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The Scottish Album Of The Year (SAY) Award Announce The Highly Anticipated 2019 Shortlist 10 Albums Now In The Running For £20k Prize + Coveted Title Of Scottish Album Of The Year
The Shortlist for this year’s Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award has been officially revealed ahead of the award ceremony at Edinburgh's Assembly Rooms on 6 September.
Shortlisted C Duncan performs at the recent 'Live at the Longlist' evening
The ten outstanding albums making up this year’s Shortlist offer an incredibly strong and diverse snapshot of Scotland’s flourishing music scene, spanning a wide range of contemporary genres and styles. Each is now guaranteed £1000 with the ultimate winner getting £20 000. The 2019 SAY Award Shortlist (in alphabetical order) Aidan Moffat and RM Hubbert - Here Lies The Body :: Andrew Wasylyk - The Paralian :: Auntie Flo - Radio Highlife :: C Duncan - Health :: Carla J. Easton - Impossible Stuff :: Fergus McCreadie Trio - Turas :: Free Love - Luxury Hits :: Karine Polwart with Steven Polwart & Inge Thomson Laws of Motion :: Kathryn Joseph - From When I Wake The Want Is :: Mastersystem - Dance Music *public vote winner
The live announcement was made on BBC Radio Scotland by Nicola Meighan and Vic Galloway. Nine albums on the Shortlist were chosen by a highly respected panel of judges made up of eleven key influential and experienced tastemakers from across the creative industries. In what was an incredible milestone for the Scottish music industry, this year’s esteemed panel featured a 50:50 gender split. The final Shortlisted album was chosen by music fans, who voted for their favourite Longlisted album across a 72 hour voting window which closed on 14th August. As an incredible opportunity for the nation’s music fans to have their say on the most eagerly anticipated music prize of the year, an incredible number of public votes were cast this year and the winning album was announced as Mastersystem - Dance Music. Speaking about the Shortlist, Robert Kilpatrick General Manager of the Scottish Music Industry Association said: “A huge congratulations to the ten albums making up The SAY Award Shortlist for 2019. This year’s Shortlist presents an incredibly exciting and eclectic snapshot of the strength of Scotland’s recorded output, and we’re delighted to celebrate, promote and reward the incredible works of Scottish artists as we approach this year’s ceremony at The Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh.
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Scottish Alternative Music Awards Return For Landmark Tenth Year The Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMA’s) shines a spotlight on new Scottish contemporary music across a range of genres. Saint Luke’s in Glasgow will host the award ceremony as it returns for it’s TENTH year on Friday 25 October.
2018 nominee Zoe Graham performs at the SAMAs 2019 launch party :: photo by Keep It Creative
The first two acts announced to perform at the event are CHLOBOCOP, and Franky’s Evil Party. The ceremony will be hosted by radio DJ Jim Gellatly, and Scottish poet Leyla Josephine. Ran in association with key partners Rebel Rebel Barbers, and Creative Scotland the SAMA’s are set to bring a giant night of music celebration to Glasgow. Founder & Creative Director of SAMA’s Richy Muirhead adds: “Reaching year ten is a really great milestone! Each year we turn the attention to underground genres such as hip hop, metal, and electronica to discover new, innovative and exciting sounds produced across Scotland. This is a great platform for promoters, record labels, journalists, music fans to discover the best in new Scottish music. The team and I are currently working hard behind the scenes to produce a stunning alternative award show with a few surprises, roll on October!” The 7 SAMA’s are ..... Best Newcomer in association with The Academy of Music & Sound Best Electronic in association with citizenM hotel Best Hip Hop in association with Help Musicians Scotland Best Acoustic in association with Rock Rose Gin Best Live Act in association with Musicians Union Best Metal in association with Hard Rock Cafe Glasgow Best Rock/Alternative in association with Beezer
Many of Scotland’s biggest acts right now are previous SAMA winners, including Gerry Cinnamon, Lewis Capaldi, Be Charlotte, Fatherson, The Ninth Wave & many more.
Scotland. The public will have a chance to have their say through a five day public vote, with the winners being announced in October. More details of the nomination process will be revealed online in August. In addition to the 2019 awards, the SAMA’s are proud to announce two new music partnerships with music business conference Liverpool Sound City+ 2020, and Cryptic’s award-winning visual arts festival Sonica Glasgow 2019, in which Scottish artists will be invited to showcase music to new audiences. Limited tickets for Scottish Alternative Music Awards are on sale now via Eventbrite from £10, with £1 from each sale going directly to 2019 charity partner Help Musicians Scotland. The Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMA’s) are an annual celebration of underground music across 7 unique awards ranging from Rock, to Hip Hop, Metal & more. For more information on the awards and tickets visit the links below
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RUNRIG :: The Last Dance Fans came from all over the world to say their farewells to Runrig and to experience a moment that will remain in their hearts and minds forever.
has been set up in the middle of Stirling City Park with its 25,000crowd capacity. Not a single room is available within a 100km radius of Stirling, all flights to Glasgow and Edinburgh are sold out and the pubs and restaurants are packed and buzzing.
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Produced by Scotland’s premier digital entertainment company Blazing Griffin, and directed by lifelong Runrig fan Marcus Viner (David Bowie, Kylie Minogue, Mercury Runrig’s last live concert “The Last Music Prize), the Highlanders Dance – Farewell Concert” is now farewell concert was captured by available from on Blu-ray, 2DVD, over 30 cameras and state of the 2CD, limited 3CD digipak, limited art audio recorders to create a fully collector’s edition (2DVDs, 3CDs and immersive film that will imprint numbered print inside a coffee table Runrig in our hearts and minds coast”, songwriter and bassist Rory book), and digitally. forevermore. Macdonald recalled, “In many ways, “The Last Dance – Farewell Concert” The compelling nature of “THE LAST those halls were the training had its world premiere screening at DANCE” gives fans that were unable grounds – we learned a lot for our the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on to grab one of the 50,000 tickets career there. There are two things Saturday 17 August. When the opportunity to participate in the we’ve held onto over all these members of the band appeared on emotional end-of-an-era gig and say years. The first thing is our neverstage for an informal chat with their goodbyes to one of the most ending appreciation for our fans. Roddy Hart prior to the film important bands Scotland has ever And the second thing is: we love screeneing. produced. And for those fans that seeing you dance.” And that’s On the weekend of August 17–18 2018, Runrig, the most successful Celtic rock band of all time, invited the world to their homeland, Scotland, for what would turn out to be the two most legendary concerts in the band’s 45-year history. The final concerts were sold out in minutes. 50,000 fans from all over the world descended on Stirling over two nights to participate in “THE LAST DANCE” with the six musicians. For the band and their fans, these concerts were an emotional tour de force - something the fans have come to know and love over the years, but on a scale previously unheard of.
were lucky enough to go to the gig, a chance to relive the magic of the moment. From the very first chord of “THE YEARS WE SHARED” the band went all out; expending all their energy for the three-hour concert, rocking themselves and the crowd to the verge of exhaustion, truly outdoing themselves.
exactly what happened when the band started playing the beat to an acoustic version of their folk-rock classic “THE PLACE WHERE THE RIVERS RUN”, and 25,000 delirious fans made the ground shake.
The three hour long concert never pauses and hits are followed quickly by fan-favourites and gems from the archive, with a few guest-artists Something special was in the air adding to the goosebumps-feel: that night: an almost spiritual Dave Towers enriches the folk pop atmosphere that transformed the song “ONAR” with his saxophone open-air venue into a wave of and Laura McGhee further shared emotion and comradery. emphasized the bands Gaelic roots Runrig played the soundtrack of with her fiddle on “PROTERRA”. A their lives as fans sang, danced, true highlight is the return of one of laughed and cried the night away. the original band members, Donnie Every note and chord was played Munro, as he performs a song in What a backdrop! Surrounded by with the utmost conviction and Gaelic, supported by the Glasgow rugged volcanic rocks and rich resonated in the hearts of everyone Islay Gaelic Choir. However, the green hills, the heart of Scotland majestic performance by Julie Fowlis manifests itself – proud, serene and in attendance. in close touch with nature. In the This is what Runrig live for, and why is the icing on the cake, who, in her duet “SOMEWHERE” with Bruce background, the imposing Stirling they’ve done what they have done Guthro, takes the night to the next Castle looms large - but for two so well for so many years; “When spiritual level. weeks now, there has been a hive of we began with Runrig, we activity stirring beneath its great performed as a dance band at town Shortly before the encores begin shadow. A massive open-air stage halls all along the Scottish west Stirling Castle is ceremoniously
illuminated to witness the final act of the concert with Gary Innes reaching for his accordion to play “CLASH OF THE ASH”. And then the moment has arrived, the true farewell to the band in the only way they know how: “LOCH LOMOND” religiously chanted by the crowd, and the unashamedly sentimental a cappella version of “HEART OF OLDEN GLORY”. Fireworks light up the sky above the castle as Runrig finally close the most awe-inspiring, emotionally driven concert of their lives, and say goodbye to the people that mean the most to them; their fans. “THE LAST DANCE – FAREWELL CONCERT” will secure Runrig’s place in history and our hearts.
