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Music Industry Apprenticeships on offer - see page 6 Sing For Christmas with 'Big Big Sing' - p8 : Children's Classic 'Christmas' Concerts - p14
TARTAN CLEF AWARDS RAISE £130,000 FOR NORDOFF ROBBINS MUSIC THERAPY IN SCOTLAND The 16th Annual Scottish Music Awards took place last Saturday evening at Glasgow’s Old Fruitmarket, with the primary function of raising funds for charity Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy in Scotland. The night brought together some of Scotland’s most celebrated acts and artists and honoured them with numerous awards, named the Tartan Clefs. The real purpose of the ceremony is to generate as much money towards the charity that help enrich the lives of over 400 children and adults all over Scotland suffering from trauma, illness or disability. ..... story continued on page 4
Prides with their Jack Daniels Best Breakthrough Artist Award : photo by Andy Buchanan
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'KSessions' on Fife's K107fm - Launch Party Buy your tickets @ https://ukgigsonline.com/ksessions-launch-party.aspx Stephen Barbour
K107fm, Fife’s newest community radio station, based in Kirkcaldy to serve the surrounding area, which is available on your FM dial locally and worldwide online is about to add a fantastic new show to its already stacked line up.
interviewed and perform live sessions in the studio for all the listeners, add to that a mix of current and past popular music, this is set to be a stand out show, that is hoped to bring in a new genre of listeners, as well as to entertain the current listeners to the station. Stephen said “I’m very excited to have this opportunity and to give up my time for such a great project” and “working with the team at K107fm will be great fun, also being able to provide another platform along with my festival and events for young & new talent, is amazing and something I really am lucky and proud to doing” Before the KSessions show takes to the airwaves in Kirkcaldy, there is set to be a fantastic night of live music, with great little question & answer sessions with each act after their set.
In the near future, K107 will feature the KSessions show, which will be presented by Stephen Barbour, the Kirkcaldy man who is behind the MV Festival and the hugely successful unsigned singer songwriter Tammy Miller. Stephen will take to the studio to present the weekly sessions show, that will feature some of the best up & coming unsigned artists in the UK, where you will hear their songs played out and it will also feature visits from all the acts week by week, where they will be
The event named simply “KSessions Launch Party” takes place on Saturday 13th Dec, at the Burntisland Young Music Hall on Thistle Street in Burntisland from 7pm and it will feature the 2014 XFactor judges house’s favourite ‘Emily Middlemas’. The young star has been working closely with Stephen for over three years and have put in some fantastic performance at a number of events, including the successful MV Festival and she is said to be very excited at the prospect of playing in Fife once again and on another great line up, by SPB Events & Management. Also on the packed line up is young Glasgow based rock band ‘Freespeech’, who just keep getting better and better, joining them is one of the biggest unsigned acts in the UK at the moment ‘One Last Secret’ who will treat the crowd to an exclusive stripped back acoustic performance and last be by no means least, with the opening slot of the night will be the brilliant local talents of Kellie Buchanan, who is also building a solid fan base from a number of great stand out performances around the country. Tickets for the event are available now from UKgigsonline.com by searching KSessions Launch Party and are priced at just £7 each, if availability allows, tickets will be for sale on the door for £10. Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 7.15pm Kellie Buchanan and the whole family are welcome along, for what promises to be a great alternative Christmas night out. (under16’s must be www.facebook.com/k107fm accompanied by an adult). https://twitter.com/k107radio
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Fatherson receive 'Rising Star' at Nordoff Robbins Scotland Tartan Clef Music Awards
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earlier this year with Nordoff Robbins Scotland to perform as part of the Caledonia Collective at Scotland Week 2014.
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Another special moment on the night was the return of cult indie band Idlewild, who have been honoured with the King Tuts Songwriting Award and also spoiled the audience with an exclusive performance featuring their new line up. Big surprise of the night was the Sunday Mail Music Business Award that went to accomplished music promoter Mark Mackie, whose 25 years in the industry has seen him promote artists such as Oasis, Tom Waits and Leonard Cohen. Closing the ceremony was chart-dominating girl band Neon Jungle, who have had 4 singles in the top 20 from their Top 10 album Welcome To the Jungle. 17 year old band member Shereen Cutkelvin originates from Scotland but now spends her time travelling the world supporting Jessie J and playing at the famous Victoria’s Secret fashion show in New York.
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Children of the Smoke was one of the key events of the Commonwealth Games Festival, a multimedia live performance reflecting the stories of the gaels and their connections with people from all five continents
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UNKLE BOB
Eddi releases a new five song EP which features four well chosen covers alongside her highly acclaimed 'Back The Dogs'. Recorded in Glasgow by Mark Freegard Eddi is accompanied by John Douglas of Trashcan Sinatras
The first award of the evening went to the legendary Jimmy Somerville; whose career now spans 30 years, when his unique falsetto voice featured on ‘Smalltown Boy’, the Bronski Beat hit that still resonates today. Jimmy was deservedly presented his ‘Special Recognition Award‘ by Councillor Matheson, leader of Glasgow City Council and Chair of the Glasgow City Marketing Bureau on behalf of sponsor PEOPLE MAKE GLASGOW and then went on to perform an a cappella version of his smash hit which had the audience roaring on their feet with applause.
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Next up saw ‘Rising Stars’ Fatherson presented with the XFM & Hard Rock Café Award by DJ Jim Gellatly, who also introduced the hotly tipped indie rockers to the stage to perform. Following their performance, the very special Sir Reo Stakis Living Legend Award was presented to American Dr. Steve Foreman; a worldwide respected session musician and tutor who has played with David Bowie and Pink Floyd but recently hit the headlines when his salary did not meet VISA requirements.
Co- Chair of Nordoff Robbins Scotland, Donald MacLeod commented on the events of the evening saying; “We continue to be both amazed and overwhelmed by the generosity of the Scottish Music scene and public, tonight has been no exception. The Scottish Music Awards are the main source of funding for the charity, and it is hugely important to us that we continue to be able to support those that need us across the country, this year our appeal is even more important as we aim to launch a new service in Aberdeen. Donald continued, “Our thanks go to all those who continue to support the charity, and in particular the musicians who make us so proud of our unique and thriving music scene. The talent on display tonight were all thoroughly deserving and it’s fantastic to be able to celebrate their success with their industry peers.” The Scottish Music Awards has rounded off Glasgow’s year long celebration of sport and culture in the city and hopes that the money raised from the night will have a lasting impact on the charity.
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Creative Scotland Best Traditional Scottish Music Award – Julie Fowlis Hard Rock Cafe & XFM Also winning big on the night was Julie Fowlis, who Rising Star Award – Fatherson received the Creative Scotland Best Traditional Music Jack Daniels Best Breakthrough Artist Award – Prides Award, Prince who won the public voted SSE Hydro King Tuts Songwriting Award – Idlewild Act of the Year Award, Still Game who won the Ticketmaster Hottest Ticket Award and Prides who Nordoff Robbins Scotland & Creative Scotland picked up the Jack Daniels Best Breakthrough Artist Big Apple Award – The La Fontaines Award. The audience were also treated to a special PEOPLE MAKE GLASGOW – Jimmy Sommerville performance from Scottish Hip-Hop Pop fusion act The Sir Reo Stakis – Dr Steve Forman La Fontaines who won 2014’s Creative Scotland Big SSE Hydro Best Act of the Year – Prince Apple Award, which saw them travel to New York Sunday Mail Music Business Award – Mark Mackie Ticketmaster Hottest Ticket Award – Still Game For more information on Scotland’s only music therapy charity visit: www.nordoffrobbinsscotland.org.uk or to make a donation visit www.justgiving.com/nrmt or call 01506 239578.
