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The SAY (Scottish Album of the Year) Award launches for 2017 Full story on page 3 - Nominate an album @ www.sayaward.com Scottish acts at SXSW - p8 :: Young 'Opera Sparks' composers revealed - p12
Scottish Music Centre secures new investment for youth music sector Scottish Music Centre has announced the centre has become a PRS for Music Talent Development Partner and is one of two music organisations based in Scotland to become a Help Musicians UK National Grants Programme Awardee.
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The announcements represent a significant boost for the youth music activities carried out by the Scottish Music Centre across Scotland. PRS Foundation’s Talent Development Partners have been selected for the quality and range of opportunities they offer in their region and the year-round impact their work is having on the music creators they support. Partners will also act as PRS Foundation Ambassadors, signposting music creators not currently aware of support to funds for individual music creation (e.g. the Open Fund, Composers Fund, Women Make Music and Momentum). Help Musicians UK National Grants Programme Awardees are supported for three years. HMUK invest in organisations where innovation is supported and progressive services and opportunities for musicians are delivered. HMUK aims to help all professional musicians grow, develop and to have sustainable careers, and create a highly skilled and talented music workforce / economy across the whole of the UK.
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These announcements will enable Scottish Music Centre, through their national youth music initiatives, to further nurture and develop musical talent throughout Scotland over the next three years. The additional support will be used to expand and enhance existing projects as well as creating new intensive artist development opportunities. Scottish Music Centre currently manages two national youth music projects. Music Plus+ is a mentoring scheme, aimed at supporting 14-19 year olds living in Scotland.
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The SAY (Scottish Album of the Year) Award launches for 2017 #SAYAward #SAYeligible17
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The 6th annual Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award has launched for 2017, encouraging artists, labels and the general public to nominate eligible albums released between 1 April 2016 and 31 March 2017 on The SAY Award website.
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to a shortlist of 10 albums, one of which will be chosen by the public during a 72-hour public vote (12-14 June) and the others decided by a panel of prestigious judges. The SAY Award 2017 Shortlist will be announced on June 15th as part of a BBC Quay Sessions show, with the award ceremony then taking place on June 28th in the surroundings of Paisley's elegant Town Hall, in support of Paisley’s bid for Paisley to become UK City of Culture 2021. The winning artist will pick up a £20,000 cash prize, provided by long term Award partner Creative Scotland. Once all eligible albums have been collated, 100 The 9 runners up will each be awarded a £1,000 impartial ‘Nominators’, chosen from press, radio, prize, as well as an exclusively designed piece of music venues, jazz, classical, traditional folk, artwork from the SAY Award Design retail and elsewhere in the arts, will consider Commission. titles from The SAY Award’s Eligible Album List, Robert Kilpatrick, Projects and Operations nominating their five favourite albums and Manager at the SMIA, said: "The Scottish ranking them in order of preference. The 20 Music Industry Association (SMIA) is delighted to highest scoring albums will make up The SAY present The SAY (Scottish Album of the Year) Award Longlist for 2017, announced on May Award 2017. Now in its sixth year, the impact of 24th. The Longlist will be further whittled down The SAY Award on an artist’s career is indisputable, while the anticipation and excitement around the campaign and award ceremony reflects the award’s growing cultural significance. We’re delighted to see Scotland’s pre-eminent arts prize launch for 2017, with the award placing a spotlight on the wealth of musical talent our country produces year after year." The SAY Award is a prestigious and exciting arts prize produced by the Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA), with confirmed partners for 2017 including Paisley for UK City of Culture 2021, Creative Scotland, TicketWeb and PPL. The award celebrates, promotes and rewards the most outstanding Scottish albums released each year. Respected by artists and valued by the industry, The SAY Award is responsible for a surge in musical discovery and an explosion of impassioned debate on social media.
For the second year running, The SAY Award ceremony will be taking place in the historic town of Paisley, a place with a deep cultural heritage, not only in music but across the arts. Mark Macmillan, Renfrewshire Council Leader and Chair of the Paisley 2021 Partnership Board said: "The SAY Award is one of the biggest dates in Scotland's musical calendar and we are delighted to welcome it back to Paisley Town Hall for a second year. Vic Galloway and Janice Forsyth presented the 2016 SAY awards
The town has a thriving music scene and is fast establishing itself as a key destination on Scotland's major events map. To be able to attract and host an event of the importance of
the SAY Award is a big boost for Paisley ahead of the town's bid to be UK City of Culture 2021 being lodged." Alan Morrison, Head of Music for long term partner Creative Scotland, said: “Scotland’s music excels in every genre, and there’s no better snapshot of our world-class talent than the list of nominees competing each year for the SAY Award. This is diversity in action: folk, hip hop, indie, rock, pop, electronica, classical, jazz… everything that makes up the vibrant Scottish scene has a voice here. The SAY Award is also a celebration of Scotland’s wider music industry, as work that’s released down a DIY route sits shoulder to shoulder with chart hits from the majors and the cream of Scotland’s home-based indie labels. It’s a great way to cheer on your personal favourites while discovering new music at the same time.” Alex Kapranos of FFS was shortlisted in 2016, and said: “It’s a real honour to be nominated for The SAY Award." Previous winners of the Award include Bill Wells and Aiden Moffat (2012), RM Hubbert (2013), Young Fathers (2014), Kathryn Joseph (2015) and last years winner Anna Meredith, who won with her critically acclaimed full length debut album Varmints. Anna spoke of her involvement with The SAY Award: “It has been a total honour and a privilege to be considered for The SAY Award. It’s been great getting to know the other albums and during these politically difficult times to see positivity, creativity and spirit coming out of the longlist and shortlist.”
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Canadian singer/songwriter, Tia McGraff is set for a Celtic Music Radio House Concert show on Monday, 1 May at the volunteer-led station’s Admiral Street studios in Glasgow. Internationally renowned and award-winning, Tia’s incisive and sparkling Americana/Country albums have brought her deserved praise with one critic describing her as a “female Gordon Lightfoot with the stage presence and voice of an angel”.
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Her 2015 album release, Crazy Beautiful, made the first round Grammy Ballot nomination for Americana Album Of The Year – her six album releases beforehand were Break These Chains; Outside of The Circle; Diversity; Day In My Shoes; Small Town Life and Jewel’s Café. “Tia’s videos, numerous nominations and awards have earned her a growing global fan base and great respect within the music industry,” said David Marks, one of the directors at Celtic Music Radio. “We are so pleased that such a high profile artist has agreed to come to our Admiral Street studios for this House Concert. It promises to be a special night.” The charity-status station has held two previous successful House Concerts featuring Eef Barzelay and Ags Connolly.
