Very few bands can boast that their songs are so good that not only do complete strangers offer to join their band having heard a set, but that they're debut album has been recorded completely free of charge, in a studio worth tens of thousands of pounds, purely because the owner of the studio was so impressed with them.

This is a boast that The Chris MacAlister Band can claim. With a front man that has moved through 13 different homes across 3 countries, Chris MacAlister's colourful upbring...