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The awards ceremony also featured a glittering auction with one-of-a-kind items up for grabs such as a unique Ryder Cup 2014 poster containing 26 signatures, including that of both Captains, a coffee table which was made from a winners podium used at this years Commonwealth Games designed by celebrated designer Paul Hodgkiss and a guitar signed by Ed Sheeran. Combined donations and bids at the auction raised more than £130,000.
The La Fontaines perform at the awards : photo by Mark Anderson
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Academy of Music and Sound launches groundbreaking Music Industry Apprenticeships
The Academy of Music and Sound (AMS), in partnership with Fife and Glasgow Kelvin Colleges are launching a groundbreaking new creative apprenticeship scheme in Scotland. The scheme will be funded by Skills Development Scotland “the national skills body supporting the people and businesses of Scotland to develop and apply their skills”. The scheme is the only one of its kind available in Scotland. From early January, young people between the ages of 16-19 who have an interest in working in the creative industries will be offered the opportunity to complete a CBQ Diploma in Music Business with AMS while simultaneously being employed by a music industry employer – a record label, PR company or event promoter. Training will be given in marketing, event organisation, image and PR, artist development, legal issues and digital/physical distribution. The programme has a strong focus on self-employment skills and will enable entrepreneurial young people to develop a network of professional contacts as well as gaining real-world experience in the industry. Following a pilot scheme last year, successful graduates have gone on to find employment within the thriving Scottish music industry. Adele Brown, a previous graduate of the scheme, who has since gained employment with an Easterhouse based youth music service commented: “I really enjoyed the apprenticeship, it was a great experience and I learned a great deal…working on the release of material by a singer/songwriter and an alt rock band meant we got to see what it was like to work with artists from different genres and the different routes you have to explore in order to accommodate them best. I liked the fact that we got to put into practice the stuff that we were taught…The apprenticeship helped me to grow my confidence and knowledge of the music industry. I would recommend it to anyone interested in a music industry career.”
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Program mentor, Adam Armit of Circular records comments: “The biggest hurdle faced by those pursuing a career in music is developing the skills and professional networks that are essential to most roles. A main advantage of the apprenticeship program is that young people are given the chance to gain essential real life experience with real world music industry employers; while getting out into the scene and forging the networks and relationships upon which music industry careers are so heavily dependent” The Academy of Music and Sound are now inviting applications from all interested young people for January starts, to apply, simply send a copy of your CV to: Glasgow: Glasgow@academyofmusic.ac.uk or Edinburgh: Edinburgh@academyofmusic.ac.uk
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BIG BIG SING get ready for the festive season with upcoming events for all the family in Edinburgh & Glasgow BIG BIG SING get ready for the festive season with upcoming events for all the family in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Big Big Sing is a UK-wide celebration of singing, encouraging the nation to start enjoying the health and well-being benefits of singing. Big Big Sing have seen an already jam packed programme of events this year, including workshops up and down the country from Shetland to London’s Southbank Centre, flashmob choirs and a spectacular Big Big BIG Sing day in Glasgow during the 2014 Commonwealth Games. Big Big Sing are bringing some Christmas cheer to Scotland’s biggest cities over the next few weeks, taking part in Edinburgh’s Christmas, a six week programme of events programmed by the famous outfit, Underbelly in St. Andrews Square. Big Big Sing will be one of many events taking place in St. Andrews Square to celebrate St. Andrews day and participants are invited to come along and join in an hour of Scottish Big Big Singing.
Director of Big Big Sing, Svend Brown said: “We are really excited about our up-coming Big Big Sing days, it’s great to see families and friends singing and spending time together over the festive period. You can see people are visibly happier and more relaxed when they leave and that’s what we’re all about at Big Big Sing – giving people the chance to feel the physical, mental and social well-being benefits of singing plus, who can resist a wee Christmas sing-a-long!” To join Big Big Sing at Edinburgh’s Christmas simply come along to St. Andrews Square, Edinburgh on the day – the event is free for everyone. To join the Christmas Big Big Sing, get tickets now to avoid disappointment from Glasgow Royal Concert Hall’s website www.glasgowconcerthalls.com/events/bigbig-sing - or call 0141 353 8000. Tickets are £5 and for Concessions (U16s, Students, Senior Citizens, Unwaged) are free.
With Christmas just around the corner Big Big Sing will also be hosting a special Christmas Big Big Sing in Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Sunday 7th December from 2pm – 5pm. Just like the last time Big Big Sing took over Glasgow Royal Concert Hall it promises to be an unmissable afternoon of song, featuring favourites from both film and musicals to get everyone in the Christmas spirit.
Big Big Sing is an initiative of Glasgow UNESCO City of Music, and was one of the highlights of the Glasgow 2014 Cultural Programme. The project is funded by Glasgow 2014, Creative Scotland, Glasgow UNESCO City of Music and Spirit of 2012 (set up by an endowment by the Big Lottery Fund).
The crowd will be led by renowned choirmaster Stephen Deazley joined by the fantastic Lucy Griffiths, who, together, will teach participants a selection of well-known songs throughout the afternoon, before going outside together as a choir for a surprise performance, bringing some Christmas cheer to the city of Glasgow.
The Big Big Sing’s online singing portal – www.bigbigsing.org – provides a wealth of materials and information for those looking to take up singing. The site includes a searchable database of choirs, the Big Big Songbook with lots of learning and teaching resources, a guide on how to set up your own choir, a playlist of performances by choirs and singers from around the Commonwealth and details on all Big Big Sing events.
BIG BIG SING – HOW TO GET INVOLVED
Big Big Sing encourage absolutely everyone, even if they have never sung in public before, to come along and join in. No previous experience is required, taking part in Big Big Sing is all about feeling good, making new https://twitter.com/bigbigsing friends and having fun – if you can’t sing, www.facebook.com/BigBigSing who cares? We don’t!
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'How Music Works 2' Scottish Borders musician's seminar held in Galashiels Full details @ http://cabn.info/events-talks/how-music-works-ii.html The event is free but booking is required, email Kay.McCluskey@scotborders.gov.uk - teas, coffees and soft drinks provided. To book attendance at last minute text Mary Morrison on 07789 944993
CABN welcomes members of the music sector to MAC Arts in Galashiels on Friday 5 December, to hear about and discuss various topics relevant to today’s professional musician. They have some great speakers lined up and the event will also include Q&A sessions, followed by some networking time. The confirmed speakers are: Simon Thoumire - Hands Up for Trad
Tom Bancroft – Musician, Drummer, Managing Director at ABC Creative Music Heather MacLeod – Leod Music, Stoneyport Associates, Bevvy Sisters, Loveboat Big Band Duncan McCrone – MCPS Mike Small – Shark Batter Records Ian Smith - Music and IP Development at Creative Scotland The event is aimed at all Borders musicians, from folk to classical, jazz to rock and all points in between…composers, performers, teachers and students, instrument makers and promoters. Last year, CABN Music Advocate James Mackintosh organised a forum event 'How Music Works' here in Hawick with some great speakers, discussion, music and exchange. This year, he is putting together a second event to bring the music sector together, this time at MAC Arts in Galashiels. MAC Arts is a developing venue for music, performance and arts, in the atmospheric setting of a former church. Topics on the menu will include: DIY Labels/ Recording : Funding and Support for the Music
Sector, Crowdfunding and sponsorship : Sustaining a career in Music in the post analogue age : Update on Youth Music in the Borders Come along to meet and make contacts, and then in the evening a special gig at 7.30pm in the evening from the Bevvy Sisters which is also at MAC Arts, Bridge Street, Galashiels, TD1 1SP. The gig will be free to anyone attending 'How Music Works 2', or £5 on the door otherwise. Doors open 7.15pm. www.facebook.com/CABNScotBorders www.twitter.com/CABNScotBorders
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Edinburgh's Red Dog Music Wins Top UK Retailer Award from MIA Edinburgh-based independent music store Red Dog Music has been awarded the title of 'Best Medium Retailer' by the Music Industries Association (MIA), the UK trade association of the musical instrument industry. Red Dog Music recently expanded with the opening of a London branch in 2013. The award is decided by a UK-wide public vote on “the best presented and staffed shops, with the best customer service”, and is open to all music stores in the UK, of which there are over 1,900 listed on yell.com. Alex Marten, Red Dog Music Managing Director, comments: “This award is a huge honour for us and a testament to the hard work, positive attitude, and determination of all the staff”. Red Dog Music was founded in 2008 in Edinburgh’s Grassmarket and has quickly grown to become one of the UK’s most respected musical equipment retailers, selling a huge range of electric guitars, keyboards, studio recording equipment, computer music, PA equipment, percussion and loads more from the Edinburgh flagship store, a showroom in London, and a website at www.reddogmusic.co.uk.