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Scottish Music Centre secures new investment for youth music sector "The Scottish Music Centre's task is to champion the wealth of talent that abounds in Scotland's musical community" continued from page 1
Now in its eighth year, the Music Plus+ project employs over 70 part-time music industry professionals who offer young people one-to-one guidance, encouragement, skills and knowledge across a range of creative and technical roles. The initiative caters for all genres, from singer songwriters to DJ / producers and everything in between. Hit The Road offers young people aged between 14-19 years old the opportunity to learn more about the live music industry before embarking on a professionally managed tour across Scotland. The project also provides participatory training opportunities, within a real live environment for nonmusicians, roles include; photography, sound engineering, PR, artist liaison and more. Both projects have secured performance slots and training roles at festivals including Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival and Electric Fields as well as helping emerging bands and artists gain coverage in national newspapers, radio, TV and online. Hit The Road and Music Plus+ are supported by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative with Hit The Road also benefiting from funding from PRS for Music Foundation. Gill Maxwell, Executive Director of the Scottish Music Centre, said, “We are thrilled to announce Help Musicians UK is supporting Scottish Music Centre to further develop our activities throughout Scotland over the next three years. At the same time, we are delighted to become a PRS for Music Foundation Talent Development Partner. This is very exciting news for musicians living in Scotland and we look forward to working together with our new partners, to invest in further nurturing and developing young
musical talent across the country.” SCOTTISH MUSIC CENTRE is a membership organisation, (with over 100 composer members / creative businesses), a registered Charity and national hub and information point, representing all areas of the industry and delivering a wide range of services to musicians in Scotland. The organisation manages youth music projects Music Plus+, and Hit The Road. Both initiatives equip young people based in Scotland between the ages of 14-19 years old with the advice, skills and knowledge they need to consider a career within the creative industries. The centre also houses the largest collection of contemporary classical Scottish music both written and recorded - a vast proportion of which is available for hire or purchase. Full info see www.scottishmusiccentre.com
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HELP MUSICIANS UK: Scottish Music Centre is a Help Musicians UK National Grants Programme Awardee, enabling the centre and our youth music projects to nurture and develop musicians in Scotland over the next 3 years. Help Musicians UK is the leading UK charity for professional musicians of all genres, from starting out through to retirement. We help at times of crisis, but also at times of opportunity, giving people the extra support they need at a crucial stage that could make or break their career. To find out more about Help Musicians UK and the work we do please browse the sections at: www.helpmusicians.org.uk/about-us www.scottishmusiccentre.com https://twitter.com/scottishmusic www.facebook.com/scottishmusiccentre
PRS FOR MUSIC FOUNDATION: Scottish Music Centre is a PRS for Music Foundation Talent Development Partner. PRS For Music Foundation’s mission is to stimulate and support the creation and performance of new music throughout the UK and to ensure that this music is enjoyed by a wide audience. Over the past 15 years we have proved ourselves as a significant force in supporting pioneering musical activity. Since March 2000 we have supported over 5,200 new music initiatives to the tune of over £22 million. PRS for Music Foundation receives £1.5m per year from PRS for Music. More @
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Scots musicians supported to perform at SXSW through International Showcase Fund Anna Meredith :: Happy Meals :: PAWS :: Pinact :: Pooches :: Sam Gellaitry :: Spinning Coin :: The Spook School :: Womps The PRS for Music Foundation have announced details of the 37 talented artists , including 9 from Scotland, supported through the International Showcase Fund to perform at this year’s SXSW Music Festival from 13-19 March. This news, which sees a record number of UK artists travelling to Austin, Texas with support from the showcase fund, is thanks to new contributions from PPL, Creative Scotland and Wales Arts International who recently joined Department for International Trade, British Underground, Arts Council England, Musicians Union and Pledge Music as partners of the fund. The annual SXSW event combines music, film and interactive conferences and festivals. Scottish artists Anna Meredith, PAWS, Pinact, Pooches, Sam Gellaitry, Spinning Coin, The Spook School and Womps are among the acts being supported to perform through the International Showcase Fund. Other Scottish acts announced by SXSW include Be Charlotte, Catholic Action and Elle Exxe. Alan Morrison, Head of Music at Creative Scotland, said: “There’s clearly a big appetite for Scottish talent at SXSW, and this year the festival has invited some of our most exciting emerging bands to play in Austin. Creative Scotland’s partnership with the PRS Foundation’s International Showcase Fund is designed to help Scottish musicians make a splash at festivals and expos all over the world, and it’s great to see so many of them heading to Texas this March, where they’ll be able to grab the attention of key figures in the music industry. From the catchy adrenalin rush of The Spook School, to the crunchy guitar chords of PAWS, the electro uplift of Sam Gellaitry and the
crossover hedonism of Anna Meredith, there’s a snapshot here of the many different types of music that are breaking through the surface of the scene. Fingers crossed that the SXSW class of 2017 hits the big time.” Vanessa Reed Chief Executive of PRS Foundation, said: “Through new partnerships this year with PPL, Creative Scotland and Wales Arts International we are able to reach more talented artists than ever before and to respond to their increasing demand for support to attend this career changing, North American industry event. Over 150 UK artists have been invited to attend SXSW this year, demonstrating that British music is in high demand and remains one of the UK’s greatest success stories on an international stage. I look forward to following the exceptionally diverse range of artists we’re funding this year – from jazz and urban to indie and electronic, and the business and creative step-change they can achieve through their trip. To help artists make the most of their time at the festival PRS Foundation hosted, with support from PPL, a pre-SXSW Meet Up / Drinks / Workshop day in February for all artists, bands and managers looking to attend the festival. www.sxsw.com/festivals/music https://twitter.com/SXSW www.facebook.com/SXSWFestival
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Scotland’s National Conservatoire Ranked in World Top Three for Performing Arts Education The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland has today been ranked third in the world for performing arts education in a global review by the prestigious QS World Rankings 2017. Up three places from last year, Scotland's national conservatoire joins Juilliard in New York as one of the top three performing arts education institutions in the world, making the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland the top-ranking international HEI in Scotland. https://www. topuniversities.com/university-rankings/ university-subject-rankings/2017/performingarts Professor Jeffrey Sharkey, Principal of the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland said: “It’s a real thrill to see Scotland’s national conservatoire recognised in the world top three for performing arts education for the first time. “This is a proud moment for us all at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland and of great credit to a terrific staff and student community that embraces the best of both excellence and creativity that thrives here in Glasgow and Scotland.”
way in widening access to education in the performing arts through its award-winning fair access initiatives and the creation of regional arts hubs in Ayrshire at the magnificent Dumfries House, and the newly announced hub in Fraserburgh.