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SCOTTISH MUSIC CENTRE ......... Member Profile :: The Night With... www.scottishmusiccentre.com/the-night-with/ "The Scottish Music Centre's task is to champion the wealth of talent that abounds in Scotland's musical community"
The Night With… is a charity based in Glasgow presenting salon style concerts of interesting music in intimate, informal venues across Scotland and further afield. Run by Matthew Whiteside, it provides development and commissioning opportunities for young and emerging composers. Since 2016 there has been 18 concerts with 14 world premières in Glasgow, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Performers have included Red Note Ensemble, Juice Vocal Ensemble, James Turnbull, Wooden Elephant, Joanna Nicholson, Frances Cooper and Carla Rees. Premièred composers have included Claire McCue, George Stevenson, Diana Salazar, Emily Doolittle, Timothy Cooper, Sheena Philips, Matthew Whiteside and Samuel Beagles.
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The Night With… runs a yearly Call for Scores for self-defined emerging composers Saunders (secretary), Matthew Whiteside (CEO & Artistic Director) and Nicholas Bone. with no age limit. In 2017 this was for the Aurea Quartet and won by George Stevenson and in 2018 this was for Juice The Night With... Duo van Vliet on tour ..... Vocal Ensemble and won by Sheena Phillips. In October 2018 The Night With… was founded as a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation with a board consisting of Carol Main (chair), Andy
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CALL FOR SCORE FOR EMERGING COMPOSERS The Night With… has announced its third call for scores for emerging composers for works for The Hermes Experiment to be performed at The Night With… The Hermes Experiment concerts in November part of the 2019 Season. The concert will also include works by Matthew Grouse, Josephine Stephenson, Robin Haigh and Meredith Monk. From the initial submissions up to five works will be chosen for a workshop with The Hermes Experiment on 24 November in the Scottish Music Centre, in Glasgow. Fewer may be selected at the discretion of the judges. One of the five works will be chosen to feature in The Night With… concerts later in the week. This call for scores is as much about finding and developing interesting new music and composers as finding a new work that will fit within the programme. Scores will be assessed entirely anonymously and The Night With…, as an inclusive organisation, particularly welcomes applications from emerging female and non-binary composers based in Scotland. All scores must be submitted by 1 October under a pseudonym. Any scores with identifying marks will be discarded. Full details @ www.thenightwith.com/2019/06/05/the-night-with-2019-call-for-score-for-emerging-composers/
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Barbara Dickson to headline BBC Proms in the Park in Glasgow Multi-million selling recording artist and Scottish music legend, Barbara Dickson will headline this year’s BBC Proms in the Park at Glasgow Green. Presented by Jamie MacDougall, the event will feature Barbara Dickson and other artists and guests who will join BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra (SSO), conducted by Stephen Bell on Saturday, 14 September. Barbara’s career to date spans the worlds of folk, musical theatre, pop and acting. Starting out as part of the Scottish folk scene of the 1960s that included Gerry Rafferty and Billy Connolly, her career took a turn when she was spotted by Willy Russell and went on to appear in the hit musical Blood Brothers and later Spend Spend Spend for which she won Olivier Awards.
International Opera School and a former Harewood Artist at the English National Opera where her roles included Contessa in Le Nozze di Figaro, Micaëla in Carmen, Helena in A Midsummer Night’s Dream, High She has also acted in a variety of TV Dramas, including Taggart and Band of Gold. Priestess in Aida and Laura Fleet in the world Barbara’s duet with Elaine Paige ‘I Know Him premiere of Nico Muhly’s Marnie. So Well’ from the hit musical Chess is the Benedict Morris from Glasgow, a fast Guinness World Record biggest selling female growing name in the traditional world of duet of all time. Barbara continues to tour music. Benedict is one of the finest up and and perform. And she remains Scotland’s coming musicians in the scene and is already biggest-selling female album artist of all starting to make a huge impact on the time. She is accompanied by Troy Donockley, traditional music scene. In January 2019, her long-time collaborator and member of Benedict was named BBC Radio Scotland Finnish symphonic metal band ‘Nightwish’. Young Traditional Musician of the Year as Also joining the BBC SSO for BBC Proms in the Park in Glasgow will be: Stephanie Childress, a conductor and violinist who is distinguishing herself as one of the most interesting and versatile musicians of her age. Born in London to a non-musical family, she started reading Music at St John’s College, University of Cambridge at the age of 16. Having recently graduated, she has since assisted on British Youth Opera’s The Enchanted Island (September 2018), made her conducting and soloist debut with the Southbank Sinfonia in a programme of Respighi and Piazzolla (April 2018) and conducted the Chineke! Junior Orchestra at the Queen Elizabeth Hall for the United Kingdom’s first official Stephen Lawrence Memorial Day (April 2019 Scottish soprano Eleanor Dennis, a graduate of the Royal College of Music’s
part of Celtic Connections. He will be joined at Proms in the Park with his current musical partner Belfast born guitarist Cormac Crummey.
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3hattrio bring their musical inspiration from the deserts of southern Utah to Scotland this month They count Americana bighitters like Tom Russell, Steve Martin and Martha Scanlan as fans. Russell has described 3hattrio as “sonic pioneers” and he recently painted a portrait of the band’s Hal Cannon and presented it to him.
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The trio, from Utah, will have a brand new piece they created given its premiere at a concert featuring Sting and the Utah Symphony Orchestra, in August. But, they won’t be there to see it for themselves as they will be on tour in Scotland at the time. They were commissioned to write the piece to commemorate the centenary of the Zion National Park, where they are based, and a film of them performing it will be screened during the Appalachia its mountain music, in the case of the 3hattrio, inspiration comes from the deserts of big upcoming event in Salt Lake City. southern Utah. Of course, the band has built a faithful following As those who saw them last time the trio played on this side of the Atlantic too following tours and festival appearances in the UK and Europe, here know, they make music that has variously and at the end of 2018, they featured in the top been described as “fascinating,” “original and addictive,” “uncommon,” “enchanting,”…and, five Best Bands of The Year in the annual yes, “unique.” AmericanaUK Readers’ Poll. They very soon became the talk of the town 3hattrio have just announced that they will be when they flew in for their own headline show bringing over copies of their latest record, Live and UK debut - at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections at Zion, too – a live recording made last month festival in 2017. That performance and the buzz on their home patch which features fresh generated, led to an invitation to return to arrangements of selected tracks from the last Europe in 2018 to appear at Denmark’s big four studio albums as well as new material too. Tonder festival. Just as the Mississippi Delta has its blues or They ended 2018 on a high when respected UK music writer Marc Higgins made their Lord of The Desert his Album of The Year. Banjo, guitar, double bass, foot percussion, lush vocals and violin combine to provide and exhilarating experience.
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The band’s UK agent, Loudon Temple, has also become smitten by the band’s magical ability to transport audiences on an almost mystical level. Loudon said: “Others have picked up on this. Reviewing their Celtic Connections debut, writer Paul Kerr said that there was ‘a serene Zenlike wisdom imparted - the perfect balm after a hectic day…a singular experience that was hugely rewarding on several levels’. “Isn’t that the prefect pick-me-up we are all needing right now?” GIGnotes ..... Tues Aug 27: The Tin Hut, Gartly Wed Aug 28: Performing Arts Centre, Kilbarchan Sat Sept 7: Village Hall, West Kilbride Sun Sept 8: Harbour Arts Centre, Irvine Mon Sept 9: Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Wed Sept 11: Eastgate Theatre, Peebles
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Scottish National Jazz Orchestra Presents :: ‘An American Journey’ with special guest composer and saxophonist, Bill Evans and directed by Tommy Smith
Hold on to your hats! This September, the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra (SNJO) welcomes U.S. tenor and soprano saxophonist Bill Evans for ‘American Journey’, an exciting road-trip through the heart and soul of American music. Come along for the ride as we map a multitude of musical byways including, funk, bop, blues, soul, bluegrass, folk and rock, firmly guided by a solid, reliable jazz compass. Bill Evans is a Grammy-nominated saxophone star, a prolific composer and a very high-profile collaborator. His credentials include a lengthy stint with Miles Davis and recordings with Herbie Hancock, John McLaughlin and the WDR Big Band. He has also previously guested with the SNJO for performances of Tommy Smith’s highly acclaimed Beauty and the Beast suite. This time around, he visits Scotland to share his musical vision of America with the SNJO, who have been widely praised in Europe, America and Japan for their warmth, originality, versatility and artistry. American music is all about energy, diversity and the pioneer spirit. The SNJO and Bill Evans intend to customize those differences in turbocharged jazz and fired-up improvisation. The sounds you will hear will be big, bold and profoundly modern, with familiar echoes from the past. It is music that enthusiastically encourages re-invention, yet remains respectful towards its traditional roots. Imagine then that you are travelling through a big country, taking instant pictures of the musical landscape along the way. These snapshots will suggest every, style, genre and idiom of American music in tunes with titles that partly explain where you’ve been and where you’re going. Dixie Hop, Celtic Junction, Hobo and Eyes of a Child are indicative of what to expect, but they also signpost the limitless horizons of contemporary jazz.