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Christmas Family Festivities start - Deck the Halls with Owen & Olly Children’s Classic Concerts and the Royal Scottish National Orchestra (RSNO) will be preparing for the festive season in style as they deck the concert halls of Glasgow and Edinburgh with a sparkling selection of musical treats including a miniature version of Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker ballet this Saturday and Sunday (7+8 December). Children’s Classic Concerts’ popular percussionist presenters Owen Gunnell and Oliver Cox, together with RSNO conductor Jean-Claude Picard, will be donning their Santa hats to lead the seasonal celebrations. They will be joined by the Manor School of Ballet and Area Choirs from the award-winning National Youth Choir of Scotland, to kick off the seasonal celebrations. Children’s Classic Concerts presenter Owen Gunnell: “We love involving ballet dancers in our Christmas concerts, but this year we thought we could do something really special and present the whole story of The Nutcracker – in a nutshell! Olly and I will be narrating and playing, and we’ll have lots of help from the dancers and the choir.” Also featuring in Deck the Halls will be a Christmas visit to Hollywood, with songs from
Home Alone, performed by the NYCoS choirs, and some classic Christmas sing-along numbers for the audience. Children’s Classic Concerts presenter Oliver Cox: “As always at our concerts there will be lots of chances for the audience to get up on their feet and join in. We have a full-on action piece called the 12 Tunes of Christmas, so we recommend plenty of pre-concert mince pies for energy and stamina. And of course there will be some seriously impressive playing from the RSNO amidst all the seasonal silliness. ” Jean-Claude Picard and the RSNO will also perform Glinka’s Overture to Ruslan and Ludmila and Leroy Anderson’s Bugler’s Holiday will provide a high-energy opener. GIGnotes: Children’s Classic Concerts’ Deck the Halls with Owen and Olly will appear at the Glasgow Royal Concert Hall on Saturday 6 December at 1.00pm and 3.00pm and at the Usher Hall, Edinburgh on Sunday 7 December at 3.00pm. Tickets are priced from £6 and are available to buy from Glasgow Royal Concert Hall box office (0141 353 8000) or Usher Hall box office (0131 228 1155).
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SCOTTISH MUSIC CENTRE
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John Purser
This is a MUSIC NEWS Scotland series profiling Scottish Music Centre members
"The Scottish Music Centre's task is to champion the wealth of talent that abounds in Scotland's musical community"
John Purser was born in Glasgow of Irish parents in 1942. He was educated at Lathallan School and Fettes College, and in 1963 took diplomas in Composition, Singing and Violoncello at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, where his composition teacher was Dr Frank Spedding. With the aid of a Caird Scholarship, he continued to study composition with Sir Michael Tippett and Dr Hans Gal.
As a mature student he took a 1st in English Literature at the University of Glasgow (1980), followed by a PhD (1989), partly funded by the Carnegie Trust. He was the first Manager of the Scottish Music Information Centre 1985-1987 and was joint editor with James MacMillan of Stretto magazine.
through the medium of Gaelic. In 2004 John was appointed as an Honorary Research Fellow at Sabhal Ostaig and is one of the team of researchers for the five-year research project, Window to the West towards a redefinition of the visual within Gaelic Scotland, funded by the AHRB.
John is an honorary life member of He has been a free-lance composer, the Saltire Society, and was honoured with the Oliver Brown cellist, musicologist, poet, playwright and broadcaster, as well Award for 1993, and the Scottish Heritage Society Award for 1993. as lecturing on classical music for He lives on the Island of Skye many years for the University of where he is a crofter and Chairman Glasgow Extra-Mural Department of the local Common Grazings (as it was then called), and has lectured and broadcast on Scottish Committee from 2003. He was Secretary of the Elgol and Torrin music world-wide. He has been Historical Society 1996-2002 and studying Gaelic at Sabhal Mòr Secretary of the Strathaird Ostaig (the Gaelic College on the Isle of Skye) where he has assisted Management Committee, 19952001. He was a Trustee of The John in course development and, most recently, on the Gaelic Arts and on Muir Trust from 2001-2004 and Vice-Chairman of Strathaird Tuigse nan Ceilteach – a course Community Association from 2004 on Celtic belief systems, delivered onwards.
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www.scottishmusiccentre.com : https://twitter.com/scottishmusic : www.facebook.com/scottishmusiccentre The Scottish Music Centre currently supports in excess of 100 composer, group/small business and corporate members. Offering a wealth of advantages, initiatives include the bi-monthly Composers' Digest and Exposed Melodies podcast series, annual Composition Marathon, regular networking events and notification of valuable opportunities, extensive publicity and increased correspondence with national companies, chamber ensembles, soloists and festivals.
For further information, please contact 0141 552 5222 or visit: www.scottishmusiccentre.com
Awards Shortlisting for Children Of The Smoke’s Jim Sutherland Congratulations are in order for musician, producer and artistic director Jim Sutherland who has been shortlisted for 2 awards by the prestigious MG Alba Scots Trad Music Awards – Composer of the Year and Event of the Year for his Children of the Smoke production. The results are announced on 13 December.
poetry BBC Art Film - a 60 minute film being aired on BBC Alba Children Of The Smoke - a CD album of CHILDREN OF THE SMOKE The CD is available (direct and as mail order) from CODA Music, Birnam Records and various outlets as well as downloads via itunes and Amazon. It has been extremely well received, including a 5 star review from the Daily Record which called it “inspirational”.
