Bio from Blokshok

Goodbye Mr Mackenzie formed in Bathgate in 1984 out of the remnants of local post-punk acts Lipstick and Irrelevant. They relocated to Edinburgh shortly after the release of their debut single ‘Death Of A Salesman’, released on West Lothian College’s Scruples label, after they spotted a newspaper advert looking for demos. The band were led by vocalist/guitarist Martin Metcalfe, alongside keyboard player Rhona Scobie (keyboards and vocals), bass player Chuck Parker and drummer Derek Kelly, alongside backing vocalists Shirley Manson and Hilary McLean. Both Jamie Waterson (bass) and Ewan Drysdale (keyboards) had been members prior to the single. Manson had previously been a member of Autumn 1904 and the Wild Indians, who produced one single and one side of a shared album. She’d met vocalist and guitarist Metcalfe, the band’s principal songwriter, whilst performing with a local youth theatre project. Metcalfe: “She was involved in a play about a medieval Scottish town ruled by the Devil. Shirley was only sixteen but she was an excellent actress”.

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Shirley Manson joined Goodbye Mr Mackenzie in 1985

Goodbye Mr Mackenzie were

Martin Metcalfe as lead vocalist & guitar, John Duncan on guitar, Rona Scobie on keyboards, Fin Wilson on bass guitar, Derek Kelly on drums and Shirley Manson as a keyboard player and background vocalist.

Other members included Callum Slythe (bass).

2006

Martin Metcalfe now performs with singer Stacey Chavis as Isla & The Filthy Tongues