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Del Amitri's easy blend of Beatlesque pop and country-rock has made them a worldwide road and radio staple since the mid-'80s. Formed in Scotland in 1982 by bassist. City and County of Denver - Colorado Charleston County - South Carolina Dauphin County - Pennsylvania Cass County - North Dakota.

The 1997–2002 Del Amitri line-up on stage at the Guildhall in on 16 May 2002 Background information Origin, Genres Years active 1983–2002, 2013–present Labels,, Website Members Kris Dollimore Past members Donald Bentley James M Scobbie Paul Tyagi Bryan Tolland Brian McDermott Jon McLoughin Del Amitri is a Scottish band, formed in, Scotland in 1983. The band grew out of 's band and came together after a teenaged Currie placed an advertisement in the window of a music store asking for people who could play to contact him. The band was formed with the original line-up of Currie (bass and vocals), (lead guitar), Bryan Tolland (guitar) and Paul Tyagi (drums). Currie and Harvie are the only members of the band to remain present throughout its history. They are also the main songwriters of the group. The band have had five albums in the, and one Top 10 single, ', on the in the. Kcn Serial Mackerel there. The 2014 tour line-up of Del Amitri performing at in.

The band's final album to date,, was released in the spring of 2002, which the band backed up with a successful UK tour. Despite their time away from the public eye, both the album, and the single 'Just Before You Leave', reached the Top 40. However, sales were not as high as Mercury had wanted and later in the year, the band was dropped from the label. In 2004, Currie was involved with a project called the Uncle Devil Show, whose first album,, contained six songs sung by him.

In March 2005, Currie announced on their US website that he was finishing up his solo album and was also 'more than halfway through' a record he had been writing together with Harvie for the last eighteen months. At the end of August of the same year Currie added that his solo album was now finished. In April 2007, Currie announced that he had signed with RYKODisc to release this album, What is Love For. Currie released his second album, The Great War, on 3 May 2010. He recorded a new album with session musicians during October 2012, according to blog entries on his own website. The resulting album, Lower Reaches, was released in August 2013.