The music deconstructs nostalgic perspectives on the notion of Gaelic identity through time, exploring relevant and gritty issues of exile and homelessness. The musical styles range through Children of the Smoke was one of the key events a wealth of influences including trad Scots, of Homecoming Scotland 2014 and the African percussion and rap. Commonwealth Games Festival Programme – a With no geographical, social or stylistic multimedia live performance involving over 70 boundaries, these timeless tales of home, loss, writers, musicians, dancers and artists. The performance was the culmination of a visionary hope, longing and adapting to new environments, connections between the old and two-year international legacy project Struileag, new world are captured in the music of Children involving poetry, story gathering, film, Of The Smoke in an extraordinary way. performance and music. Its worldwide reach reflects the stories of the gaels themselves and The book of poetry - Struileag: Shore To Shore Now – will be launched in December by Birlinn their connections with people from all 5 Books, with the BBC Alba film of the project continents. “A watershed moment in Gaelic music” said Margaret Mary Murray, Head of having its TV premiere the same month. Jim’s La Banda company is currently following up leads Service, BBC Alba. for worldwide touring. In addition to the one-off spectacular The Shore to Shore international storygathering performance, the Struileag project includes: website is up and running at Shore To Shore - an international, interactive http://stories.struileag.com/ and collecting online, storytelling project stories of the gaelic diaspora around the world. Struileag: Shore To Shore Now - a book of
Jim Sutherland : photo by Marc Marnie
Struileag project funders include the Scottish Government, Homecoming Scotland, Creative Scotland, BBC Alba, the Commonwealth Games Festival Programme, Ambition Scotland and Cryptic.
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These acts showcased at goNORTH 2014 Adopted As Holograph : Algernon Doll : Angus Munro : Atom Tree : Baby Strange : Beecake : Black Cub : Broken Records : Bronagh & The Boys : Charlotte Brimner : Copper Lungs : Cryptic Keys : Culann : Dante : Deathcats : Delta Mainline : Dorec-A-Belle : Dr Wook : Eleanor Nicolson : F**K Art Let’s Dance (Germany) : Fat-Suit : Felix Champion : Foreignfox : Forest Fires : Friends In America : Garden Of Elks : Griefjoy (France) : Halfrican : Hector Bizerk : Hold Fast (Norway) : Indian Red Lopez : Le Vasco (France) : Lionel : Machines In Heaven : Miaoux Miaoux : Michael Cassidy : Miss Irenie Rose : Model Aeroplanes : Neon Waltz : Our Future Glory : Pale Honey (Sweden) : Pinact : Poor Things : Prehistoric Friends : Roman Nose : R51 : Scary People : Schnarff Schnarff : Shaped : Silver Coast : Siobhan Wilson : Teen Canteen : The Broken Ravens : The Hazey Janes : The Moon Kids : The Yawns : The Youth And Young : United Fruit : Vasa : Vladimir : Wecamefromwolves
goNORTH @ Belladrum These acts appeared on the goNORTH Stage @ Belladrum Hector Bizerk : Model Aeroplanes : Our Future Glory : Neon Waltz : Tijuana Bibles : Broken Ravens : Ella the Bird (Siobhan Wilson) : Foreignfox : Poor Things : Hunter & The Bear : Garden of Elks : Campfires in Winter : Cryptic Keys : Jipsy Magic : Dagny : Ollie Forrest : Last of the Privateers : Eleanor Nicolson : Whispery Club : Silver Coast : Holy Esque : SHAPED : Searching For Donkeys : An Cùrsa Ciùil (UHI) : Na Balaich (UHI)
goNORTH Stage @ Wickerman These acts appeared on the goNORTH Stage @ Wickerman Broken Records : Ella The Bird (Siobhan Wilson) : Roman Nose : United Fruit : Teen Canteen : Prehistoric Friends : Wecamefromwolves : The Moon Kids : Scary People : Schnarff Schnarff : Pale Honey : Dante : Copper Lungs : Our Future Glory : Halfrican : Angus Munro : Vladimir : Adopted as Holograph : Felix Champion : Culann www.facebook.com/gonorthinverness https://twitter.com/goNORTHFEST www.gonorthfestival.co.uk
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STANLEY ODD :
album : ''A Thing Brand New'
release date - out now : buy @ http://www.musicglue.com/stanleyodd/
Edinburgh based alternative hip-hop band Stanley Odd return with their third studio album ‘A Thing Brand New’ on A Modern Way Recordings, available as a limited edition heavy-weight vinyl, CD digipak and digital download.
From social commentary, to personal stories, 'A Thing Brand New' is a collection of songs - words and music graphically interlaced in ultra high definition. This album is Stanley Odd at their most organic and evolved; comfortable in the awkwardness of their own skins. The first single to be taken from the album ‘Pastime’ will be available as an immediate download to anyone who pre-orders the record from the band’s official merchandise store (link above) or via iTunes. The music video for ‘Pastime’ can be viewed on YouTube here: http://youtu.be/MD9jb80QwHI The record follows up from the band’s second album ‘Reject’, which was shortlisted for a 2012 Scottish Album of the Year. Since then, Stanley Odd have continued to tour heavily, taking in some their biggest shows to date including a string of US dates with The View and numerous festival slots including Wickerman, Belladrum, Insider, Greenbelt and Celtic Connections. The band have also continued to gain support from high profile media outlets including BBC Radio 1, XFM, BBC Radio 5 Live, BBC Radio Scotland, Amazing Radio and publications such as The Guardian, The Herald, MUSIC NEWS Scotland, The List, The Skinny, 405, Clash and many others.
www.stanleyodd.com
www.facebook.com/stanleyodd www.twitter.com/stanleyodd
NATHAN & MATTHEW TODD :
Stanley Odd : photo by Jannica Honey
album : 'International Christmas Child'
release date - out now : buy @ http://www.christmaschild.international/order
Young Singers’ Charity Album To Help Vulnerable Children TWO Glasgow-based brothers have launched a fund raising album for an international children’s charity, featuring young independent artists. Most performers on the album – it is out now – are 12 or 13 years old with one as young as ten. Nathan and Matthew Todd from Pollokshields enlisted the youngsters for the 14-track album, “International Christmas Child” they are producing through their social enterprise company, Lux Ventus. The brothers will sell the album in the run-up to Christmas, aiming to raise more than £2,500 for the charity campaign, Operation Christmas Child, part of the international aid charity, Samaritan’s Purse. “Children are naturally compassionate,” said Matthew, 26, a classically trained tenor, choral director and community musician. “In my experience of promoting and supporting young talent from around the world, I find it amazing just how many children have a genuine desire to use their gifts to benefit others.” Nathan, who’s 20, said: “The vision is simple: we want children around the world, to help children around the world, through music. Thirteen artists have contributed to the album from Brazil, France, Norway, Texas, Illinois, Canada, Australia, Romania, Germany, England and Scotland. Though the majority of the artists sing in English, it also features Portuguese, French, Spanish and Romanian. It also features The New Scottish Youth Choir, which has a ten-year-old singer.”
These boxes are then distributed in over 100 countries through national teams of volunteers who are connected locally to the children receiving the gifts.