whether you are a seasoned traveller or a cautious first-timer. The SNJO and their special guest Bill Evans invite you to join them on their whirlwind ‘American Journey’. It will be every bit as breath taking as it sounds. The Scottish National Jazz Orchestra is supported by Creative Scotland. GIGnotes ..... Friday 27 September, Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh EH8 9JG :: Saturday 28 September, Royal Concert Hall (New Auditorium), Glasgow G2 3NY :: Sunday 29 September, The Music Hall, Aberdeen AB10 1QS NB: All concerts start at 7.30pm and feature a free pre-concert talk with Bill Evans at 6.50pm.
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New 365 :: Stories & Music Sound Installation Launches @ Edinburgh International Book Festival The Edinburgh International Book Festival launched the latest chapter in the 365: Stories and Music collaboration between James Robertson and Aidan O’Rourke. Commissioned by the Book Festival, and supported by Creative Scotland, an immersive sound installation of stories and music by the two leading Scottish artists can be enjoyed, free of charge, by the public in the Book Festival’s George Street Bookshop until 25 August. James Robertson, one of Scotland’s most respected authors, wrote a short story every day for a year. Each story was to be 365 words, no
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more, no less. It became an enchanting, roaming collection of fairytales, memories and provocations published in 2014 as 365:Stories. That was only the beginning. Fiddler/composer Aidan O’Rourke (of the folk supertrio Lau) wrote a tune every day in response, resulting in a major new body of 365 tunes. Aidan’s fiddle tunes are sparse and emotive; his playing is famous for its lyricism, here paired with kaleidoscopic harmonies from Mercurynominated keyboardist Kit Downes, guitarist Sorren Maclean and harpist Esther Swift. The album 365: Volume 1 was released in May 2018. 365: Volume 2 was released on 9 August 2019.
melody – an expansive and emotive catalogue of public art.” Roland Gulliver, Associate Director of the Edinburgh International Book Festival said, “This new installation is an exciting embodiment of a brilliant project. We have worked with James and Aidan since the inception of 365: Stories & Music and are delighted that we can now offer an opportunity for the public to select their own choices of these wonderful stories, and beautiful music, to listen to here at the Festival.”
The installation launched at Edinburgh International Book Festival and will be available in the Festival’s George Street Bookshop until The installation (pictured left) is a piece of art in Sunday 25 August. The 365: Stories & Music itself, beautifully crafted from oak and steel with sound installation will tour the country from no digital screens in sight. It allows up to six September 2019 visiting Shetland Mareel, people at a time to browse through all 365 Orkney Library, Linlithgow Palace, Wigtown Book stories and listen through headphones. Each Festival, the Scottish International Storytelling spoken word-recording is paired with a piece of Festival and many more. music. GIGnotes ..... Robertson reads many himself; other storytellers 25 August - Edinburgh International Book include Tam Dean Burn, Gerda Stevenson, Cathy Festival at Unbound - Charlotte Square, Macdonald, Matthew Zajac and Kate Molleson Edinburgh. 365 party with Aidan, James, Kit providing rich and varied accents from around Downes, Esther Swift, Tam Dean Burn, Matthew Scotland. Zajac, Kate Molleson, Gerda Stevenson and James Robertson said “This project has grown friends. Tickets @ www.edbookfest.co.uk in ways I couldn’t have imagined when I began More dates @ www.three-six-five.net/Tour writing these stories. It has become a vast, www.three-six-five.net multiform patchwork of fiction and stunning www.facebook.com/365StoriesandMusic
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Jess Morgan + Nels Andrews :: Songs & Books Tour Scottish tour begins 3 October :: details + tickets @ www.jessmorgan.co.uk
Jess Morgan from England and Nels Andrews from the US have joined forces because they both - for the first time - have illustrated books to accompany the new music they want to bring to audiences in 2019. Jess and Nels wanted to showcase something on tour which would satisfy the most avid record sleeve-readers, comic book-worms, or just about anyone feeling lost in the digital age. Their co-headlined show promises an atmospheric concoction of songwriting, spoken word and fun visuals. They will tour in England and Scotland, through September and October. The two singer-songwriters met in 2011 on a grey, drizzling night in Leicester. Nels Andrews, a seasoned songwriter a long way from his home in Santa Cruz California, was touring his record of the time in the UK. His opening act was Norwich based Jess Morgan who was then just beginning
her career. They two singer-songwriters stayed friends, bumping into each other at shows and festivals on both sides of the atlantic and always finding time to grab coffee and talk song-writing. Nels and Jess are both fans of comic book illustration, film photography, and squeezing into a wetsuit and surfing on waves close to home home - The Pacific Ocean and The North Sea respectively. Both have brought out their music in analogue formats - Nels has a single out on luminous yellow flex-disk and Jess spent most of last year making her own 7” vinyl records in her kitchen. Jess' illustrated book of lyrics and short stories springs from the psyche of a touring artist, who finds romance in pylons, transport systems, and concrete. She writes gutsy modern folk songs telling stories full of sadness and bite. Trash Magazine called it “The sort of thing you put on your headphones when walking alone and wanting to feel like you’re in your own gritty British love story.” Last year Jess performed live on Radio 2, and opened for A-ha! in Norway and at London’s O2 Arena. Her 2019 release is called ‘Everything I did last year.’ Nels Andrews is a journeyman in the craft of melody who is here to tell you a story. He is based in Santa Cruz, California but has toured successfully in the UK turning heads with his storytelling lyrics. Nels' new record Pigeon & the Crow is new for 2019 and comes with a beautiful graphic novella in which Nels’ supernatural ballads sprawl the pages with colourful illustrations by artist Mike Benzce. “Nels is a master carver, an artist patient and obsessed enough to turn a whale of an idea into something delicate and beautiful from any angle.” - Anais Mitchell. GIGnotes :: Scotland in October ..... 3rd Wigtown Book Town (venue tbc) :: 4th Abington, Wee Gig :: 5th Glasgow, Glad Cafe (matinee) :: 10th Orkney, The Sound Archive :: 12th Loch Tay, The Big Shed :: 15th Edinburgh, The Brig Below
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Jess Morgan (left) and Nels Andrews
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Elephant Sessions :: single for 'World Elephant Day' out now @ www.bit.ly/ESxWED
Elephant Sessions and 'World Elephant Day' have teamed up to release a single which will raise funds for the charity.
Day charity whose aim is to support the conservation of elephants in Asia and Africa. Bringing together some of the world’s leading elephant and conservation charities the day, which was originally, established in 2012, took place on 12 August.
