (3 January 2013). "Under the Radar: Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5 | 10:04s | Stanley Odd". Scotsman.com.
  2. "Colonel Mustard's Yellow Movement is hot stuff". The Scotsman. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
  3. Russell, Jennifer (12 September 2016). "Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5 heading to South Korea festival". glasgowlive. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  4. "Yellow Fever: A new movement is stirring in Scotland". The National. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  5. Bonn, Melanie (1 March 2016). "Colonel Mustard and the Dijon 5 bring the "yellow movement" to the big county". dailyrecord. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  6. Fairnie, Robert (4 March 2016). "Band play gig at Coatbridge school in aid of Clutha Trust charity". dailyrecord. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  7. Boyle, Jules (10 April 2018). "Glasgow band to play festival on the border between North and South Korea". glasgowlive. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  8. Greene, Andy (5 July 2018). "A Sex Pistol Goes to the North Korean Border". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  9. "Colonel Mustard and Dijon 5: not so mellow yellow..." The National. 30 May 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  10. "Colonel Mustard And The Dijon 5 Party To Make Music To…". HeraldScotland. Retrieved 22 July 2018.
  11. "Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5". Creative Scotland. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  12. "Mustard's magic mix". Evening Times. Retrieved 3 October 2019.
  13. "Johnstone musician adds spice to Colonel Mustard & The Dijon 5". The Gazette. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  14. "Join the Yellow Movement with Cumbernauld's Colonel Mustard and the Dijon Five". Cumbernauld-news.co.uk. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
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