The “International Christmas Child” album will be distributed globally through major digital providers such as iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and The charity, Operation Christmas Child started its work in the early 1990s Spotify. A premium digipak CD album is available via the official website. and each November thousands of churches, groups and individual donors www.christmaschild.international prepare and collect shoeboxes filled with toys, school supplies, personal items, and other small gifts. www.luxventus.com
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download THE GARY FORREST CEILIDH BAND Both Sides of the Border Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
EDDIE and LUC
THE ALT
Headlights
The Alt
EP cd / download / vinyl? Release Date: Out Now
The new EP from Barluath members Eddie Seaman and Luc McNally. The Gary Forrest Ceilidh Band is one of the Headlights showcases Eddie and Luc's leading ceilidh bands in the country right now. new collaboration, exploring a wide Both Sides of the Border, as the title suggests, range of new songs and tunes. It was includes some great new and old tunes from recorded at Gorbal Sounds in Glasgow, around the borders so get ready to ceilidh! produced by Ali Hutton and engineered by Andrea Gobbi. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/garyforrestmusic1 Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com iTunes + band www.garyforrestmusic.com https://twitter.com/GaryForrestMus
Listen/Watch: n/a
Album cd / download / vinyl Release Date: Out Now
Each player in The Alt (John Doyle, Nuala Kennedy and Eamon O Leary ) is a leading light of today’s folk scene and though this could be easily called a supergroup, at its heart The Alt is really a celebration of friendship and song. 'The Alt's round-robin instrumental interplay is telepathic and miraculous' Acoustic Guitar Magazine
Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com www.amazon.co.uk www.amazon.com iTunes
Listen/Watch: https://thealtmusic.bandcamp.com/releases
www.facebook.com/eddie.seaman.5 www.facebook.com/luc.d.mcnally
www.thealtmusic.com
Available from: http://www.thealtmusic.com/page-cd/
JELLYMAN'S DAUGHTER
STANLEY ODD PAINTED OCEAN
The Jelly Man's Daughter
A Thing Brand New Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
From social commentary to stories of a more personal nature, ‘A Thing Brand New’ is a collection of songs – the music reflecting the words and words set to the music. This album is Stanley Odd at their most organic, evolved and comfortable in the awkwardness of their own skins. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/stanleyodd/sets/stanleyodd-a-thing-brand-new-1 Available from: www.musicglue.com/stanleyodd All digital stores + streaming services HMV, Fopp, Various independent record stores including CODA (Edinburgh), VoxBox (Edinburgh) Love Music (Glasgow) www.stanleyodd.com www.facebook.com/stanleyodd www.twitter.com/stanleyodd www.youtube.com/stanleyodd
Stone Owl on the Shore Album cd / download Release Date: 7 November
A mix of folk, celtic, prog, semipsychedelic, SF singer-songwritery produced by band founders Noel Chidwick and Mark Toner, and mastered by Pink Floyd’s engineer, Andy Jackson. There are echoes of ancient battles, stories from Skye and sailing ships in space. nd there’s even a proggy Christmas song in there too - dine on your own heart, Greg Lake!
Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
The debut album from The Jellyman's Daughter - the sweet vocal harmonies and unique cello/guitar playing of the Edinburgh duo are joined by double bass, banjo, fiddle and mandolin on certain songs, bringing a fresh and innovative sound. In Americana UK's words... "Emily and Graham combine exquisite vocal harmonies and instrumental virtuosity, with Graham's rhythmic, percussive and improvisational cello playing giving their music a unique appeal" Listen/Watch: https://thejellymansdaughter.bandcamp.com/ album/the-jellymans-daughter | http://www. youtube.com/user/jellymansdaughter
Listen/Watch: http://youtu.be/Q2_FT3Iqmq4 www.paintedocean.bandcamp.com
Available from: https://thejellymansdaughter.bandcamp.com/ Coda Music, Edinburgh
Available from: www.paintedocean.bandcamp.com iTunes/Amazon/Spotify
www.thejellymansdaughter.com www.facebook.com/jmdmusic www.twitter.com/jellymansmusic
https://twitter.com/Painted_Ocean www.facebook.com/paintedoceanmusic
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download KIRSTY LAW
ROWAN ROSS
VASQUEZ
Shift
Fireflight
Thumb Music
The debut album from Scottish singer and songwriter Kirsty Law accompanied by musicians Rona Wilkie, Marit Falt, Conrad Molleson and David Milligan with special appearance from Edinburgh songsmith Wounded Knee. Creative and sensitive interpretations of traditional material alongside thoughtful and original self penned work.
Fireflight is the new album from singer, songwriter, guitarist and violinist Rowan Ross from Glasgow, Scotland. The album is a beautiful collection of personal, thoughtprovoking songs, served up in an acoustic heaven featuring some truly wonderful musicianship from a great band.
We are VASQUEZ. We make ‘action-packed’ rock. VASQUEZ was originally three guys who met on Gumtree following a post looking for band members by guitarist/founding member Ciaran Mckenna. The ad lead to him meeting Richard James Iremonger (bass) and Jon Adam (drums) in 2009 and them coming up with the name VASQUEZ; after the hard as nails, heavy machine-gun wielding bad-ass from the film ‘Aliens’. Unfortunately in December 2010 James had to leave the band and that was when Sean Quinn took over on bass duties.
Album cd / download Release Date: 1 December
Listen/Watch: www.soundcloud.com/kirstylaw Available from: http://www.kirstylaw.com/ourshop/ Coda Music, Edinburgh www.codamusic.co.uk iTunes, amazon and other standard online outlets. www.kirstylaw.com www.facebook.com/kirstylawmusic www.twitter.com/kirstylawmusic
Album cd / download Release Date: 10 November
Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CY-Lo8sQOXk Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00PFT3TBS www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PFT3TBS www.rowanross.com www.facebook.com/rowanrossmusic https://twitter.com/RowanRossMusic
single download Release Date: 17 November
Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/stream Available from: http://vasquez.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/wearevasquez
CRUINN
DANIEL MEADE SKERRYVORE
Keep Right Away
Stòras
Album cd / download Release Date: 19 January
Album cd / download Release Date: 17 October
The brand new album from Glasgow's Daniel Meade, recorded in Nashville with members of old Crow Medicine Show & friends, this record is the real deal and perfect for an up to date fix of real country music.
Gaelic singing quartet Cruinn release their second album 'Stòras' which means treasure or riches. The band consists of four well known Gaelic singers who have all built up their own careers as solo singers and as members of other well known music acts. The band are James Graham, Fiona Mackenzie, Brian Ó hEadhra, and Rachel Walker. The album is a rich mix of traditional and contemporary Gaelic song.