The band from the Highlands are famed for their unique brand of indie Alistair Taylor, from the band, says: folk and have won Best Album and Best Live Act at the MG Alba Scots “Over the past couple of years as a band, Trad Awards, in the past two years. Having traversed the globe over the we have donated money to the cause, so past twenty odd months, they were keen to work with the World Elephant its’ great to actually team up with World Elephant Day and release this single to help support elephants around the globe. We chose Tyagarah from our latest album, (What Makes You) which we wrote after the first time we had played the beautiful site of Bluesfest in Byron Bay Australia. It’s got a world music kind of sound that we felt was a perfect fit for a single for this special day” Footage from the award-winning feature documentary film “When Elephants Were Young” produced and directed by World Elephant Day CoFounder Patricia Sims and co-film maker Michael Clark, has been edited by Michael, into a video, to accompany the track and will be available on 9 August. “We’re thrilled to be collaborating with Elephant Sessions for the creation of the ‘Tyagarah’ video in support of World Elephant Day. Elephant Sessions is demonstrating their commitment to elephant conservation by donating the proceeds from the sales of their single 'Tyagarah' to World Elephant Day and our work of bringing awareness to the critical need to save elephants from the threats they are facing worldwide”, says Patricia Sims, the Founder and Executive Director of World Elephant Day. The digital single is available now from i-tunes, Amazon and other stores. www.worldelephantday.org Elephant Sessions play Edinburgh's Hogmanay :: photo by MUSIC NEWS Scotland
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Arcade aka Heidi Talbot + Adam Holmes :: album + tour release date 4 October :: tour dates 20 Sept - 23 October
Ireland’s Heidi Talbot and Scotland’s Adam Holmes have joined forces for the first time to create an album of original material together under the name Arcade, which they will tour this autumn. Between them they have been nominated for multiple BBC Folk Awards, SAY awards, Irish music awards and played for First Ministers and US Presidents. Their UK tour comes as they release their debut duo album ‘Face The Fall’ on the 4 October. Produced by Arcade and Cameron Malcolm, with additional production by Louis Abbott (Admiral Fallow), it features ten tracks, nine of the ten written by Adam and Heidi and a song written by folk noir singer songwriter Rachel Sermanni. The record evokes the restless and classic feeling of Fleetwood Mac and Tom Petty, whilst keeping its feet planted in the present day in its rich electronic textures and allegoric content.
alongside Phil Cunningham who reads poetry on the last track, ‘All We Ever Are’. Heidi and Adam will be joined by pianist Tom Gibbs on tour. Heidi said: “Adam and I have been touring together in different bands over the last few years. We really love singing together and started writing songs over the last year. As the songs progressed, we decided to make an album. “It became obvious very quickly that the songs we enjoyed writing together weren’t necessarily folk songs. We both believe in going wherever the song feels good to go and not feel like we need to stay in the confines of what we’ve created before. The outcome is not really a folk record, it’s more pop, but it’s still us and not a completely alien sound. A little different to what either of us has created before but we've put our hearts into this music. We hope people enjoy it. “We appreciate each and every single person who supports us by listening to our music or coming along to a show and we're looking forward to performing these songs live and setting them free into the world!” Heidi Talbot was born in Ireland, became a folk star in the USA as a member of the Irish American band Cherish the Ladies, and now lives in Edinburgh. With a background like that, it's hardly surprising she should develop a style that switches easily between Celtic and Americana, but subtlety is Talbot’s magic ingredient.
Adam said: “We wanted to try and create a sound that felt different to anything we have previously worked on. We decided to do as much of it as we could at home to buy ourselves more time. It ended up being a few months of finding sounds at mines on the MacBook and chipping away at She has shared the stage and recorded with Mark Knopfler, Graham Coxon (Blur), Eddi Reader, Idlewild, Matt Rollings, King Creosote and Tim the overall bones of it. O'Brien. Heidi has been nominated for multiple BBC Radio 2 folk awards, “Then we got our friend Cameron to set up Heidi’s garage as a studio and Irish Music Awards and Scottish Traditional music awards. spent a few weeks there having various people come in and play. It was Edinburgh based singer song writer Adam Holmes with his band The the only way we could have created this record. Some of the sessions Embers combine the rhythm and blues, country and folk music textures were really tough and long. Everyone involved felt ambitious to see how of classic artists such as The Band, Neil Young and Ryan Adams and The far we could push it.” Cardinals. Tom Gibbs, Jennifer Austin and Euan Burton also feature on the record Adam’s musical education began in the infamous folk clubs of Edinburgh taken along by his mother, a huge fan of UK folk music. He witnessed the legendary live sessions that took place. His father’s influence was equally strong, a love of classic American singer songwriters (notably Neil Young and Townes Van Zandt) which he passed onto to his son, now evident in the transatlantic quality to Adam’s music. Released on Drala records, Face The Fall will be released on limited edition vinyl and digital download on 4 October. Pre-order now available. GIGnotes :: 29 Sept – CCA, Glasgow :: 4 Oct – The Met, Bury :: 5 Oct – The Hive, Shrewsbury :: 6 Oct – Acapela Studios, Cardiff :: 7 Oct – The Junction, Cambridge :: 11 Oct – The Ropewalk, Barton upon Humber :: 12 Oct – Greystones, Sheffield :: 13 Oct – The Live Room, Saltaire :: 23 Oct – Kings Place, London
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download SHOOGLENIFTY and DHUN DHORA Written in Water
THE SEA ATLAS
THE FIRRENES
Goodbye
Door Too Wide
EP - download / stream / Release Date: Out Now
album - cd / download / stream Release Date: 9 November
The ‘Goodbye' EP is my new release, written in my cabin in the Outer Hebrides. The EP is sort of about isolation and being alone. It wasn't an intentional thing to write about, but “A constant source of surprise and delight” – Living Tradition. The result of last October's ten day recording just came about when I got back to the island after touring and started working on the next release after my ‘Dreams’ EP. session in the Mehrangarh Fort in Jodhpur, Written in The tracks are a mixture of growing up and figuring out Water is the culmination of four years of collaboration where I am in life, of failed relationships, accepting things, between Scotland’s Shooglenifty and Rajasthan’s Dhun and having an open-mind on the direction I'm heading in Dhora. Dedicated to late members of both bands, next. The sound is a mixture of the islands, grand rock moments, quiet moments, all mixed in with an ambience and Angus R Grant and Roshan Khan Manganiyar, it is a comfort you only get from being comfortable at home. celebrates the meeting of musical minds. Their origins
may be far apart geographically, but creatively they're amazingly contiguous. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/shoogles/jog-yer-bones Available from: www.shooglenifty.com Live dates: www.shooglenifty.com/gigs/ www.shooglenifty.com www.twitter.com/shooglegigs www.facebook.com/shooglenifty.scotland
Listen/Watch: https://open.spotify.com/album/37F2Nsx3FV70dcEvllBqni https://youtu.be/Vu5LhFmRqxo https://youtu.be/sUwHCBuDlcA Available from: From digital download and on all good streaming sites https://open.spotify.com/album/37F2Nsx3FV70dcEvllBqni Live dates: TBA www.facebook.com/the.sea.atlas www.twitter.com/theseaatlas
album cd / vinyl / download / stream Release Date: 9 November The album draws on a broad range of influences, encompassing 70s rock, R&B, burlesque, art rock, blues and classical. The songs are all original compositions, seven by Jules Reed (a.k.a. Julian Wagstaff), three by Walt Cumming, and one by Greg Sanderson, formerly of Edinburgh band Five Day Hemingway. The subject matter ranges from the deeply personal to the highly political, but is always prescient, immediate, considered and aware. Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yKIeDzj4TeY Available from: www.TheFirrenes.com, amazon, iTunes, Apple Music, CD Baby, Spotify Live dates: www.julianwagstaff.com/thefirrenes/#about www.TheFirrenes.com www.twitter.com/thefirrenes www.facebook.com/thefirrenes/
ANDREW J. NEWALL
NORRIE McCULLOCH SIMON THACKER'S SVARA KANTI
Compass
album cd / vinyl / download / stream Release Date: Out Now ‘Compass’ is the new album from Scottish alt-folk songwriter Norrie McCulloch. Inspired by the folk roots music of 60's and 70’s and featuring some of Glasgow’s finest players, the album also includes the lead track ‘Road Sign’. Listen/Watch: www.norriemcculloch.bandcamp.com Available from: www.norriemcculloch.com www.norriemcculloch.bandcamp.com + various independent record shops Live dates: www.norriemcculloch.com/live
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Reflections from an Airport album cd Release Date: Out Now
Trikala
double album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Created over three years in three locations (Scotland/Chennai/Kolkata), Thacker’s third release creating new sound worlds through his immersion in Indian classical, folk and spiritual traditions is the epic double album Trikala (Sanskrit for the three tenses of time, past, present and future), featuring 13 performers from the subcontinent and Europe.
Reflections from an Airport is a must-buy album. It’s an album for busy people who have earned the right to take a moment to stop and let the world drift by. It’s for people who deserve ‘me time’. So indulge and treat yourself to some time away from the pressures that life may throw at you. The album has songs that will make you smile, make you laugh, make you cry and make you think. Drawn from life’s experiences, each song tells a story and paints a picture we can all relate too. It touches on basic human truths we all share in common... like love won and lost in all its guises. Andy writes songs for adults. His songs are for people who have lived a full life. For people who can relate to the highs and lows of daily living and know it’s not all ‘happy ever after but the ride can be fun.’ Listen to the songs and discover this for yourself.
