KILTED King King singer and guitarist Alan Nimmo has overcome acute laryngitis to resume his blues rock band's spring tour, taking in a Fibbers gig in York on Sunday night.

The Scots are on a high after winning five awards at the British Blues Awards: Best Male Vocal, Alan Nimmo; Best Bass Player, Lindsay Coulson; Best Song, Rush Hour; Best Album, Reaching For The Light, and Best Songwriter.

Last October saw the release of King King’s first live album, the self-explanatory King King Live and a new studio album is in the pipeline for the autumn. Sunday night will be the finale of the present run of gigs until King King take to the road again for the rearranged shows brought about by Nimmo's bout of laryngitis.

"This will be the second time we've played the 'new' Fibbers, and we're looking forward to it as it's the last night of the tour, so that should be fun. Instead of going to bed, we may have one or two shandies...no, we'll do what we always do; go for a quiet night," says 40-year-old Alan.

He has to take care of his voice now after a rather more serious problem than laryngitis. "I'd been singing for a long time with a very hoarse voice and in pain for a while," he says.

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"It sounded like I was the kind of guy who smoked 50 a day," says Alan Nimmo

"That was something that was gradual; I just thought it was fatigue but then I noticed my recovery time from shows was taking longer and then my voice didn't recover at all. It sounded like I was the kind of guy who smoked 50 a day, so I went to get it checked out and I had to have polyps removed."

Nimmo returned to singing in concert too soon, having first consigned himself to working on demos for the new album in his studio, but now his voice is strong once more, aided by the guidance of vocal coach Rebecca Downes, who he continues to consult via Skype to improve his core singing from the diaphragm.

"We still do as much touring as we did, but maybe now limiting ourselves to four days in a row, then a gap, and I always keep hydrated and maybe get to bed earlier when I can," says Alan.

You can hear the results at Fibbers on Sunday, on the June single She Don't Give Me No Lovin', and on the upcoming album that needs only a couple more vocals before completion. The title remains under wraps, the release date is yet to be firmed up, but Alan says: "We're very pleased with this record; it's a natural progression for us and we're very happy with how the songs have worked out."

As ever, Nimmo will be wearing a kilt at Fibbers. "It's a Stuart tartan but it's nothing to do with my heritage," he says. "It's just that red looks great under the lights – and it's not even a traditional kilt as they come from kilt makers in Wales!"

King King play Fibbers, York, on Sunday, supported by Bad Touch. Box office: 0844 478 0898 or thegigcartel.com or on the door from 7.30pm.