Listen/Watch: www.danielmeade.bandcamp.com www.soundcloud.com/daniel-meade Available from: Available on CD through Facebook and at live shows. Available for download from iTunes, Amazon etc.. Bandcamp. www.facebook.com/danielmeademusic www.twitter.com/dmeademusic
Chasing The Sun
Album cd / download Release Date: 1 September INSPIRED by sun-filled summers spent on Tiree that were the springboard for the band forming, ‘Chasing the Sun’ is the fifth and arguably most mature sounding album yet from multi award winning Skerryvore. From the assured determination of ‘Can You Hear Us?’ and steadfast self-belief of ‘Here I Am’, to the life-isshort urgency of ‘We Can Run’ and wistful reflection of ‘You Were My Friend’, this is an album with all the hallmarks of a band that has lived, learned and played music together for close to 10 years now. Listen/Watch: http://skerryvore.com/videos/ Available from: http://store.skerryvore.com/ www.skerryvore.com www.facebook.com/skerryfans https://twitter.com/SKERRYVORE
Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/cruinn/sets/cruinnstoras-sampler Available from: http://www.cruinn.net/bugraveth--shop.html and all good independent record shops. www.cruinn.net www.facebook.com/Cruinn https://twitter.com/Cruinn_Band
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download WE CAME FROM THE NORTH Low Sun, Long Shadow EP cd / download Release Date: 14 November
Edinburgh's Instrumental Rock band ' We Came From The North' return with the release of their highly anticipated follow up 5 track EP 'Low Sun, Long Shadow'.Their sound has been described as emotional, gripping and very very loud. "Low Sun, Long Shadow" promises to be an enticing and superbly captivating listen. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/wecamefromthenorth http://wecamefromthenorth.bandcamp.com/ Available from: http://wecamefromthenorth.bandcamp.com/ www.WeCameFromTheNorth.com ww.facebook.com/WeCameFromTheNorth
DANCING MICE Quiz Culture
Album cd / download Release Date: 1 December
SOUTHERN TENANT FOLK UNION The Chuck Norris Project
Album cd / download / 12" vinyl (with free download code) Music from a little-explored evolutionary branch of rock Release Date: 19 January which separated off probably in the late 70's and ‘The Chuck Norris Project’ is the band’s sixth and most provides visitors with a highly coloured, almost identifiable, but not quite, assortment of influences and ambitious album to date. Conceptually the tracks are all named after different movies from the actor’s career mutations. The songs show, however, some contact with each song taking the title as a starting point to with the outside world; the subject matter is discuss political ideas. Musically eclectic the album contemporary, with a third eye cast on the humdrum remains an all-acoustic affair but takes in influences like and catastrophic. 70’s disco, folk and soundtrack music mixing elements of composers like John Carpenter, Gene Clark and Fabio Listen/Watch: Frizzi. https://soundcloud.com/dancingmice-1-1/sets/quiz-
culture-by-dancing-mice http://www.youtube.com/user/dancingmicescotland Available from: Amazon, iTunes www.dancingmice@blueyonder.co.uk www.dancingmice.co.uk www.facebook.com/dancingmiceUK
Listen/Watch:
https://soundcloud.com/stfuband/expendable-too-by-southern-tenant-folk-union
http://www.southerntenantfolkunion.com/audio/
Available from: From website (with paypal as payment or you can email us and send a cheque), from Proper Music Distribution via HMV, Fopp & Independents www.southerntenantfolkunion.com www.facebook.com/southerntenantfolkunion http://twitter.com/stfuband
SIOBHAN MILLER
EOGHAN COLGAN KATE IN THE KETTLE
Flight of Time And So We Look Up Album download Release Date: Out Now
A blend of soul, singer-songwriter heartfelt emotion and anthemic rock. Eoghan presents thirteen songs spanning 16 years of songwriting with his unique inimitable style. "an incredible voice" - Amanda Ghost "one heck of a voice" - Jim Gellatly Listen/Watch:
https://soundcloud.com/eoghancolgan/sets/and-so-we-look-up
www.youtube.com/user/eoghancolgan
Available from: All good download sites including: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/id893103921 www.eoghancolgan.com
www.facebook.com/pages/Eoghan-Colgan/7340619813
Kate in the Kettle are ..... (Touring musicians: Kate Young, Marit Fält)
Swimmings of the Head Album cd/download/gigs Release Date: 10 October
Kate Young combines her voice with her fiddle to make tapestries; music woven from different folk traditions with a base in Scottish fiddle playing and a strong environmental viewpoint that reflects a creative fire within this captivating and inspiring artist. Originally from Sweden/ Norway, Marit Fält will join Kate on tour this October playing the beautiful låt-mandola (a specially Swedish designed bass mandola). Marit is also known from her playing in Vamm and duo Marit & Rona.
Album cd / download Release Date: 3 November Flight Of Time is that album. And it takes Siobhan’s talents far beyond anything we might’ve anticipated. Made over a period of two years, in collaboration with reputed singersongwriter James Grant, Flight Of Time may seem far from the trad ballads Siobhan is famed for. But these 10 contemporary songs are, for her, as compelling as any ancient tale. “I’m not turning my back on traditional music,” she explains. “For me, folk songs have the same purpose as the songs I’ve recorded on this album. It’s the storytelling element of both that I love. What that song means to you is what matters.” Listen/Watch: www.siobhanmiller.com
Listen/Watch:
Available from: www.verticalrecords.co.uk
vimeo of single 'Grow Down (Radio Edit)' @ https://vimeo.com/107795213 https://soundcloud.com/kate-in-the-kettle
www.siobhanmiller.com https://twitter.com/Siobhan_Miller www.facebook.com/SiobhanMillerMusic
http://kateinthekettle.bandcamp.com/album/swimmings-of-the-head
Available from:
http://kateinthekettle.bandcamp.com/album/swimmings-of-the-head
www.kateyoungmusic.com https://twitter.com/kateyoungmeaw
www.facebook.com/pages/Kate-in-the-Kettle/49024840508
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download JAKE THACKRAY
GORDON DUTHIE
THE TRACKS
Jake Thackray and Songs
Thran
Know We're Here
DVD Release Date: Out Now
The Jake Thackray Project is delighted to announce the release of the DVD “Jake Thackray and Songs”, by arrangement with BBC Music. This is the only DVD available of Jake performing. It also includes previously unreleased performances by three of the outstanding guest artists who appeared in the series: Ralph McTell, Alex Glasgow and Pete Scott. His influence on today’s music scene is evidenced by this quote from Alex Turner in a 2010 interview: Yeah, I mean let’s say with that same song [“Cornerstone”] there is this guy called Jake Thackray and he writes these sort of narrations that are kind of humorous. In some of his live recordings he will sort of pause so that people can laugh. The way you completely understand [each detail] of what he is writing. It’s sometimes hard to do without being banal, I suppose. Available from: Amazon @ http://amzn.to/1tmCXiv www.facebook.com/pages/Jake-Thackray/112755285402955 www.facebook.com/pages/Jake-Thackray/122241577852654
Album cd / download Release Date: 25 October
Despite having moody cover art, "Thran" - a Celtic word for stubbornness and / or awkwardness - is an up-tempo mix of styles and instruments including wailing lead guitars, jamming acoustics, electronic synths and thudding bass lines and drums. Listen/Watch: http://soundcloud.com/gordonduthie http://gordonduthie.bandcamp.com/ www.youtube.com/user/GordonDuthieMusic Available from: All major online stores and CD available at www.gordonduthie.com/store www.gordonduthie.com http://twitter.com/GordonDuthie www.facebook.com/GordonDuthieMusic
THE INDOS BLUE ROSE CODE
Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCgJtVSibL4 Available from: www.twincityrecords.com https://facebook.com/TheIndos www.twitter.com/the_indos
Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/user463503 Available from: www.infinitehive.com / www.birnamcdshop.com www.amazon.co.uk / www.amazon.com iTunes, Amazon MP3 www.infinitehive.com/thetracks/ www.facebook.com/thetracks.band https://twitter.com/TheTracksOnline
TURNING PLATES IMAGINARY CREATURES
The Shouting Cave The Album Butterfly’s Dream
Fifty Shades of Blue
Twin City Records are pleased to announce the release of the debut EP from Edinburgh five piece 'The Indos'. The band all grew up together in North Edinburgh and have been the present line up for over a year now. They got together through their mutual love of early 2000's bands Arctic Monkeys and The Strokes and also their main influences The Yardbirds, The Kinks and The Who. 'Fifty Shades of Blue' was written and composed by The Indos and recorded, mixed and mastered by Mark Morrow in his Edinburgh studio in August of this year.
Infinite Hive is proud to be issuing their first record, a four-song EP by Edinburgh rock band “The Tracks”. Recorded and produced by the band, singer Michael Kulik, guitarist Dave Philp, drummer Jim Shemilt, bass player and producer James Muirhead, The Tracks have been playing together since December 2013, jamming their songs in practice rooms and playing a few live shows in Edinburgh and Penicuik. The Tracks take their influences from a vast array of British rock bands, such as Oasis, The Stone Roses, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Kasabian.