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download THE TROPICANAS
TANNAHILL WEAVERS
A Lovely Coincidence
Òrach
EP download / stream Release Date: 13 October
album / cd Release Date: 31 August
The Tannahill Weavers are celebrating their Golden Anniversary with the release of their eighteenth album, The Tropicanas are a Dreamslop band for Livingston, ÒRACH (“golden” in Gaelic) out 31 August on Compass Scotland who are longing to be shot of into outer space. Records. With ÒRACH (The Golden Anniversary Album), Equal parts of Psychedelia and dream pop with a side the current line-up of Roy Gullane, Phil Smillie, John order of underwater tropical surf vibes. Martin and Lorne MacDougall, have brought together colleagues and members past and present to record an Listen/Watch: album of all new material – traditional and www.thetropicanas.bandcamp.com contemporary songs and sets of tunes in the Tannie’s www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yhf0F9JqSNQ distinctive style. The physical album contains photos as well as a glossary to understand the traditional songs Available from: and extensive liner notes for each song detailing its Available to download and stream on 13 October, origin and performers. currently available to listen\download the title track ‘A Listen/Watch: lovely coincidence’ www.tannahillweavers.com/listenandwatch.htm www.thetropicanas.bandcamp.com Live dates: Release show on the 13 October at the Leith Depot, www.facebook.com/events/1087929201362421/ www.facebook.com/TheTropicanas www.twitter.com/TheTropicanas
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JAMES BROWN IS ANNIE JBiA II
album cd / download / stream (vinyl in 2019) Release Date: 15 September Eleven tracks of full fat, calorie-laden, whipped up funk 'n' soul - James Brown Is Annie's new album sees the Edinburgh-based sextet hook up with producer, Average White Band legend, Hamish Stuart. Imagine AWB tearing down the A9 in a Ford Torino with James Brown strapped to the roofrack, Steely Dan blasting from the car stereo. Listen/Watch: www.soundcloud.com/jbia www.jbia.bandcamp.com www.youtube.com Available from: www.jbia.co.uk www.jbia.bandcamp.com CODA Music, Edinburgh Live dates: www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness www.jbia.co.uk www.twitter.com/JBisAnnie www.facebook.com/Earls.Of.Caithness
SAOR PATROL
EVELYN LAURIE THE EVES
Battle of Kings
A Little Bit of Me album - cd Release Date: Out Now
Tides
album cd Release Date: Out Now
New Scottish Female Pop duo The Eves – Caroline Gilmour and Marissa Keltie, release their debut single ‘Tides’ on 19th October 2018. Caroline's love of Pop music combined with Marissa’s passion for harmony creates a songwriting partnership full of catchy melodies and memorable hooks. The result is a nod towards acts such as The Pierces, First Aid Kit and Florence & The Machine.
‘Battle of Kings’ is the mighty new album from Celtic Rock band, Soar Patrol. It focuses on Scotland’s wars of independence during the reign of Robert the Bruce from 1306-1329 fighting against the English kings, Edward I and later, Edward II. Soar Patrol have written and produced a rousing album that rocks its way through history with driving triple drums, electric guitars and bagpipes.
“A little bit of me” is the debut album of Evelyn Laurie. As she says: it’s taken her a while! Beautifully delivered in Evelyn’s distinctive, light and multi-textured voice and superbly supported by some of the country’s finest jazz musicians, the well-chosen collection of songs will please your ears and stir your emotions - in a good way! Evelyn’s love of music spans many genres. This album reflects her eclectic taste and includes some of her own songs - inspired by 1960’s spy themes and Carmina Burana alongside jazz standards plus her own interpretations of Sandy Denny’s folk classic, “Who knows where the time goes” and the ever popular country hit, “Wichita lineman”.
single - download / stream Release Date: 19 October
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Available from: iTunes, Spotify and all main digital download sites. Online store on our official website www. theeves.co.uk from 19 October.
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Listen/Watch: www.soundcloud.com/the-eves-667719698/ tides/s-Wvm81
Live dates: No live UK dates as yet but 2 house concerts in Copenhagen on 17th and 20th October. www.theeves.co.uk/upcoming-gigs/ www.theeves.co.uk www.twitter.com/theevesmusic www.facebook.com/theevesmusic
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download GEORGE DUFF
BEINN LEE
The Collier Laddie
Osgarra
album cd Release Date: Out Now
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The debut album by Beinn Lee, OSGARRA, is a product of five years of playing, writing and arranging music, as George Duff is widely regarded as one of well as bringing together a strong traditional sense of Scotland’s finest singers and interpreters of tune with modern backing to create a new and fresh traditional Scots songs. After a lifetime’s singing, sound to West Coast traditional music. OSGARRA this is his debut solo recording. This is old style showcases a selection of tunes and songs written and Scottish singing, beautifully performed, and as arranged by the band in both Gaelic and English alongside tunes from some of Scotland’s foremost profound as the mine shafts sunk into the coalblack spaces which deeply influence the singing of contemporary composers of traditional music, giving a musical landscape from reflective songs to driving George Duff, “The Collier Laddie” himself. dance beats. Formed in 2013, Beinn Lee are rooted in the West Coast style of traditional music. Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFQiQAKt_EQ www.facebook.com/thecollierladdie/
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JOHN GRAHAM & JIM JACK Sae Will We Yet album / cd / Release Date: out now
John Graham and Jim Jack’s debut album features an eclectic mix of many of the favourite songs from their live act with contributions from some of the most talented contemporary songwriters from Scotland and further afield. Graeme Miles’ haunting ‘Eldorado’ hints at a life of missed opportunities while Iain Ingram’s ‘Calton Rose’ and ‘Braes o’ Appin’ are love songs in the Scottish tradition and Steven Clark’s ‘Coming Home’ talks of the plight of the many refugees cast adrift in the world today. Jim King’s ‘West Coast Days’ and ‘Home To The Kyles’ from the pen of Duncan McCrone and Celly Paterson evoke memories of summer days on the Clyde Coast. From earlier days of the folk revival come Ewan MacColl’s ‘Manchester Rambler’ and Matt McGinn’s enigmatic ‘Magic Shadow Show’. John and Jim’s love of Americana is also represented in the rollicking ‘Truck Driving Man’. John and Jim’s act recalls much of the spirit of the folk clubs in the 60s and 70s with plenty of chorus singing and a fair measure of humour thrown in. Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com www.facebook.com/folkandfiddle
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EDDI READER
DEAN OWENS
Cavalier
album cd / download / stream Release Date: 29 September Eddi Reader has announced her brand new studio album ‘Cavalier’ will be released worldwide on 28 September by Reveal Records. Featuring sixteen songs, including recently performed live favourites Wonderful, My Favourite Dress, Starlight, Meg O’ The Glen and Maiden’s Lament the new album was recorded and produced in Glasgow by Eddi Reader and John Douglas. Cavalier is a new creative peak in an already prestigious career, just under an hour of new music, incorporating both contemporary and traditional songs. Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/user/rosstyuk Available from: www.revealrecords.bigcartel.com/ Live dates: www.eddireader.co.uk/gigs www.eddireader.co.uk www.twitter.com/eddireader www.facebook.com/eddireader
Bare Knuckle Southern Wind
album cd / download Release Date: 16 February Southern Wind is the new album (his seventh solo) from the man Irvine Welsh describes as “Scotland’s most engaging and haunting singer songwriter”. Recorded in Nashville, with producer Neilson Hubbard, and a host of superb musicians, including award-winning guitarist Will Kimbrough. It has a distinctive swampy, southern rock, soulful groove, but it's also deeply rooted in Dean’s home country. Celtic spirit, country soul. Listen/Watch: https://youtu.be/fzJo0yQIEUs Available from: Direct from record company (At the Helm) www.atthehelmrecords.bigcartel.com Downloads - http://smarturl.it/SouthernWind And all good record shops! Live dates: www.deanowens.com/live www.deanowens.com www.twitter.com/deanowens1 www.facebook.com/deanowensmusic
album / cd Release Date: 1 December Chris Stout & Catriona McKay are delighted to announce the release of their long awaited duo album ‘Bare Knuckle’. The music is almost entirely self penned especially for this recording. It’s a fresh new sound for this duo who have now been performing and recording all over the world for 20 years. Having recorded several albums in collaboration with other artists in recent years, it is actually a staggering 7 years since this awe inspiring pair released their last duo album. The critically acclaimed White Nights. ‘We are so proud of this new album ‘Bare Knuckle. Its a huge development for us and we can’t wait to perform it live!’ Listen/Watch: www.facebook.com/pg/mckaystout/videos Available from: Coda Music, Edinburgh www.chrisstout.bandzoogle.com/store Live dates: www.mckaystoutmusic.co.uk/gigs/ www.mckaystoutmusic.co.uk www.twitter.com/mckaystout www.facebook.com/mckaystout
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download JAMIE MACDONALD & CHRISTIAN GAMAUF The Pipe Slang
JON BUDWORTH Jon Budworth is a singer/songwriter originally from Lancashire but now very much an honorary Yorkshireman living in the bustling market town of Otley. Jon is a relative late-comer to the wonderful world of folk and acoustic music, having spent many years cast adrift in the dark and seedy underbelly of rock’n’roll. Jon changed musical direction in 2010 after happening upon a Youtube video of Richard Thompson playing his beautiful and evocative song Beeswing. There has been no looking back ever since! Jon cites his influences, amongst others, as John Renbourn, Nic Jones and, of course, Richard Thompson.
