The Draymin on stage at the Alhambra Theatre, Dunfermline, with a full crowd behind them

The Draymin, Rosyth, est. 2005

1,700 people at the Alhambra said it was time to come back. So we did.

The Alhambra is waiting
Next gig: The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 1 May 2027  •  Tickets on sale Sat 31 October, 10am  •  Win tickets on the fan map  •  Garden City out now  •  Alhambra: sold out  •  Next gig: The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Sat 1 May 2027  •  Tickets on sale Sat 31 October, 10am  •  Win tickets on the fan map  •  Garden City out now  •  Alhambra: sold out  • 
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The Liquid Room
Edinburgh

The Liquid Room, Edinburgh Saturday 1 May 2027, 7pm. Victoria Street, Edinburgh Plus support from Fools Gold Indie Clubnight and more TBC Tickets on sale Saturday 31 October, 10am
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Live at the Alhambra, October 2026. The full vlog is on its way.

The four members of The Draymin laughing outside a stage door
Photo: Stacey Philip, SP Photography
The band

Four lads
one door

  • Fraz Penman Vocals, guitar
  • Craig Penman Lead guitar, backing vocals
  • Gec Livingstone Bass, synth, backing vocals
  • Gaz Louch Drums, backing vocals
Photos

Then
and now

The Draymin's first ever photoshoot in 2005, the band in a rehearsal room with guitars and a drum kit
The band hanging out in The Hut in Rosyth, 2005
A drum kit set up in the studio, black and white
The four band members standing together in The Hut
The band recording in a studio, black and white
The four band members in front of a painted wall
The packed Alhambra crowd seen from the stage, lit green
Guitarist in a wavy patterned shirt playing a sunburst guitar at the Alhambra
Bassist singing on stage at the Alhambra, black and white
The drummer playing at the Alhambra
The band on stage at the Alhambra with drumsticks flying through the air
The band waving to the crowd at the end of the Alhambra show
The four band members laughing in front of a metal shutter, black and white
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Music

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Garden City cover art
Garden City
Single, 2026. Tap for the story.
Recorded in 2006 in The Hut, the soundproofed hut at the bottom of the Penman garden. It got the band to Death Disco in London and the Cavern Club in Liverpool. Twenty years on, it finally got a proper release on 18 September 2026.

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The Draymin
Album, 2026. Tap for the story.
Old tracks, finally together on streaming services. Recordings from EMI in London, The Hut in Rosyth, Lofi in Glasgow and The Attic in Dunfermline.

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The Draymin Remixed cover art
The Draymin Remixed
Single, 2026. Tap for the story.
Gec's first go at showing off his remixing in Ableton. He made the Intro track especially for the band to walk out to at the Alhambra.

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Should've Known Better
Album, 2012, Townsend Records. Tap for the story.
The debut album, out 2 April 2012 on Townsend Records. It made the Official Scottish Albums Chart.

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The story

From the Hut
to the Alhambra

2004
The Draymin's soundproofed hut in Rosyth, 2004

The Hut in Rosyth

Brothers Fraser and Craig Penman, Gec Livingstone and Gaz Louch start a band in a soundproofed hut at the bottom of the Penman family garden, known to everyone as The Hut.

2005
The Draymin's first gig at The Yard, Rosyth, May 2005

First gig

The Yard, Rosyth, May 2005. The banner was homemade. The noise was not small.

2006
Hitching with a Garden City sign

Garden City

The first EP, recorded in The Hut. It gets them to Alan McGee's Death Disco at Notting Hill Arts Club and the Cavern Club in Liverpool.

2006
The Draymin recording at EMI in London

EMI, London

Three tracks recorded at EMI's London studios. A sold-out London show supporting Louis XIV, and a tip as a band to watch in 2007.

2007
The Draymin at T in the Park, 2007

Austin, Texas

South by Southwest, 14 to 18 March. From The Hut to one of the world's biggest music festivals. Then a packed T Break tent at T in the Park.

2008
The Draymin on stage at the Alhambra, 2008

The 'final' gig

Fraser takes a job offshore. Around 1,000 people pack the Alhambra in Dunfermline to say goodbye. It doesn't stick.

2009
The Draymin live at King Tut's, Glasgow

Back again

A year later they make their comeback with their 2 Point 1 EP and a big night at Velocity.

2010
T Break stage poster, T in the Park 2010

Five-piece

Cal Nicol joins on keys. Heart Attack lands, and the band plays the T Break stage at T in the Park on Saturday 10 July.

2012
Should've Known Better cover art

Should've Known Better

The debut album, out 2 April 2012 on Townsend Records. It makes the Official Scottish Albums Chart.

2013
Save the Pars fundraising gigs

Save the Pars

After a year off, the band reunites for fundraising gigs at PJ Molloys to help save Dunfermline Athletic.

2015
The Draymin's final gig at Lourenzo's, Dunfermline, 2015

Weekend Revolution

The final gig, at the Weekend Revolution festival in Dunfermline, at Lourenzo's. Then nothing for 11 years.

2026
Garden City cover art

Garden City, at last

Twenty years after that first EP, Garden City finally gets a proper release on 18 September 2026.

2026
The Draymin on stage at the Alhambra, 2026

Back at the Alhambra

Saturday 3 October 2026. The first hometown show in 11 years. Sold out.

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Press

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Twenty years of press cuttings in one pile. Drag them about. Tap one to read it.

Press cutting: Rosyth band off to South by Southwest
Press cutting: Single: Heart Attack
Press cutting: Bidding The Draymin a festive farewell
Press cutting: London debut with Louis XIV
Press cutting: Rosyth band set for Glasgow gig
Press cutting: The Draymin reunite for Pars
Press cutting: Biz Live Sessions
Press cutting: Should've Known Better: well worth downloading
Press cutting: No big deal
Press cutting: Off to an international festival
Press cutting: Local and live
Press cutting: Live at the Doghouse, Dundee
Press cutting: Rosyth band to support Britpop stars at Velocity
Press cutting: EP review
Press cutting: Band set to say a final farewell
Press cutting: It's their lucky Dray
Press cutting: Prepare to Oxjam!
Press cutting: We're ready for the top
Press cutting: Scots bands given arts funding for trip to Texas
Press cutting: Bizarre
Press cutting: A year after their 'final' gig, Draymin return
Press cutting: 7 Tunes: We Will Fall
Press cutting: The Do It project, Rothes Halls
Press cutting: Dray're muddy brilliant
Press cutting: Storming the T Break tent
Press cutting: Dreaming of a Draymin return
Press cutting: Soundcheck: Rise Up
Press cutting: We're Draymin of the big time
Press cutting: Bands get help towards the big time
Press cutting: Live at The Yard, Rosyth
Press cutting: The Draymin bid farewell with great gig
Press cutting: Beaten 1,300 bands to T in the Park
Press cutting: Sunk by crunch
Press cutting: Is This Music?
Press cutting: Soundcheck: off to SXSW
Press cutting: Draymin of big time
Press cutting: Previews: The Draymin at PJs
Press cutting: Reborn Draymin back home and ready for T
Lyrics

Every word

The original sheets, scribbles, crossings out and all, straight out of the box.

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