“This is a great team, working in a great city and More than 520 young people attend the Junior nation, delivering one of the world's most Conservatoire each week, learning in the same innovative arts education for the 21st century.” facilities and from the same teachers as the degree programme students, the Junior Established in 1847 - and this year celebrating our 170th anniversary - the Royal Conservatoire Conservatoire curriculum offers highly of Scotland is one of the world’s most innovative specialised education in and across the art forms of music, dance, drama, film and production and multi-disciplinary conservatoires, offering specialised teaching across dance, drama, music, film. production, film and education. The The QS World Ranking announcement comes as Conservatoire is number one in Scotland for the Royal Conservatoire launches its 2018 graduate employability, endorsing its status as a student recruitment activities looking for new national and international centre of excellence students from across Scotland and across the for the performing arts. world hoping to follow in the footsteps of the institution’s celebrated alumni. The Royal Conservatoire has around 1100 students from 52 countries around the world. Famous alumni include David Tennant, James McAvoy, Alan Cumming, Ruby Wax, Katie Leung, Melody Grove, Colin Morgan, Richard Madden, Sir David McVicar, Patrick Doyle and Elaine C Smith.
Now ranked third in the world, the 2018/19 recruitment campaign will showcase its world class teaching and purpose built facilities and a wide range of successful graduates who have all learnt their craft in this prestigious Glasgowbased institution.
The Glasgow-based institution is also leading the The world ranking also comes just after the
Royal Conservatoire celebrated the completion of its £2million Creative Campus, which has increased individual learning and teaching space for students by 50%. The Royal Conservatoire has been groundbreaking throughout its history ..... It was the first conservatoire in the UK to have its own degree awarding powers, the only conservatoire in Europe to offer education in all of the performing arts and the first conservatoire to offer a BA Performance degree in British Sign Language and English. The Royal Conservatoire of Scotland also leads the way in attracting applications and entrants to higher education in the performing arts through its award-winning widening access initiatives. In 1892, the founding institution of the Royal Conservatoire appointed its first professor … Emma Ritter-Bondy. Not only was Emma the first to be bestowed with the title at the Glasgow Athenaeum School of Music, she is believed to be the very first female professor of a UK higher education institution, an achievement we are marking today for International Women’s Day.
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Talented Young Winners Of 'Opera Sparks' 2018 Competition Announced The winners of Opera Sparks 2018, the Scottish Opera competition launched last April to give young people an opportunity to compose a new opera for performance, have been selected. The winning entries are Little Black Lies, by composer/librettist team Matthew Whiteside and Helene Grøn, an as yet untitled work by Lewis Murphy and Laura Attridge, and Maud by composer/librettist, Henry McPherson. The winners are awarded a commissioning fee of £3,500 and receive mentoring support throughout the creative process. The works – Opera Sparks 2018 winners (left to right) Lewis Murphy, Henry McPherson, Helene Gron, which will each be 15 minutes in length – will be Laura Attridge and Matthew Whiteside. Scottish Opera 2017 :: photo by Julie Broadfoot performed in 2018 by Scottish Opera’s youth company, Connect, in celebration of its tenth anniversary. performed all over the world, including in had her work performed at Glyndebourne, the Dublin’s National Concert Hall, Glasgow City National Gallery and Bard College in New York. Open to young composers who are Scottish or Her operas include interdisciplinary piece PUCK – based in Scotland, the entries were judged by a Halls, Salem Artworks in New York and Belfast panel consisting of Derek Clark (Scottish Opera’s International Festival. Matthew programmes and a contemporary take on A Midsummer Night's produces ‘The Night With’, a series of classical Dream for singers, dancers and live animation – Head of Music), Olivia Fuchs (Opera Director), music concerts in an informal environment with and Now which premiered at the Royal College of Christopher Gray (Director of Scottish Opera’s performances by some of Scotland’s best Music in 2015 in association with Tête-à-Tête Connect Company) and Stuart Stratford musicians. Festival. Laura is founder and Artistic Director of (Scottish Opera’s Music Director), with Scottish And So Forth (ASF), an opera and theatre Opera’s General Director, Alex Reedijk, as HELENE GRØN is a playwright and poet from company dedicated to interdisciplinary convener. Denmark, who has lived in Scotland for the past collaboration between emerging artists. Jane Davidson, Scottish Opera’s Director of five years. She is working alongside Matthew Whiteside to write the libretto for Little Black Composer/librettist HENRY MCPHERSON is Outreach and Education, said: ‘Scottish Lies. She completed a MLitt in Theatre Practices originally from Herefordshire but now lives in Opera has long championed new work and the Glasgow. He is a founding member of the artists who create it. Now, some of the country’s at the University of Glasgow in 2013, and an MSc in Playwriting from the University of Glasgow-based artists’ collective Crossline, most talented young composers and librettists Edinburgh in 2012. Helene co-founded Leylines, formed in 2015. He has worked in collaboration are being invited to create new works for our a cross-cultural theatre company, bringing to the with young Scotland-based artists including celebrated youth opera company, Connect, to be Scottish stage stories of home and David Mar, Inkeri Kallio, Adam Hall, Jak Saroka, performed in April 2018 – 10 years since the first homelessness. the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland’s new music Connect project was begun. By then, we will have invited over 500 young people from all over Composer LEWIS MURPHY trained at the Royal initiative MusicLab, as well as Glasgow’s Red Note Ensemble, the BBC Scottish Symphony Scotland to experience being part of Scotland’s Conservatoire of Scotland in Glasgow. After Orchestra and the Ensemble Modern. Currently only opera programme for young people.’ graduating with first class honours, he moved to studying Composition at the Royal Conservatoire London to continue his studies with MarkMATTHEW WHITESIDE is a composer and of Scotland, Henry collaborates widely with Anthony Turnage at the Royal College of Music, sound designer based in Glasgow, who writes students of the Conservatoire, and has worked and is a Young Composer-in-Residence at music for concert, film and collaborative with the department of vocal studies as an installations. Originally from Lisburn in Northern Glyndebourne. Lewis’s music has been accompanist, composer, and collaborator. performed in the UK and abroad by Red Note Ireland, he composed the music for Michael www.scottishopera.org.uk Palin’s Quest for Artemisia, broadcast on BBC4, Ensemble, Ensemble l’Itinéraire, Orkest de and has scored the feature films Anna Unbound Ereprijs and Richard Craig. www.facebook.com/ScottishOpera and The Loudest Sound. His work has been https://twitter.com/ScottishOpera Glasgow-born librettist LAURA ATTRIDGE has
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OLD BLIND DOGS :: album :: 'Room With A View' release date - 28 March @ www.oldblinddogs.co.uk
Old Blind Dogs are back in 2017 with a new record and a new line up. Original member, Jonny Hardie (Fiddle / Vocals) is joined by long term partners Aaron Jones (Bouzouki / Vocals), Ali Hutton (Pipes / Whistles) and new percussion powerhouse Donald Hay.