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The musical partnership of the Scottish pipes and fiddle is one that is quintessentially and historically Hebridean. Jamie MacDonald and Christian Gamauf have taken this format and incorporated influences from places such as Cape Breton Island in Nova Scotia and Asturias in the north of Spain, putting their own stamp on the music. Jamie and Christian met while living and studying on the Isles of Uist and began playing together at local concerts and events. After travelling to Asturias on a musical and cultural exchange project, along with performances at Ceòl on the Croft, Celtic Connections and Celtic Colours Festivals, the duo started working on their debut album, The Pipe Slang. The album features the traditional music of the Hebrides and includes songs from the Isle of Tiree as well as self-penned material and tunes from further afield.
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LINSEY AITKEN & KEN CAMPBELL Shore To Shore album / cd / Release Date: out now
This is our second CD as a duo, with a mixture of new songs and instrumentals, many focussing on our Scottish connections around the world, each with a story, and most of all about people and histories of the past and present. Fortunately, people seem to really like what we do, and ask what kind of music we perform. The answer is not one genre or another, but a blending of everyone and everything we have met along the way. A coming together of both our musical journeys, combined into one together, with elements of our respective musical backgrounds in Celtic, Classical, Traditional, Contemporary Music and all else. But most of all our music is about people, and all those who have influenced us and inspired us along the way.
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DAVE ARCARI
We All Share The Same Sky album / cd Release Date: out now
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ULTRAS DOUGIE MacLEAN
The Live EP
EP download / stream Release Date: out now Four live tracks trailing Dave Arcari’s forthcoming Live at Memorial Hall album which is released on 1 September on double 180g coloured vinyl, special edition digipak CD and download/ streaming formats. These tracks do not feature on the vinyl or CD format releases and are exclusive to this digital EP. Listen/Watch: One Side Blind: https://youtu.be/z_QO0F_Dnw0 Stagolee: https://youtu.be/z_QO0F_Dnw0 Available from: FREE via https://davearcari.com/free-download-live-ep/ or paid from:
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Ultras New Tomorrow album :: cd Release Date: Out Now
New Tomorrow is the new studio album by leading singer–songwriter Dougie MacLean; written, recorded and produced with his son Jamie MacLean. It combines a few songs which have already proved popular at his recent concerts along with a selection of brand new songs. The album is beautifully curated and includes the title track New Tomorrow, one of his most popular concert songs The Shadow of the Mountain and Wild and Windy Night, which features choruses recorded at Woodford Festival in Australia and at MacLean’s own much-loved Perthshire Amber Festival. Listen/Watch: www.dougiemaclean.com
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album vinyl / download / stream Release Date: out now With 6 producers and 9 musicians across 12 tracks, ULTRAS is the brainchild of songwriter Gav Prentice, formerly of euphoric pop duo Over the Wall. Describing the project as "violent pop for the patronised", ULTRAS combines elements of rock, electronica, folk, and hip-hop, the collaborative nature of the album inspired by the latter genre's sonically chopped-up mixtape culture. Listen/Watch: http://ULTRASband.com as a hub for all of the various sites you can listen. Available from: https://hellothor.bandcamp.com/album/ultras Also available in LP Records and Love Music in Glasgow and VoxBox Music in Edinburgh and to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal et al. Live dates: http://ULTRASband.com http://ULTRASband.com www.facebook.com/ULTRASband https://twitter.com/ULTRASband
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download THE FIRRENES
GUN
PONS AELIUS
Time and Place/Destitution Row
Favourite Pleasures
Captain Glen's Comfort
single (Double A Side) cd / 10" vinyl Release Date: Out Now
Recorded at Chamber Studio in Edinburgh, this twotrack single captures the songs 'Time and Place' and 'Destitution Row' in new arrangements written especially for this release. The first cut has an earlyseventies, American rock feel and speaks of a special and unique moment in life, while the second number incorporates a horn section and choral backing, reflecting on aspects of life in today's UK. Listen/Watch: www.julianwagstaff.com/thefirrenes/ Available from: iTunes + Spotify www.TheFirrenes.com
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Captain Glen’s Comfort is the much awaited debut album from one of the folk scene’s fastest rising bands, GUN’s seventh studio album, ‘Favourite Pleasures‘ – out Pons Aelius. Due out on September the 8th, the album on September 15th – stands proudly alongside the very showcases the sextet’s expansive sound and unique best of their work. The band will be showcasing tracks approach to the traditional music of Britain and beyond; from the album in 3 live dates in December. Informed from fiery bagpipe jigs to tender mandolin fronted by a back-to-basics approach tempered by an innate soundscapes, and everything in between. Since winning sense for melody, the record was made in the band’s a prestigious Celtic Connections Danny Kyle Award in own Morse Code studios in Paisley. It’s an album that their early days, Pons Aelius have spent the last two dances on a knife-edge, one that can turn on a single years tirelessly honing their sound on stages both at note from the raw pain of emotions hitting the rocks, to home and abroad, quickly earning themselves a an unbridled celebration of hedonism. reputation as one of the most exciting new names on the circuit. Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/user/gunofficialuk Listen/Watch: www.ponsaeliusmusic.com/videos Available from: Available from: https://gun.tmstor.es/ www.birnamcdshop.com
Live dates: www.julianwagstaff.com/thefirrenes/
Live dates: www.gunofficial.co.uk/tour-dates/
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LOU McLEAN
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EUGENE TWIST ALEX TRONIC featuring SHUNA LOVELLE
Good Morning Easter Road
The Stuntman
EP cd / download / stream Release Date: 9 June
‘Good Morning Easter Road’ is the 2nd EP from Scottish musician Lou Mclean. This record is a peek into Mclean’s life, expressed through witty storytelling in her inimitable riot grrrl pop style. "a gem of the Scottish underground scene" Tenement TV * * * * - The Skinny Listen/Watch: www.facebook.com/loumcleanmusic/ https://loumcleanmusic.bandcamp.com/releases https://m.soundcloud.com/lou-mclou www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nAwTQeml_4 Available from: https://loumcleanmusic.bandcamp.com/releases The Scottish Design Exchange Tempo Tea Bar, Edinburgh ITunes, Deezer, Amazon
album download / stream Release Date: out now
Brave About It EP download Release Date: 10 July
Brave About It is the new ep from Alex Tronic which features Shuna Lovelle. It is currently on rotation on Chill FM with radio support from DJs such as Jamie Porteous at Ibiza Global and Jim Gellatly at Amazing Radio Listen/Watch: www.alextronicrecords.co.uk
Live dates: www.facebook.com/pg/loumcleanmusic
Available from: www.alextronicrecords.co.uk
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Live dates: Ibiza Dj Sets in September www.alextronic.co.uk www.twitter.com/AlexTroniclabel www.soundcloud.com/alex-tronic-records
With a lyrical arena boasting whistleblowers, extraterrestrials and self-cannibalisation, Eugene Twist's highly anticipated second album arrives with one mission: to let the storyteller run riot inside the song. From spat-out surrealism to politicised anthems and mystical ballads, 'The Stuntman' is the latest from the unbounded imagination of Eugene Twist. Listen/Watch: https://eugenetwist.bandcamp.com www.youtube.com/yooteeyoob https://spoti.fi/2iut838 Available from: http://bit.ly/et-album http://apple.co/2iYEoWy www.eugenetwist.bandcamp.com www.eugenetwist.co.uk www.facebook.com/eugenetwistmusic www.twitter.com/EugeneTwist
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download BOB LESLIE
PAUL ANDERSON
AULD NEW HEIDS
Land and Sea
The High Summit
AULD NEW HEIDS - Volume 1
After many years as a well-known face on the band circuit, Bob Leslie’s re-invention of himself as an acoustic performer resulted in two well-received Americana CDs - In a Different World (2010) and Fat Cat (2011) - and a re-launch onto the folk circuit. There, his highly-crafted songs - some serious, some very funny indeed - had audiences showing lively appreciation. However, more and more, Bob found himself drawn to the challenge of writing in a more traditional Scottish vein - a medium, as it turned out, ideal for a musical storyteller.