TURNING PLATES
THE INDOS EP cd / download Release Date: 3 November
EP : cd / download / vinyl Release Date: Out Now
The Ballads Of Peckham Rye Album : cd / download Release Date: 2 June
Blue Rose Code is not folk music. Or so he's been told. The Edinburgh-born songwriter's new album - The Ballads Of Peckham Rye - features an all star cast from the folk world - Karine Polwart, Aidan O'Rourke and legend Danny Thompson. ‘Imagine John Martyn meeting Van Morrison, shipwrecked with a crate of Motown records’ Time Out. Listen/Watch: One Day At A Time feat. Kathryn Williams https://soundcloud.com/bluerosecode/one-dayat-a-time Edina (Hiatus Remix) https://soundcloud.com/bluerosecode/edinahiatus-remix Available from: Pre-order now http://bluerosecode.bandcamp.com/ www.bluerosecode.com www.facebook.com/bluerosecode https://twitter.com/BlueRoseCode
Album cd / download cd / download Release Date: 22 September Release Date: Out Now
The Shouting Cave is a concept album that
Imaginary Creatures is a virtual band, a studio explores the effect of the Internet on project formed by the collaboration of lyricist Society. The band argue that the Internet is and songwriter David Scott and producer and the purest reflectionIain of McKinna. humanity, a world multi-instrumentalist The built entirely of our owndebut thoughts, Butterfly’s Dream is their album.emotions Guest and desires - “a guitar sea toace float ourMore, dreams”. musicians include Keith "one of the standout of the harmonica legend Fraseralbums Speirs and ex-year, an Lindisfarne songwriter Rod Clements. exquisitely crafted work of art". Alan
Morrison – The Sunday Herald
Listen/Watch: www.reverbnation.com/imaginarycreatures Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/turningplates Available from: Birnam Shop: http://bit.ly/1bLhVDw Available from: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK www.turningplates.co.uk www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK And most independent record shops in Scotland http://amzn.to/1heO9qD also coming soon on itunes + spotify www.turningplates.co.uk www.facebook.com/turningplates Facebook: www.twitter.com/turningplates www.facebook.com/pages/Imaginary-Creatures/392409684214473
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download RACHEL SERMANNI Live in Dawson City Album cd / download Release Date: 13 October
This Autumn the Folk-Noir balladeer Rachel Sermanni releases her new Live Album, recorded in summer of 2013 far far north in Canada’s Yukon state at their prestigious Dawson City Music Festival. Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/user/RachelSermanni Available from: All good record shops www.rachelsermanni.net/shop/ www.rachelsermanni.net www.facebook.com/RachelSermanni https://twitter.com/rachelsermanni
LINSEY AITKEN & KEN CAMPBELL
FIRST CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE
Kith & Kin
First Charge Of The Light Brigade
Linsey Aitken & Ken Campbell. One of the best songbooks in contemporary Scots acoustic music. This CD is, in effect, their musical manifesto, a coming together of both their musical journeys, now combined into one together. Combining an unusual blend of instruments and pedigrees plus vocal harmony – self penned and traditional songs and tunes, encompassing a host of subjects, contemporary and historic, from Saint Columba to Dundee Whaling songs... Scot's abroad, chorus songs and world events all with Scot's related themes, all about people with wonderful stories.
First Charge of the Light Brigades self-titled debut album is predominately the work of Yorick Cormack, the main songwriter of former Glasgow alt country band Endrick Brothers. With a sound that rests comfortably amongst many contemporary favourites such as Teenage Fanclub, Wilco and Trashcan Sinatras, it also evokes memories of past luminaries such as Big Star and The Byrds. The album includes a guest performance from Roddy Hart on backing vocals.
Album - cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Listen/Watch: www.linskenscotland.co.uk/video/ Available from: www.amazon.co.uk / www.amazon.com www.birnamcdshop.com www.musicinscotland.com iTunes, Amazon MP3 www.linskenscotland.co.uk
Album cd / download Release Date: 1 September
Listen/Watch: www.soundcloud.com/fcotlb www.youtube.com/user/fcotlb Available from: www.firstchargeofthelightbrigade.com https://twitter.com/fcotlb www.firstchargeofthelightbrigade.com www.facebook.com/firstchargeofthelightbrigade
UNKLE BOB
FAT GOTH DOUGIE MACLEAN with The Royal Scottish National Orchestra & John Logan (conductor)
Embers
One Hundred Percent Suave Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Fat Goth have released their third album, One Hundred Percent Suave, via Hefty Dafty. Following on from where their last album Stud left us, One Hundred Percent Suave explores the theme of sex and its pros and cons but, in the band’s trademark tongue-in-cheek, uncompromising style. Listen/Watch: www.fatgoth.bandcamp.com www.soundcloud.com/fatgoth www.youtube.com/msfatgoth Available from: www.fatgoth.bandcamp.com and at shows http://fatgoth.bandcamp.com/ www.facebook.com/fatgoth1 https://twitter.com/fatgoth
Till Tomorrow
Album SACD & download Release Date: 23 June Says Dougie of his collaboration with RSNO: “2014 marks the 40th anniversary of my career as a musician so to have the privilege of working with such a talented collection of musicians is a dream come true. To play my songs with the beauty and power of the Royal National Symphony Orchestra behind me is an incredible experience and truly makes me feel like I am lifting off the stage!” Listen/Watch:
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Album download Release Date: 7 July
“I didn’t expect my former band-mates to accept an invitation to reunite in a studio. But they said yes.” says Rick. Old chemistry returned to breathe new life into bedroom demos. Listen/Watch: soon @ https://unklebob.bandcamp.com/ Available from: https://unklebob.bandcamp.com/ www.twitter.com/unklebobband www.facebook.com/unklebobband www.unklebob.com
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download COLIN CLYNE
CAROLINE GILMOUR
HUMBLE SCRIBES
The Never Ending Pageant
Paper Planes
Ronnie Templeman / Kevin Wilson
Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Scotland born folk singer-songwriter Colin Clyne, a versatile acoustic artist as comfortable spinning off an upbeat folk ditty as a heartrending dose of roots melancholy, returns this summer with excellent album this summer. The album was produced & Engineered by Grammy Award Winning Engineer Alan Sanderson (The Rolling Stones, Elton John, Ryan Adams, Burt Bacharach). Listen/Watch: Latest Single 'Merry Go ROund': https://soundcloud.com/colinclyne/merry-go-round-1 Available from: https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-never-endingpageant/id899132325 www.colinclyne.com www.facebook.com/C0LINCLYNE http://twitter.com/colinclyne
single download Release Date: Out Now
Caroline Gilmour released her new Single, "Paper Planes" on 30 June. "Caroline Gilmour could be a worldwide smash" The Sun : "Gives Adele a run for her money" - Diva Magazine : "She has a winning formula" - The Daily Record Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/watch?v=80knS60Av7E Available from: iTunes / Amazon www.carolinegilmour.com www.facebook.com/carolinegilmourmusic www.twitter.com/CGilmourMusic www.soundcloud.com/carolinegilmour www.carolinegilmour.bandcamp.com www.youtube.com/caggyg
In Cahoots
Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Humble Scribes are Ronnie Templeman and Kevin Wilson. They write their own songs and have recently released this debut CD, "In Cahoots". Humble Scribes music is an eclectic mix of pop , folk and rock. The album contains 14 original songs from ballads such as the piano led “ Just For You “ to the more upbeat rockier “ Non The Wiser “. Lyrics drawn from characters and events in their lives giving a heartfelt and genuine appeal. Listen/Watch: www.humblescribes.com/music.htm iTunes Available from: iTunes www.humblescribes.com/shop.htm www.humblescribes.com www.facebook.com/humblescribes