In their twenty five year history this is The Dogs’ thirteenth release and their first in six years. Back to their best with a recording capturing the infectious energy of their live show, ‘Room With A View’ has excitement, beauty and their trademark powerful vocals. A Scottish band that takes their historical ties seriously, Old Blind Dogs’ new recording captures parts of a tradition that goes back a long way. Great story telling and timeless tunes made for the ups and downs of life ... and dancing! The Dogs have spent a lot of time touring in America and opening track ‘Bunker Hill’ is a
perfect example of tunes travelling from one country to another, adapting to their surroundings as they go. Music by brilliant current tune writers sits seamlessly with tunes from days gone by, from Ali’s ‘Cairo Day’ and Alasdair White’s brand new ‘An Iuchair’ to Breton gavottes and old Scottish pipe reels. Aaron was interested in singing songs from where he lives so there are two from Lionel McLelland, a great poet from Moffat in Dumfries and Galloway, the enchanting ‘Earl O March’s Daughter’ and the dark tale of ‘Sawney Bean’. Jonny was fascinated with the Orcadian history of The Maid of Norway, so ‘A Ring On Her Hand’ by Saltfishforty’s Brian Cromarty has been given the Old Blind Dogs pounding groove treatment. Recorded and mixed at Carrier Waves Studio in Glasgow by Andrea Gobbi. This was a genuinely collaborative and enjoyable process for everyone involved. We’re looking forward to the next chapter in this influential band’s long history.
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GARY INNES :: album :: 'ERA' release date - out now @ www.garyinnes.com/merchandise/ Highland born accordionist and one of the founding members of Scottish award-winning celtic supergroup, Mànran, Gary Innes, has released his muchanticipated second solo album entitled ERA. Gary released his first solo album How’s the Craic back in 2005 and has since released multiple
collaborative albums with Ewan Robertson (of Breabach fame), allaccordion band Box Club and also has three albums with his current band Mànran. However, after 12 years of working on other projects, he is now back with a full album of self-composed tunes and even some self-penned songs, performed by some of the very best musicians and singers in the Scottish music scene. Having been a professional musician for over 15 years, Innes is no stranger to the world of traditional music and as the newly appointed BBC Radio Scotland
presenter for the iconic music show, Take the Floor Innes is becoming further ingratiated into the Scottish music scene. When asked about the album title, Innes said, “I have called the album ERA as I feel it’s the end of a substantial chapter, or indeed era in my life. Due to my increasing musical commitments, I retired from my beloved sport of shinty in 2014 and for the same reason finished up with the Scottish Fire and Rescue service after 15 and a half years, in 2015. Last year saw the beginning of the new era with the birth of my first little niece Zara and now my second niece is on the way. I am also getting married this year so it feels like life is very much starting to move me in a different, very significant, direction and I wanted to not only recognise this but also to celebrate it”.
melodies and titles that clearly resonate with Innes and his highland home village of Spean Bridge. ERA includes three selfpenned songs which all carry very different stories, sung by Robert Robertson, Alec Dalglish and Siobhan Miller.
The first single from the album 'The Caman Man' is a song all about Scotland’s most indigenous sport, ERA has Hamish Napier on Keys, Shinty and Innes’ journey from the Duncan Lyall on bass, Jarlath start to the end of his sporting Henderson on Uilleann Pipes, Steve career which involved him Byrnes on kit and fellow Mànran captaining the national team on bandmate, Ewen Henderson on many occasions and his local club, fiddle. Innes co-produced the album Fort William to Camanachd Cup with guitar and piping sensation, Ali success. Hutton who also performed on the album. www.garyinnes.com www.facebook.com/gary.innes The album weaves in and out of https://twitter.com/GaryInnes
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SNJO with guest Bill Evans :: album :: 'Beauty and the Beast ' release date - out now @ https://snjo.co.uk/snjo-shop/
Tommy Smith originally wrote his epic suite Beauty and the Beast specifically for American saxophonist David Liebman, a fearsome player with a generous heart. This fabulous live recording with the superbly expressive Bill Evans and the Scottish National Jazz Orchestra fully captures the colossal scale of the work, and marks the towering improvisational accomplishments of modern jazz musicians hitting peak form. Bill Evans studied under David Liebman, but they have more in common than that, for both men can claim the privilege of having playing alongside Miles Davis. Today, Evans is one of the most dynamic saxophonists of his generation, and he brings all of his trademark energy and
muscularity to a demanding piece of music. Not least of those demands is the requirement to contrast lyrical beauty with bestial fire and fury.
turbulent epicentre, escalates the action and Smith’s Beauty and the Beast is no fairy tale brings a though. It is a jazz essay on the dualities of the heightened human psyche, and the SNJO guides the listener sense of through its seven-part examination of good and drama to the evil with fearless authority. The rhythm section work. of Steve Hamilton (piano), Kevin Glasgow (electric bass) and Alyn Cosker (drums) are In his review particularly commanding, and provide a rockof a live solid platform for Evans to solo freely and in show uninhibited style. featuring Evans in 2011, Rob Adams observed that, “…the The music was originally premiered at the version of Beauty and the Beast that he (Smith) Glasgow Jazz Festival in 2001 with Liebman as produced for saxophonist Bill Evans was quite featured guest. That performance, described by different from my recollections of the one the Glasgow Herald as “Ambitious in scale, premiered with Dave Liebman. This one rocked, dense in structure, (and)…..exhilarating in its and by introducing bass guitar Smith not only sense of controlled freedom”, of course set the gave Evans the propulsion he’s been generally bar very high. accustomed to, he took his own writing, and Nevertheless, the supercharged upscaling of the thus SNJO, into the realms of Gil Evans’ later score on this recording, with Bill Evans at its work and George Russell’s Living Time Orchestra.” Beauty and the Beast composed & orchestrated by Tommy Smith. Recorded by Mark McKellen, Caird Hall, Dundee, 22 May 2011. Mixed and mastered by Jan Erik Kongshaug at Rainbow Studios, Oslo, Oct 2015. Commissioned by the SNJO with support from Creative Scotland.