Paul Anderson from Royal Deeside in Aberdeenshire is one of Scotland’s finest traditional fiddle players and The High Summit is his third album of self penned music and song. Like The Singing Land and Land of the Standing Stones before it, The High Summit celebrates the history, landscape and people of Paul’s beautiful North-East homeland. Joining Paul on The High Summit are a group of exceptional artists, highly respected in their own right and adding their own touch of magic to the album. Shona Donaldson on vocals (Scots Singer of the Year 2009 and first female winner of the Bothy Ballad Champion of Champions), Tony McManus on guitar (worldrenowned Scottish guitarist now based in Canada), Malcolm Jones on guitar and accordion (Runrig), Ale Carr on Cittern (Dreamer’s Circus), Ali Napier on keyboards (Miami Vince and former member of the Dougie MacLean Band) and James Gorgon on percussion (Albany show band and The Cutting Edge).
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Land and Sea is the result: twelve narrative songs, their subjects ranging from the Highland Clearances to a Stromness witch who told Walter Scott a few tales. Bob is accompanied by some of the brightest talents on the Scottish folk scene. Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com www.bobleslie.scot
album / cd / Release Date: Out Now
Listen/Watch: https://youtu.be/WXXTHyWfZwo Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com
album cd Release Date: Out Now
This album embraces all that was great about the golden days of the scottish folk scene in the 1960s/70s. It is a catalogue of some of the best and most popular songs of the time written by folk legends such as Ewan MacColl, Alex Campbell, Hamish Henderson, Matt McGinn, Archie Fisher, Jim McLean and Mary Brookesbank. Also Robert Burns and Sir Walter Scott have a song each on the album. A quartet of four of Scotland’s most experienced performers brings together the vocal talents of brothers IAN and FRASER BRUCE along with the exceptional musical skills of PETE CLARK on fiddle and GREGOR LOWREY on accordion. It has to be said that IAN BRUCE is pretty efficient on guitar, to complete the instrumental section. Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com
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PYRO
NORRIE McCULLOCH TRIPWIRE DC
Forget The Silver Lining
Bare Along The Branches album cd / vinyl (tbc) / download / stream Release Date: 24 February
Norrie McCulloch’s third full-length album in as many years effortlessly merges folk, country, americana and indie genres. Recorded live to analogue tape with regular collaborators: Dave McGowan (Teenage Fanclub), Stuart Kidd and Marco Rea (The Wellgreen), Iain Thompson (Bella Hardy band) and Iain Sloan (Wynntown Marshals) this is his most accomplished collection of songs to date. Listen/Watch: www.soundcloud.com/norriemcculloch www.norriemcculloch.bandcamp.com www.norriemcculloch.com/music--video Available from: www.norriemcculloch.bandcamp.com www.norriemcculloch.com/shop (and most good independent record stores) www. norriemcculloch.com
www. facebook.com/norriemccullochmusic
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Dark Alley
album cd / download / stream Release Date: 1 June
The Tripwire DC sound is a colourful blend of Punky/Reggae & Rock with a bit of Ska lobbed in. Energetic male and female vocals are complimented with blistering guitar and a driving rhythm section. Reggae nods are nodded towards mid-70’s London, punk to ‘77 & rock horns are lifted skywards to the Rainbow. Listen/Watch: spotify @ http://spoti.fi/2rSRGr6 www.soundcloud.com/user-972139164 Available from: iTunes Google Play @ http://bit.ly/2rjb8OW Amazon @ http://amzn.to/2rj5oEQ Live dates: www.tripwiredc.co.uk/gigs www.tripwiredc.co.uk www.facebook.com/TRIPWIREDC
EP cd / download / stream Release Date: 28 April
Debut EP from PYRO featuring their 1st and 2nd single Money and Green and their latest single Sandpaper Throat. This EP shows the diversity of PYRO’s songs from the massive Green to the more melodic Sandpaper Throat Listen/Watch: www.soundcloud.com/pyromusicband http://bit.ly/2riQjTc Available from: iTunes, spotify etc…. Live dates: Friday 19 May – Stramash Edinburgh – Yellow Movement Friday – Free entry – over 18s Friday 16 June – Sneaky Petes Edinburgh – 7pm - £6 entry – Over 14s www.officialpyro.com www.facebook.com/pyromusicband www.twitter.com/pyromusicband
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download ANDREW TAYLOR
ADRIANA SPINA
From the Outside Looking In
Let Out The Dark
album - cd / download / stream / Released: Out Now This is the first solo recording from the front man, songwriter and producer of Scottish alt.country, powerpop band, Dropkick. These songs were written at various points in the last 15 years and draw upon a variety of influences, mixing pop, alternative rock and Americana. The album was recorded in Dropkick’s Edinburgh studio with all instruments and vocals being performed and recorded by Andrew. Listen/Watch: https://dropkickmusic.bandcamp.com/ www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_f58_l7S3k www.rockindiana.com Available from: https://dropkickmusic.bandcamp.com/album/from-the-outside-looking-in
All usual download and streaming sites (amazon / Spotify / apple music / itunes / deezer etc…)
Live dates: Short acoustic set at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, near Inverness 5 Aug + possible Spanish dates later www.dropkickmusic.co.uk www.facebook.com/dropkickmusic https://twitter.com/dropkickmusic
album cd / vinyl / download Release Date: Release Date: Out Now
WE CAME FROM WOLVES The Peak Beneath the Sea
single / stream Release Date: Out Now via Struck Dum Records.
We Came From Wolves latest single The Peak Beneath The Sea is a bold, emotive alt rock track that sees the Adriana Spina’s second album, released almost six years Scottish four-piece bare their heart on their sleeves. after her first, is more raw and guitar-driven that its The track is due for release on 5th May 2017 via Struck predecessor. Let Out The Dark features Ross Dum Records. The band’s previous single, Places McFarlane (Texas, The Proclaimers) on drums, and Unfamiliar, addressed mental health issues such as comprises of ten songs which touch on themes from depression and anxiety, which some of the band have lost love and infidelity to atheism and the refugee crisis. experienced. However, The Peak Beneath The Sea turns a corner as the band look towards the future, Listen/Watch: finding a away to live with these issues. www.adrianaspina.com/music Listen/Watch: www.soundcloud.com/adspina Links from 5 May www.adrianaspina.bandcamp.com Available from: Available from: www.wecamefromwolves.bandcamp.com www.adrianaspina.com/shop www.struckdumrecords.bandcamp.com www.adrianaspina.bandcamp.com & iTunes/Spotify etc Also available via iTunes and all other popular download Live dates: sites from 24 March http://wecamefromwolves.co.uk/ www.adrianaspina.com www.facebook.com/wecamefromwolves www.facebook.com/adrianaspinamusic https://twitter.com/WCFWmusic www.twitter.com/adrianamusic www.youtube.com/wcfwtv
JENNY STURGEON
DANNY MORTIMER RAB NOAKES
The Wren and The Salt Air album cd / download / stream Release Date: 17 February
‘The Wren And The Salt Air’ is a collection of songs and tunes by acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter Jenny Sturgeon. It was written to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the Scottish archipelago of St Kilda becoming a World Heritage Site for its natural features. 'Musically superb, absolutely fascinating and utterly charming' Shire Folk. Listen/Watch: https://jennysturgeon.bandcamp.com
https://soundcloud.com/jenny-sturgeon/the-wren-and-the-salt-air
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Out Of The Blue The Treatment Tapes EP cd / download Release Date: 20 January
In January 2015, Rab Noakes was diagnosed with tonsillar cancer. Thirty radiotherapy sessions ensued. The post-treatment recovery included singing and, of course, writing songs. Six of those songs are on Rab’s new record. There’s no self-pity though, here you’ll find defiance, resilience, love, support and, hopefully, wit. Listen/Watch: www.rabnoakes.com/shop Available from: www.rabnoakes.com and all good online and high street stores www.rabnoakes.com https://twitter.com/rabnoakes
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EP cd / download / stream Release Date: Out Now
Guitar-Based Melodic Rock Music from the North East Of Scotland. Solid, chunky riffs with harmonised leads with rolling bass lines and on point drums. FFO Jimmy Eat World, Ash, Green Day and Lifehouse. Singles "Stay With Me" and "Waiting" taken from "Out Of The Blue" EP. Listen/Watch: http://bit.ly/dm-waiting http://bit.ly/dm-staywithme http://bit.ly/dm-outoftheblue Available from: iTunes, Spotify, Amazon MP3, Google Play, Deezer etc. CD @ www.dannymortimer.co.uk www.dannymortimer.co.uk https://twitter.com/d_mortimermusic www.facebook.com/dannymortimermusic
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download EVERING
LISA KOWALSKI
THULA BORAH
Beyond Oceans
Free Spirits
Near Life Experience
