Nick McCarthy of Franz Ferdinand

Nicholas Augustine McCarthy, (Born December 13, 1974) is the lead guitarist and backing singer of the Glaswegian band Franz Ferdinand. Born in Blackpool, UK, McCarthy was raised in Rosenheim, Bavaria, Germany. Download high resolution version (682x1077, 200 KB)Nicholas Hanns Olsen File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Download high resolution version (682x1077, 200 KB)Nicholas Hanns Olsen File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1974 (MCMLXXIV) is a common year starting on Tuesday (click on link for calendar). ... Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish alternative rock band. ... The Tower, Blackpool Blackpool is a seaside town in England, on the coast of the Irish Sea. ... Rosenheim is a town in Bavaria (Germany) on the river Inn, at 47°51′ N 12°8′ E. It is seat of administration of the district of Rosenheim, but is not a part of it. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...

He was a troubled youth who broke into buildings and stole alcohol and cars (although he only went on joyrides and claimed that he always returned them), which earned him the name "Nick McCarthief." Despite his delinquencies, McCarthy still took his musical and theatrical aspirations seriously. He trained classically as a pianist and double bassist, at the Munich Conservatory, supporting himself with the earnings of his street-performing. He was a well known feature of the streets of Munich, where he entertained countless children with his tattered trousers, large shoes and shiny red nose. Whilst residing in Germany, Nick played double bass, cello and Arabic lute in a band called Embryo, whose music can be described as a 'fusion of jazz, rock and ethnic world music'. After extensively touring with Embryo, McCarthy decided it was time for somewhere new, returned to the UK and, on a friend's suggestion, moved to Glasgow. This article is about the modern musical instrument. ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... For the 2005 Steven Spielberg film, see Munich (film). ... Side and front views of a modern double bass with a French bow. ... A cello The violoncello, or as it is more commonly to refered to as the cello or cello (pronounced Cheh-loh), is a stringed instrument and a member of the violin family. ... The lute is a plucked string instrument with a fretted neck and a deep round back. ... A number of music bands have the name Embryo Embryo - Italian death metal band Embryo - Swedish death metal band Embryo - German Jazz band, are a music collective from Munich , lead by R&B and jazz organist Christian Burchard. ... Glasgows location in Scotland Glasgow (or Glaschu in Gaelic) is Scotlands largest city and unitary council, situated on the River Clyde in the countrys west central lowlands. ...

What he didn't realize, though, was that Glasgow can be unforgiving to those unfamiliar with its ways. He learned the hard way that quirks considered cool by Germans can get you assaulted by Scots. It didn't help that he arrived in Glasgow with no money and no job, and didn't know anyone that could help him.

Eventually, he broke into Glasgow's underground cultural scene when, at a party, he met Alex Kapranos. Apparently, McCarthy's criminal tendencies resurfaced as Kapranos caught him stealing his vodka. A fight ensued, but Kapranos had sympathy for the odd looking little German and asked McCarthy if he could play the drums for a new band he had started. McCarthy said he did, although he couldn't play them in any particular coherent order. The fact that McCarthy's drumming ability was somewhat lacking became irrelevant as they soon discovered that they could write songs together. He eventually swapped instruments with the current drummer Paul Thomson and the band became Franz Ferdinand. McCarthy also played in the Glaswegian jazz band Scatter. Image:Franz Ferdinand Alex. ... Paul Thomson of Franz Ferdinand This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Franz Ferdinand are a Scottish alternative rock band. ...

Following in the footsteps of his great uncle, Jerry Lewis, on July 2nd, 2005, McCarthy married his German fiancee Manuela in Bavaria, Germany. Jerry Lewis Joseph Levitch (born March 16, 1926), better known as Jerry Lewis, is a Jewish American comedian, actor, producer, and director, known for his slapstick humor and his charity fund-raising telethons for the Muscular Dystrophy Association. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Free State of Bavaria  (German: Freistaat Bayern), with an area of 70,553 km² (27,241 square miles) and 12. ...

In late 2004, Nick placed number four on NME's annual "Cool List"", which ranks the "coolest" people in the music industry that year. Suprisingly, frontman Alex Kapranos did not make the list. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Image:Franz Ferdinand Alex. ...