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BEN GLOVER :: gigs :: Glasgow + Edinburgh Touring his latest album :: 'The Emigrant' :: www.benglover.co.uk world. Having to deal with the issues of immigration while going back to the music I grew up playing is how The Emigrant was born. The project is my story — it’s who I am at this time in my life”
Nashville-based Irishman, Ben Glover is in Glasgow and Edinburgh for shows in March and April. His latest album, The Emigrant, is confirming his status as a formidable singer/ songwriter with whom the likes of Gretchen Peters and Mary Gauthier are keen to collaborate. The Emigrant folds his two worlds into one. Co-produced by Glover and Neilson Hubbard (who also produced Leith born Dean Owens’ acclaimed Into the Sea CD) the album features a mix of traditional folk songs and original compositions (including co-writes with Gretchen Peters (with whom he also co-wrote the award winning song Blackbirds), Mary Gauthier and Tony Kerr) as Glover addresses the universal theme and personal challenge that is immigration. When an ocean separates the two halves of your whole, it's worthy of contemplation. Glover says: “Over the past couple of years, I have been going through the process of getting my U.S. Green Card, so the reality of immigration was very present in my world” Not only did he have to slice through web of bureaucratic issues, he also found himself face-to-face with the bigger questions posed by the process. “Contemplations like 'What and where is home?' were never far from my thoughts,” he adds. To work through it all, Glover turned to music. “Around the same time, my interest in Irish roots music and folk ballads was rekindled. My head and heart were back in that musical
Glover's childhood in the sleepy seaside village of Glenarm in the north of Ireland had a soundtrack from both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. When he started playing gigs in the local pub at the age of 13, he played Irish music, of course, but he also slipped in songs from Hank Williams and Johnny Cash. In the summers of his university years. Glover paid his way across the pond by performing Irish folk ballads along with the songs of Christy Moore and the Pogues in the bars in Boston, while back home in the pubs of Ireland he was singing Dylan and Springsteen. In 2009, Glover relocated to Nashville and immersed himself in Southern culture. He began exploring the locations that were closely associated with the music he grew up listening to — Hank Williams' tombstone in Montgomery, Alabama; Johnny Cash's childhood home in Dyess, Arkansas; Robert Johnson's grave in Greenwood, Mississippi. Those experiences informed and infused the soul of his acclaimed 2014 solo album, Atlantic. With The Emigrant, Glover continues to search for his place in the world. In 2015 he was part of the highly acclaimed, award winning documentary film/album The Orphan Brigade (Soundtrack to a Ghost Story), a collaboration with talented Nashville musicians and film makers including Gretchen Peters and Neighborhoods Apart’s Neilson Hubbard and Joshua Britt. GIGnotes ..... Wednesday 22 March: Ben Glover plus Alan Tennie (Fallen Angel Productions), 8pm, The Admiral Bar 72 Waterloo St, Glasgow G2 7DA Tickets £13 from Tickets Scotland 0141 204 5151 and from The Admiral Bar. + Thursday 6 April: Ben Glover (Scary Biscuits Promotions), 8pm The Voodoo Rooms, West Register St, Edinburgh. £13 (+b/f in adv) from Tickets Scotland and www. brownpapertickets.com
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BOSIE :: EP :: 'Hey Young Blood' release date - out now @ www.bosieofficial.com/music Scots music producer John McLaughlin is delighted to announce he will be managing the new country duo, BOSIE, who have just released a new EP 'Hey Young Blood' and have their debut album in the pipeline.
They are looking forward to their future being in safe hands under the guidance of the Scottish hitmaker.
Taylor and Richard said: "We are delighted to announce that we will be under the management of John McLaughlin, and will be working with some of the best and most experienced people in The band is made up of long-term friends Taylor the music industry. Logan from Barrhead, East Renfrewshire and To have the chance to write and record our own Richard Graham who hails from Balfron, music and share it with the world is every artist’s Stirlingshire. dream. We are in no doubt that working and developing our ideas with our mentors, John McLaughlin, Jud Mahoney and the Boombox team will prove to be a fortuitous match.
and Westlife. Co-producing will be Jud Mahoney who has worked with the likes of Michael Jackson and Boyz 2 Men. They have also bagged themselves a support slot at one of Scotland’s most popular music festivals, McEwan’s Party At The Palace and promoter John Richardson is Knowing that we are in experienced hands, gives delighted to have them play at the event in us the encouragement we need to launch our Linlithgow. distinctive brand of music onto the music scene.” “We’re committed to supporting new talent and I The music supremo is excited about the band’s like to keep my ear to the ground for up and future and was impressed by their performance coming bands that would fit the bill for our on ITV’s The Voice. “I was blown away by Tayler second stage. Bosie will be a worthy addition to and Rich’s spellbinding live performances at the support line up” - John Richardson, recent gigs and how they've handled the McEwan’s Party At The Palace pressure of performing live on national TV and Catch BOSIE live at McEwan’s Party At The this proves that they are set for superstardom Palace where they will perform on the second on the new country music scene. There’s a real stage on Saturday 12 August - Tickets @ www. buzz about them right now.” - John partyatthepalace.co.uk McLaughlin BOSIE will record their debut album at The Boombox Studio, and will be produced by McLaughlin who has penned songs for Busted
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FÈIS CHATAIBH CÈILIDH TRAIL :: EP :: 'Ceilidh Trailers' release date - out now @ www.facebook.com/feis.chataibh
Fèis Chataibh air delighted to launch a new Cèilidh Trail CD with support from the Kilbraur Windfarm Community Benefit Trust. The Cèilidh Trail is a cultural heirtage project which gives young traditional musicians and singers the opportunity to take part in a professional summer tour. Fèis Chataibh is one of eight fèis Cèilidh Trail projects running in Scotland each year with support from Fèisean nan Gàidheal. There were seven members in this year’s Fèis Chataibh Cèilidh Trail Scott Celli, Helen Gordon, Jo Maclean, Ross Macleod, Johan Mearns, Ailsa Murray and Douglas Murray. The group spent a very busy three weeks touring Sutherland and Caithness in July
and August 2016 performing at ceilidhs, concerts, sessions and even appeared at the popular Highland festival Belladrum.
and a Scots song by Robert Burns. It was fitting then that the CD was launched at a Burns Supper in Golspie at the end of January.