EP (+single 'Driftwood' / download / stream EP Release Date: Release Date: Out Now cd / download Beyond Oceans is the second EP release from Evering, Release Date: Release Date: Out Now out on the 21st April 2017. This collection of four songs grew out of the reality of being adrift in the aftermath Debut EP by 17 year old singer songwriter of the exit from a relationship. The EP songs, title and from Paisley funded by Paisley 2021 City of cover art all capture a theme similar to the mindset held Culture bid and including four specially at that time: Keep making a concious effort to avoid dwelling on the bad bits and instead, persevere, point selected songs which reflect Lisa's personal yourself in a good direction and keep going until you and musical journey to date. Lyrics and get to where you want to be. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/everingmusic https://www.youtube.com/user/Everingmusic https://evering.bandcamp.com single @ www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCUILVVs9fc Available from: https://evering.bandcamp.com
melodies to express feelings, responses and reactions to people and places encountered. Listen/Watch: www.facebook.com/pg/lisakowalskimusic/videos/
EP cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Putting down a marker for all rock bands in 2017, Thula Borah have produced one of the best records you're likely to hear all year, creating a sound that defies any one genre; switching seamlessly from post-rock, posthardcore and dream-pop to grunge, indie-rock and emo. Indeed, Thula Borah have taken post-hardcore sensibilities and fuzzed out, meaty riffs and amalgamated them with catchy hooks that demand your attention. Listen/Watch: https://thulaborah.bandcamp.com
Live Dates: www.everingmusic.com/live
Available from: Available on Spotify, I tunes and all major platforms. CDs from Feel the Groove Records Paisley, New Hellfire Available from: https://thulaborah.bandcamp.com Club Glasgow
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beautiful venues around East Lothian. The festival won the 2017 Royal Philharmonic Society Award for Best Concert Series and Festival, and features several of Scotland's leading ensembles, internationally renowned musicians and exciting new talent. It has a close ongoing relationship with BBC Radio 3. www.lammermuirfestival.co.uk
Piping Live! Glasgow 10-18 August
Piping Live! will return to the city 10–18 August 2019. Now in its 16th year, Piping Live! is the biggest festival of its kind, attracting over 40,000 music fans, families and tourists who travel from around the globe to watch more than 5,000 pipers perform at 150 events across the city. www.pipinglive.co.uk
Glasgow Summer Sessions Glasgow 16-25 August
Glasgow Summer Sessions, now in its 7th year, see three huge headliners taking the stage this summer at Bellahouston Park. www.smmrsessions.com
Lindisfarne Festival
Beal Farm, Berwick-upon-Tweed 29 August - 1 September An epic 3 day festival on the Northumberland coast, overlooking Holy Isle. Anyone who has been to the Northumberland coast will be well aware of the sheer magnificence of the scenery. Located in a recognised Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), in the UK's voted #1 Holiday Destination, our festival site overlooks the mythical & magical Holy Island of Lindisfarne, boasting breath-taking views stretching from Goswick Sands to the North, to Bamburgh Castle to the South. www.lindisfarnefestival.com
EH1 Festival Edinburgh 14 September
EH1 Festival has unveiled the full lineup for its 10th Anniversary event which takes place at the Royal Highland Centre, Ingliston. The multi area festival returns after a four year break. The DJs will play across 5 arenas which have been curated by: Anjunabeats (headlined by Above & Beyond), Cafe Mambo (headlined by Roger Sanchez), Kaluki (headlined by Sasha & John Digweed), Area 10 (headlined by MK) and EH1 Soundsystem (headlined by Pan - Pot). www.eh1festival.com
True North
Aberdeen 19-22 September Aberdeen Performing Arts presents True North, Aberdeen’s festival of music and song, celebrating the North-east's singer songwriter tradition. True North is Aberdeen’s music festival - located at the heart of the city, the festival features the contemporary music industry’s most interesting, relevant and exciting artists. The festival features a series of unique performances in city centre venues, a Fringe programme of intimate gigs across the city, and an opportunity to get up close and personal with festival artists. www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/truenorth
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OCTOBER
Party in the Park
Glasgow Americana
mix of music old and new, of electric and acoustic, of steel and nylon, of seasoned performers and those, like the students from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, just starting out on their careers. Perhaps it’s the location on Loch Broom and the drive up through some of Scotland’s most spectacular scenery. Perhaps it’s the informal air of the whole weekend: there’s no “us and them”, no VIP area. Everyone mingles, and you’re likely to find yourself sitting beside a guitar legend in the Festival Club – or even jamming with them on one of the trade stands. www.ullapoolguitarfestival.com
Feis na Mara Arisaig 4-6 October
This years festival will be on the 4–6 October, in the Astley Hall in Arisaig. Inyal and Croft no. 5 are headlining!!! The rest of the line-up will be released later. Earlybird tickets are on sale now from the website. www.feis-na-mara.com
Spree Festival Paisley 11-19 October
Paisley’s annual Spree festival has today announced its biggest line-up yet – with Glasvegas, Gruff Rhys, PP Arnold and Hue and Cry among the acts coming to town this October The festival will take place over nine days from 11 to 19 October with the bulk of the action in a specially-erected Spiegeltent beside Paisley Gilmour Street station – and with a bigger tent than in previous years allowing 500-person shows. www.thespree.co.uk
Tenement Trail Glasgow 12 October
Tenement Trail Festival will move to the East End of Glasgow in 2019! We are delighted at this news, as we breathe fresh energy into #TT19, taking over some of the most iconic and exciting Glasgow Americana has lined up gigs featuring live music venues in the country including Celebrating it’s 10th Anniversary in 2019 overseas and home-based acts for this year’s Barrowland Ballroom, Saint Luke's & The Winged Bathgate's 'Party in the Park' is a yearly family five-day-long festival. We are delighted to Ox, BAaD with more to be announced. Stay focused music festival with two music stages, confirm our dates for our 2019 Americana tuned for headliner announcement coming soon. childrens rides, free face painting, food, stalls, extravaganza. Please watch this space for details Early Bird Tickets are on sale now! and lots of fun - it's held in the town's Kirkton on the first acts confirmed for this year. www.facebook.com/tenementtrail/ Park. There is a main stage and acoustic stage with music on both throughout the day with free www.glasgowamericana.com entry and no ticket required. A real mix of music from local bands and artists to those further The Cumnock Tryst afield. There is no ticket required and no entry Cumnock fee and as this is geared towards families there Perthshire Amber 3-6 October is a strict no alcohol policy. The Dougie MacLean Festival www.facebook.com/partyinthepark A music festival under the leadership of Scottish Perthshire composer, James MacMillan CBE 1-3 November Linlithgow Folk Festival Cumnock, Scotland. The Cumnock Tryst is an Linlithgow annual event with concerts in venues in and The Perthshire Amber Festival brings together around the town. The programme will feature 11-15 September many musicians and entertainers from different some of the finest, international classical artists, parts of the world who have been involved with as well as music and musicians from different Organisers are promising a real "Feast of Folk" Dougie MacLean over the years. This unique at this year’s festival. Planning for the Linlithgow backgrounds both stylistically and socially. The festival shares Dougie’s inspiring music, Cumnock Tryst aims to make its strong Folk Festival in 2019 is now underway. Our celebrates the history and culture of Perthshire programme is launched annually in July and will commitment to the community at the heart of all in the heart of Scotland and showcases the its activities, for instance involving young people beautiful scenery. It’s a vibrant, welcoming be available here at that time. at school and college, amateur choirs and local www.linlithgowfolk.com festival with music at its core in beautiful bands. autumnal Perthshire. The Festival Hub is Amber www.thecumnocktryst.com Central (The Royal Hotel, Dunkeld). With
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Lammermuir Festival East Lothian 13-22 September
Ullapool Guitar Festival
Lammermuir Festival, established in 2010 by Artistic Directors Hugh Macdonald and James Waters, runs from 13 to 22 September in
Ullapool 4-6 October
concerts from castle to concert hall plus Cabaret Amber, Open Mic + acoustic sessions. Contact 01350 724261 for latest or email admin@butterstone.com www.perthshireamber.com
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