How did you the band get together?

Daibhidh: I needed a full band treatment to the solo stuff I’d been writing for years, it started as a one off performance for a small Stornoway gig…and quickly snowballed into something a bit more serious.

Michael: Well I joined when I was camping and quite oddly approached by David pulling up in my sister’s car and saying “dude you want to play in Sunrise and support Runrig?” so I said quite dignifiedly and with all my wit; “eh?”

Brian: It was October 2005, a Monkey Mayhem: Goes Homeless gig, David was playing as “Keltic Daibh”, and myself and Ryan were playing in Fear of Silence. Dave asked myself, Ryan and KD (also Fear of Silence) to play a couple of songs with him. It just went from there, and Sunrise Not Secular was born.

Who is the funniest?

Michael: Anyone but Brian. (sorry mate)

Ryan: Probably Brian just for the simple reason that his jokes are so terrible.

Brian: I am. That’s all I can say. Its because I am… (hint of sarcasm)

Daibhidh: Brian likes to think he is but it’s tragic, his jokes could be a powerful anti-terrorist deterrent they are so bad!

Who is the most popular with the ladies?

Daibhidh: Ryan gets a few winks in the crowd when we’re playing live!

Michael: Well, I’m sure Ryan would like this title for himself, and Brian “the ginger fonz” Macleod would also be happy to have it, but the statistics say it’s me.

Brian: Ryan thinks he is haha!! And David is in love with his mirror…and Victoria! Michael and I are the REAL cool dudes, or “Fonzies”, though!

Daibhidh:* Well I’m strictly a one woman man …

Who writes the songs?

Daibhidh: Well I used to do the bulk of it but these days it really is a team effort, everyone has something unique to contribute

Ryan: David writes the basic kind of shell of the songs then takes them to practise and we all put our own twist on them.

Briant: Listening back to his demo of “The Revival” and what it is now, it just shows how much input each band member has.

Michael: David is the thought behind the lyrics and the basic themes. With the new stuff though me and David are beginning to collaborate more.

Do you all speak Gaelic? How important is the language to your songs?

Daibhidh: I'm the only fully fluent speaker, but the others are decent learners. Its now a big part of what we do, we all come from a culture immersed in the language and we want to stand out by boldly proclaiming that and just being ourselves while we do it.

Ryan: I speak enough Gaelic to be able to do the backing vocals in our songs. The language is very important to our music though because we feel it’s very important to keep the language from dying out.

Brian: Its something I personally really want to learn in my life, because its Scottish, and important to our culture. It is so important to our songs because the Gaelic language unfortunately is dying out, and we want to do what we can to revive it, and to do that through music.

Where do you see yourselves in 10 years?

Brian: Phew! How do you answer this? I don’t know to be honest. Lets just see where it takes us.

Michael: 10 years older, maybe a little taller.

Ryan: Playing to 80,000 fans at Wembley stadium * laughs *

Daibhidh:To be honest, I think if the hard work and amazing provision continues, I think we could do very well. I'd love to think we could be playing to stadium audiences and doing world tours

Brian: Hopefully playing a few more festivals this year and the tour will get us on the map. In 10 years I would love to be playing huge tours, big festivals, and still learning to play the drums and be the best I can on it! I would also like to meet my heroes (especially drum heroes Steve Gadd, Vinnie Colaiuta, Neil Peart etc).

Why should we come and see Sunrise not Secular?

Brian: Because it’s a genre of music (Celtic/Gaelic Rock) that is widely overlooked, and seen as “cheesy”. We hope to change that by gaining a new and wider audience. We’ve been practising solidly over the last months and really hope it has paid off.

Daibhidh: Good as the new recording is, Its been said that it all really comes to life in the live set. I think that’s true, there’s a real energy about the live stuff and people tend to enjoy being part of it.

Ryan: You should come and see SNS because your not going to hear music like ours anywhere else, we put on a good live show, and of course we’re all extremely good looking.

Michael: Well I’m there, and the other guys are alright, and just to witness the Davinator’s “energy” and “love”.

Describe your music in 5 words or less.

Micahel: .... Well That’s A Hard One.

Daibhidh: Dynamic, fresh, anthemic and meaningful.

Brian: Different, Scottish, Celtic, provocative, entertaining.

Ryan: Flicking right man!

• It’s not cool but I like it ....

  Daibhidh:: Theology.
  Brian: Neighbours. I know… Ryan: That hero song by Enrique Iglesias Michael: The Jackson 5.

• I like reading...

  Daibhidh: Systematic theology
  Brian: Magazines. I subscribe to Rhythm Magazine and FourFourTwo magazine, and I m starting to read more books, too.
  Micahel: Thought-provoking fiction, like Fight Club, Trainspotting, Lord of the Flies. If it’s well written with a clever storyline it’s sound.

• When I was young I wanted to be ...

  Daibhidh: Donnie Munro
  Brian: a footballer, I suppose, but I was a wimp on the field to be honest. Not now!! When I was 12 drums kicked in and I was hooked.
  Micahel: The white Power Ranger. Even though he only showed up in the second series, he was still the rightful leader of the gang.

• You couldn't tell but I am....

  Daibhidh: a closet Sugababes fan
  Brian: ginger. Yes, pour your sympathy upon me.
  Ryan: A huge fan of 80’s hair metal
  Micahel: A darn good dancer.

• The last time I cried ...

  Daibhidh: watching a film…I cant say or people wont listen to the music!
  Ryan: The first time I saw the Powerthirst video on youtube I cried with laugher but I can’t remember the last time I cried properly
  Brian: Never. I’m a hard ass. David’s a softie when it comes to Titanic, though…
  Michael: When ET dies. That could bring Slipknot to tears.