After their tour was finished the group set up a portable studio in the Fountain Road Church Halls in Golspie where they recorded a five track CD with acclaimed musician and sound engineer Gordon Gunn at the helm. Amongst the tracks are a Gaelic song by the famous Sutherland bard Rob Donn Mackay
Fèis Chataibh Cèilidh Trail Coordinator Mhairi Mackinnon said, “We’re delighted with our young band and all the hard work and effort they’ve put in to this project and I think these efforts are evident in the high quality CD they’ve produced. The Cèilidh Trail is a great opportunity to develop musical
and performance skills with help and training from professionals, and I think recording a CD enhances these skills even further, giving the group even more of an idea of what it is like to be a member of professional band. We are very grateful to the Kilbraur Windfarm Community Benefit Trust for their support with the CD, to Fèisean nan Gàidheal for their help with the scheme and to Gordon Gunn who made the recording a rewarding experience for all involved.” The Fèis Chataibh Cèilidh Trail CD 2016 is now on sale in shops for £6, or directly from the fèis through their Facebook page below or email: feischataibh@yahoo.co.uk www.facebook.com/feis.chataibh
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download THULA BORAH Near Life Experience 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 Available from: https://thulaborah.bandcamp.com www.thulaborah.com https://thulaborah.bandcamp.com
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EP cd / download / stream Release Date: 23 February Since being selected for Creative Scotland's 'Verden Studios Demo Project 15', Rachel Alice Johnson has gone on to perform with her band at such venues as the BBC Scotland Castle Tent and most recently at King Tuts Wah Wah Hit. Inspired by Lana Del Rey, Royal Blood and The Black Keys, her debut EP '2AM' transitions in to a new vibe of sultry rock and toll combined with bass heavy electro-pop.
TEANNAICH Energised
album cd / download Release Date: 9 December
Edinburgh Rock ceilidh band have released their 2nd album Energised. With this album Teannaich has brought their unique band of high energy folk rock ceilidh music from the stage to the studio with 11 great tracks of music which is both great for listening or dancing to.
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ADRIANA SPINA
EUGENE TWIST JENNY STURGEON
Let Out The Dark album cd / vinyl / download Release Date: 24 March
Adriana Spina’s second album, released almost six years after her first, is more raw and guitar-driven that its predecessor. Let Out The Dark features Ross McFarlane (Texas, The Proclaimers) on drums, and comprises of ten songs which touch on themes from lost love and infidelity to atheism and the refugee crisis. Listen/Watch: www.adrianaspina.com/music www.soundcloud.com/adspina www.adrianaspina.bandcamp.com Available from: www.adrianaspina.com/shop www.adrianaspina.bandcamp.com Also available via iTunes and all other popular download sites from 24 March www.adrianaspina.com www.facebook.com/adrianaspinamusic www.twitter.com/adrianamusic www.instagram.com/adrianasingssongs
The Stuntman 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
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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 EWAN McLENNAN & GEORGE MONBIOT Breaking the Spell of Loneliness album cd / download / stream Release Date: Out Now
A remarkable collaboration between writer George Monbiot and musician Ewan McLennan, seeking to use music and word to open up the issue of loneliness and bring people together. Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com https://soundcloud.com Available from: All usual outlets www.ewanmclennan.co.uk www.monbiot.com
LOUISE McVEY & CRACKS IN THE CONCRETE Under The Heart
BRITTLE HEAD GIRL Fall In Line
EP cd / download / stream Release Date: 28 October
An unsigned 4 piece indie rock band from Edinburgh. Their influences are varied and include Swervedriver, Ride, Redd Kross, Smashing Pumpkins, Therapy?, Girls Against Boys, Helmet, Alice In Chains and Placebo to Glasgow-based two-piece Louise McVey & Cracks name but a few. Their music has been described by 7Ahead as “…the raucousness of early Nirvana records in the Concrete, Louise McVey (vocals) and Graeme Miller (sound), met in a basement in 2009. jumps out and appears to be revitalised in BHG’s style.” https://t.co/N11Ucdc4 McVey‘s sonorous vocals and Miller’s off kilter album cd / vinyl / download Release Date: 5 December
musical arrangements create darkly atmospheric, and at times unsettling songs , highlighting their shared passion for dark unexplored musical territory.
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DANNY MORTIMER RAB NOAKES
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
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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.
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
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download RICHARD BUCHANAN
SOPHIE RAMSAY
THE REVELLERS
Highway Stars
The Seas Between Us
Skeletons
single download Release Date: 7 October
The title of this latest release from Richard Buchanan, former bass player with 90’s Scottish under-achievers The Lost Soul Band, is a mondegreen, or misheard words. This unashamed pop song describes a special, enduring friendship with a fellow troubadour and features an odd instrumental section. Listen/Watch: https://richardbuchanan.bandcamp.com/ Available from: http://feersum.co.uk/ http://feersum.co.uk/ https://twitter.com/feersumMusic
album - cd / download Release Date: Out Now
My new album The Seas Between Us is out now! It has twelve old Scots and Gaelic songs, many of which I’ve been singing since I was a little girl. It was recorded and produced by Matheu Watson, who also played several instruments (guitars, fiddle, mandolin, prepared instruments, synth, organs, etc.) and features Fraser Fifield (prepared whistle, lowland pipes, kaval), Jim Rattigan (French horn), Ben Cashell (cello) and Findlay Napier (voice). It was mixed by Leo Abrahams and mastered by Iain Hutchison. Listen/Watch: www.youtube.com/user/sophrams/feed https://soundcloud.com/sophie-ramsay
album - cd / download / stream Release Dates: CD Out Now / Download 31/10/16 / Steam 1/1/7 Hailing from The Shetland Islands, The Revellers are a seven-piece juggernaut, that combine fiddle, mandolin and tenor banjo with heavy metal, punk and alternative rock rhythm section. The end result is something which has been nicknamed by onlookers as ‘Heavy Folk Music’ or ‘Viking Metal’. The band release their second album this autumn – ‘Skeletons’ with Tim Matthew (Lau/ Mystery Juice) at the helm and cameo appearances from some of Shetland’s finest musicians (including Arthur Nicholson and Kris Drever) and Danish multiinstrumentalist, Perry Stenback. Listen/Watch: www.the-revellers.com/category/videos/
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GILCHRIST
PYRO VERSE METRICS
Soul Preacher
Money
single download / stream Release Date: Out Now
Debut video single from Alternative Rock duo PYRO. These 17 year old lads from Bathgate produce a wall of sound that you would expect from a 5 piece band. Connor leads on vocals from behind the drums while Cameron uses one guitar and few friends he calls pedals. A blend of Royal Blood and Foo Fighters. Listen/Watch: YouTube: http://bit.ly/2hBB8My https://soundcloud.com/pyromusicband Available from: itunes Spotify cdBaby apple music www.facebook.com/pyromusicband https://twitter.com/pyromusicband Email: emailpyromusic@gmail.com
We’ll Be Listening and Remembering Until We’re Old and Unsteady EP vinyl / download / stream Release Date: 2 December
'We’ll Be Listening and Remembering Until We’re Old and Unsteady’ is the third EP from Glasgow’s Verse Metrics, a groove-driven 4 piece band with a knack for writing twisty, turny alternative rock songs. Expect post-rock instrumentation with nontraditional song structures; and math-rock subtleties as a bed for Bob Dick’s introspective and often cryptic lyrics. Listen/Watch: http://soundcloud.com/versemetrics http://versemetrics.bandcamp.com http://youtube.com/versemetrics Available from: Vinyl - http://bit.ly/metricsvinyl Download - http://bit.ly/listeningdl iTunes - http://apple.co/2i59smR www.versemetrics.com www.facebook.com/versemetrics http://twitter.com/versemetrics
EP cd / download / stream Release Date: 16 December
Gilchrist are an Edinburgh band playing an exciting fusion of rock, funk and soul. They released their debut album ‘Funky Philosophy’ in November 2014 and have recently been working with award winning producer Steve Power. They are to release 4 EPs over the next year starting with the ‘Soul Preacher’ EP which contains 3 tracks mixed by Steve. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/gilchrist-2/soul-preacher https://soundcloud.com/gilchrist-2/river-of-tears https://youtu.be/EDZBPoFI7A8 https://youtu.be/b4fID8urlzE https://youtu.be/CnRZ0R29qoc Available from: https://itun.es/gb/V_BKgb www.gilchristfunk.com www.facebook.com/gilchristfunk https://twitter.com/GilchristFunk
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download JUDE ADAMS
KIM EDGAR
GRAHAM MacKENZIE
This Girl, This Woman
Stories Untold
Crossing Borders
Stories Untold is an intimate and inspiring collection of original songs, tackling topics including child soldiers, crime and punishment, loss, and love in its many forms. Early responses have been positive, with five stars from Spiral Earth, and album of the week from Iain Anderson and Celtic Music Radio.