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We encourage you to support independent record shops in Scotland : A selection of popular ones are below. If you run or have a favourite shop not listed please let us know and we'll happily include it. Because this is linked to our 'new release' section we are only listing genuine high street retail shops who sell physical copies of new cds/records 'friendly face to friendly face' with their customers! Email your record shop details to be included below to: carol.musicnewsscotland@gmail.com Avalanche (Edinburgh) Grassmarket EH1 2HY : www.avalancherecords.co.uk Apollo Music (Paisley) Causeyside Street PA1 1YH : www.apollomusic.uk.com Barnstorm (Dumfries) Queensberry Street DG1 1BU : 01387 267894 Coda (Edinburgh) [trad/folk specialist] Bank Street EH1 2LN : www.codamusic.co.uk Concorde (Perth) Scott Street PH1 5EJ : www.concordemusic.com Europa (Stirling) Friars Street FK8 1HA : www.europamusic.co.uk Imperial (Inverness) Market Hall IV1 1PJ : www.imperial-music.com Love Music (Glasgow) Dundas Street G1 2AQ : www.lovemusicglasgow.com McAlister Matheson (Edinburgh) [classical] Grindlay St EH3 9AT : www.mmmusic.co.uk Monorail (Glasgow) King Street G1 5RB : www.monocafebar.com/index.php?pid=84 Ripping Records (Edinburgh) South Bridge EH1 1HN : www.rippingrecords.com
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INSIDE: Hebridean Celtic Festival : Lau-Land : Eden Festival : Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival : Knockengorroch : Loopallu ..... plus our 2014-2015 Scottish music festival listings! www.gonorth.biz
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NOVEMBER Kinross-shire's Winter Festival Kinross-shire November-December Kinross-shire Winter Festival celebrates all local events happening during November and December. Kinross-shire Local Events Organisation (KLEO) has announced that Eddi Reader will perform at the Kinross-shire's Winter Festival on Saturday 22 November. For updates, tickets and more information please visit the festival website ..... www.kinrosswinterfestival.co.uk
and late night sessions taking place over 18 days in one of Scotland's prettiest and friendliest across various venues in Glasgow. seaside resorts. www.celticconnections.com
www.butejazz.com
Big Burns Supper
Brew at the Bog
Dumfries 23-31 January
Inverness 2 May 2015
Big Burns Supper is Dumfries’ newest multidisciplinary festival of contemporary performing arts, providing an annual platform for the most innovative music, theatre, visual arts, dance, live art, film, cabaret and children’s events. The festival will take place from the 23rd until the 31st January 2014. Go to http://2014. bigburnssupper.com/ to find out more about the festival. World's Biggest Night Burns Celebration.
Super earlybird tickets have already sold out! Next batch of tickets go on sale in October! Brew at the Bog is BrewDog and Bogbain Farm’s gift to the world: a festival full of new music and new beer. BrewDog are the leaders of the craft beer revolution and they are about breaking rules, taking risks, upsetting trends, unsettling institutions but first and foremost, great tasting beers. As one newspaper put it, BrewDog is the new black. Bogbain Farm is based just outside Inverness and was crowned the “Best Unusual Venue” at the 2012 Scottish Event Awards. Brew at the Bog is just the latest in festivals Bogbain is hosting and the fabulous surroundings of this old farm will ensure Brew at the Bog 2015 will go down in history.
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Carrying Stream Festival Edinburgh 5-12 November
APRIL
The 13th annual autumn music festival by The Edinburgh Folk Club who meet every Wednesday at 8pm in the Pleasance Cabaret Bar - www. edinburghfolkclub.co.uk
Edinburgh International Harp Festival
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Edinburgh 10-15 April 2015
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Dumfries & Galloway Arts Festival
The Clarsach Society & Edinburgh International Harp Festival is an annual celebration and Denholm Folk Music Festival gathering of musical talents. Find out more Denholm about us at www.clarsachsociety.co.uk The 7-9 November Clarsach Society (Comunn na Clarsaich) encourages interest in the instrument, especially Folk fused with rock and country gives the 11th amongst young players, who enjoy its Denholm Folk Music Festival an added twist. This adaptability to solo work, accompaniment or folk fusion festival in the Scottish countryside is ensemble playing. The Society also presents the a relative newcomer, slowly building a reputation Edinburgh International Harp Festival - an in the local area. It's a small and cozy affair not annual celebration and gathering of musical far across the Scottish border which has always talents. Every Spring we bring harpists from managed to attract quality headline acts to across the globe together to rub shoulders with compliment the workshops and open mic you, the audience. sessions. Free sessions all weekend in the Auld Cross Keys, The Fox and Hounds and Denholm www.harpfestival.co.uk Meet. Sessions, licensed bar and meals available all weekend in the Festival Club, Lesser Hall.
Dumfries and Galloway 21-31 May
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MAY
Orkney Folk Festival
Fiddle 2014
35th Shetland Folk Festival
Edinburgh 21-23 November
Shetland 30 April -3 May
The Scots Fiddle Festival seeks to sustain and promote Scottish fiddle tradition and idioms, by providing a platform for performance, education, and participation. A weekend of concerts, recitals, workshops, talks and exhibitions is held on an annual basis highlighting regional Scottish fiddle styles and intercultural connections. Originally started in 1996, Fiddle 2014 continues to be run by the Scots Fiddle Festival Ltd, whose aim is to promote and sustain traditional fiddle music so that it can hold its place in the culture of Scotland and the world. www.scotsfiddlefestival.com
JANUARY
The Festival as the UK's most northerly folk festival is regarded a prestigious event for performers, locals and visitors alike. Organised by a voluntary committee (and run by an even bigger pool of volunteers) the Festival prides itself in reaching out to even the most far flung areas of Shetland. Concerts are organised throughout the isles, consisting of some of the best International, British and Shetland music that the world has to offer. In fact, visiting artistes are regularly dumbfounded by the quantity and quality of local musicians that our remote isles have to offer. www.shetlandfolkfestival.com
2015
Celtic Connections Glasgow 15 January - 1 February Celtic Connections 2015 comprises a wealth of concerts, ceilidhs, talks, workshops, free events
Isle of Bute Jazz Festival Isle of Bute 1-4 May 2015
Our 9-day festival has taken place since 1979. The founding aim was to bring international performers of the highest quality to a region containing many scattered rural communities since then this region has produced some of its own talent of international standing and we’re proud to also be able to present these artistes from time to time. We offer a wide range of events: music – including classical, jazz and folk, dance, theatre, literary, children’s events, plus the visual arts and films. Events take place in a range of venues throughout the region, from large to small, formal to informal, urban to rural. www.dgartsfestival.org.uk
Orkney 21-24 May Here we are folks – Orkney Folk Festival number 33! Once again we have some big names coming north to join in the fun in May, and from the ceilidh bands to the almost indie strand, we have brought together a broad mix of artists that we hope appeals to everyone’s interpretation of the increasingly expansive folk genre. As ever, our local traditions and musicians – both established and emerging – will be centre stage alongside those visiting the festival. www.orkneyfolkfestival.com
Styrathyre Music Festival Styrathyre 24-25 May Styrathyre Music Festival can boast of being the largest Community based Music Festival in Scotland with over 250 individual Musicians taking part and despite challenging weather had over 1600 attending. Next years Festival is already confirmed for 29-31st May 2015.
The 28th Isle of Bute Jazz Festival has grown spectacularly from its small beginnings to become one of Britain's most popular jazz www.balvaig.co.uk weekends. Top-class UK and international names feature in a programme of traditional jazz music
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