‘Crossing Borders’ was a Celtic Connections commission in 2015 written for a nine piece ensemble and represents Graham's musical journey to date, reflecting on places, people and musical styles that have influenced him and his music. The piece draws on vibrant Scottish, Irish and Cape Breton styles and is written in four sections, each highlighting one of these cultures. It brings together a fusion of traditional and classical styles in his own composition.
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This Girl, This Woman is the debut album by 57-yearold singer Jude Adams, who discovered her talent following a life-changing M.E. diagnosis. The album, which Jude describes as soulful pop with a 60s twist, contains 10 tracks all written and sung by Jude, and produced and arranged by musician Janette Mason. Jude comments: " I always loved to sing, and I always did, but behind closed doors. It was only when I got to 50 that I summoned the courage to start singing in public. And then two years later I was diagnosed with M.E. Performing, work and many ways in which I lived my life had to stop or change significantly. It was debilitating, but led to a lot of personal reflection, and ultimately the silver lining of discovering a passion for songwriting." Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/judeadamssings Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com // www.amazon.co.uk iTunes, Amazon MP3, Google Play, Spotify www.judeadamssings.net https://twitter.com/thelittlefunky
album cd / download Release Date: 23 September
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album cd Release Date: 9 September
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Available from: Available from: From release from iTunes and other download stores and also in all good record stores through Proper Music iTunes and www.grahammackenziemusic.com/shop/ Distribution and www.kimedgar.com/music www.kimedgar.com www.facebook.com/KimEdgarMusic www.facebook.com/KimEdgarSongwriter
PETE COUTTS
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PAUL ARMOUR THE KATET
Northern Sky
album cd / download Release Date: Out Now Northern Sky is the eagerly awaited debut solo album from Aberdeen musician Pete Coutts (mandolin, guitar, vocals). This collection of original Doric songs and tunes draws from the cultural heritage and language of the North-East whilst keeping its roots planted firmly in the contemporary sound of traditional Scottish music. Featuring some of Scotland’s finest musicians including: Ali Hutton (pipes, whistles, guitar), Jonny Hardie (fiddle), Brian McAlpine (accordion), Martin O’Neill (bodhran). The album weaves its way through a rich tapestry of tunes and tales inspired by traditional life in North-East Scotland’s fishing and farming communities Listen/Watch:
https://petecoutts.bandcamp.com/album/northern-sky
Available from:
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https://twitter.com/pete_coutts www.facebook.com/petecouttsmusic
The Poets & The Beats Guillotine
album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Guillotine was launched on 10th oct at Summerhall with a massive 19piece line-up including string and brass sextets. This was the only way to do the album justice. Guillotine is the culmination of the band's 8 year weekly residency at Edinburgh's notorious Jazz Bar. This is definitely a huge step up in Mike Kearney's production and writing style. Enjoy! Listen/Watch: https://thekatet.bandcamp.com/ www.youtube.com/user/thekatetband Available from: https://thekatet.bandcamp.com/ www.thekatet.co.uk www.facebook.com/thekatetband https://twitter.com/thekatetband
album cd / download / stream Release Date: Out Now
The Poets and the Beats from Musician / producer Paul Armour (ex Seminal Glasgow Surf Pop Band “The Cuban Heels") “The album is very much a beat combo sound. Punchy with grooves using classic retro instruments: Rhodes Wurlitzer & Hammond, vintage amps and guitars. The feel is a mix of styles, melodic & rhythmic. Lyrically quirky with themes of hope and renewal. A recent review from Rock Fm. Scotland described the sound as “Weller-ish” but more refined! It’s all in the ear of the beholder. Enjoy the beats…” Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com www.youtube.com Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com www.paularmour.co.uk https://twitter.com/paul497191 www.facebook.com/paul.armour.31
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download MARTHA L. HEALY
MARY K BURKE
STILLHOUND
To Be Free
Tonight, As We Dance
Time Enough For Love
EP cd / download Release Date: Out Now
To Be Free is an interim project - in between albums number one and two - for Glasgow's Martha L. Healy. Including two originals and two of Martha's favourite country classics, the EP was recorded with her band over a snowy weekend in Glasgow in January 2016. Listen/Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K__HHP3zq1w Available from: www.marthalhealy.com https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/to-be-free-ep/ id1148312525 plus Amazon + other sites www.marthalhealy.com www.facebook.com/marthalhealy https://twitter.com/MarthaLHealy
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The song was written by singer/songwriter John Faulkner and was first recorded in 1993 on the album Solid Ground by Dolores Keane. Mary K’s version was recorded at Gaf Studios in New Inn, Co Tipperary and was arranged and produced by award winning musician and producer Fran Curry and engineered mixed & mastered by Joe Gallagher. It has been a busy year for Mary K with the successful single” I’ll accept the rose” and her second album “Sweet is the melody”. Mary K has also finished the recording of her self-penned album which is attracting a lot of attention particularly in The United States.
single download Release Date: Out Now
Edinburgh based trio Stillhound announce the release of ‘Bury Everything’ along with single and album opener ‘Spring Conscious,’ a vast and soaring pop track with Foals-esque guitar intricacies and towering chorus. Consisting of Fergus Cook, Laurie Corlett-Donald and Dave Lloyd, the band take inspiration from art, geography and the far flung soundscapes of their homeland, creating an avant-pop record with glacial electronics and packed with unashamed synth pop moments.
Listen/Watch: http://marykburke.bandcamp.com www.mkburke.co.uk/videos.html https://youtu.be/8PZd0bKVsk4
Listen/Watch:
Available from: www.mkburke.co.uk
https://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/stillhound/id989810716
www.mkburke.co.uk www.facebook.com/mkburke1 https://twitter.com/marykburke1
https://soundcloud.com/stillhound/time-enough-for-love-2
http://stillhound.bandcamp.com/ Available from:
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LIZA MULHOLLAND
FAT-SUIT HEATHER DICKSON
Fine ’n’ Rosy
album cd / vinyl / download / stream Release Date: Out Now
Atlas
album cd / download / stream Release Date: 3 October
"FAT-SUIT (“One of the best bands in British music full stop” - Stephen Duffy, BBC Radio Scotland) is on a collective journey through music, using jazz as the point of departure to explore a myriad of soundworlds. This ensemble of rotating musicians release their third album ‘Atlas’ which features ten brand new compositions performed live by twenty seven of the UK’s fnest and most in demand musicians." Listen/Watch: www.facebook.com/pg/fatsuit/videos/ Available from: http://fatsuit.bigcartel.com/product/atlas https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/fatsuit13
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/atlas/id1136200086
http://www.fat-suit.co.uk/ https://www.facebook.com/fatsuit/ https://twitter.com/fat_suit
Harley Honey single cd / download Release Date: 22 October
Don’t miss this edgy new sound from Scotland’s Heather Dickson. 'Harley Honey' was recorded in Nashville, the home of country music but the heart of the song is rock n roll! Listen/Watch: www.cdbaby.com/cd/heatherdickson22 Available from: www.cdbaby.com/cd/heatherdickson22 www.heatherdickson.co.uk www.facebook.com/hdickson37 Download on iTunes www.heatherdickson.co.uk www.facebook.com/hdickson37 https://twitter.com/dicksonh40
Born and brought up in Inverness, Liza has been involved in folk music for many years. Although classically trained in piano, her family background of a big Glasgow-Irish clan of musicians and singers on her father's side, and the Gaelic song tradition of her mother's Isle of Lewis heritage, inevitably meant a strong pull towards the folk scene. On her first solo album of original songs and tunes, Fine 'n' Rosy, Liza brings together some top players, including cousin, Rua Macmillan, winner of Radio Scotland Young Traditional Musician Of the Year 2009, Alasdair Taylor of the Folk Award-winning band, The Elephant Sessions, and Robin Abbot of The Mystic Shoes. This intimate album comprises reflective ballads and uptempo songs with catchy choruses, complemented by rollicking trad-style tunes and dreamy instrumentals.
Listen/Watch: http://apple.co/2dO3pST Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com www.amazon.co.uk iTunes, Amazon MP3, Google Play, Spotify www.facebook.com/liza.mulholland.94 https://twitter.com/lizamulholland1
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download ROTU
THE VIVIANS
BARON SALMON
(Revenge Of the Tartan Unicorn)
The Vivians
Wild Things
The Vivians 10th Anniversary Demos Album #TheVivians10yr - To mark their 10th anniversary of forming, cult indie punk band The Vivians will release a collection of songs spanning their tumultuous career. The self-titled album, digitally released 26th August 2016, will comprise newly mastered unreleased demos and rarities, recorded between 2006 and 2010, accompanied by a new video and artwork. Formed in August 2006, The Vivians dared to dream big and set out to achieve great things. From their humble beginnings in a basement rehearsal room in Edinburgh, through to splitting in April 2010, the band’s story is one of dreams, misguidance and brotherhood.
Wild Things is the first release from East Lothian Alt-Folk singer songwriter Baron Salmon. The four songs are tender tales of moving on, each one showcasing the musicianship, the fine singing and the mature songwriting of their creator. In these songs we also glimpse some of his influences, from Dylan to Bonnie Prince Billy, to Tallest Man on Earth, whilst never losing sight of the exciting new sound that belongs to Baron Salmon.
Listen/Watch: www.soundcloud.com/theviviansofficial
Available from: Most digital music outlets - Amazon, Google etc and @ http://apple.co/2bS1e0d Buy CD @ http://bit.ly/2ca5Qy8
Rise Of the Tartan Unicorn single /EP / album cd / download / stream Release Date: Out Now
ROTU are a new Alternate Funk Rock three piece who are rooted firmly in the sounds of 70's funk and rock. They blend influences of Psychedelic Blues with Classic Rock sounds coating it with a fresh glaze of interesting rhythmic changes. This makes for an exceedingly satisfying act in any line up or playlist. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/rotu-3/late-night-sandwich http://apple.co/2cufdp1 Available from: Cd, iTunes/Apple Music/Spotify www.facebook.com/RotuAberdeen/ https://twitter.co.uk/rotuuk
ALEX TRONIC v LEITH BASS TEAM
album stream / download Release Date: Out Now
Available from: iTunes / Spotify www.facebook.com/theviviansofficial
EP cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Listen/Watch: https://baronsalmon.bandcamp.com/
https://twitter.com/baronsalmon www.facebook.com/baronsalmon
ALTINAK IMAGINARY CLAIRE M SINGER CREATURES
Long Way Home Nature Flow
album - cd / download - Release Date: 17 October Nature Flow is the third album from Scots producer Paul Croan using his Alex Tronic name. This cd titles as Alex Tronic versus Leith Bass Team. Leith Bass Team is another outlet for some of Paul’s material that features guest musicians namely Matthew Leigh Embleton ( Snakestyle). The cd also features long time vocal collaborator Kirsty Brown and new contributions from Polina Domnina and Scots chanteuse Georgia Gordon. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/leith-bass-team Available from: On release from all Major digital stores including Beatport, Spotify, iTunes, Deezer and on CD from Amazon, Pyshop , www.alextronic.co.uk and all good record stores
www.alextronicrecords.co.uk www.twitter.com/djalextronic
www.facebook.com/Alex-Tronic-Records-151332024903595
Solas
Album cd / download The Butterfly’s Dream Release Album Date: Out Now cd / download Claire Singer is Now a composer, producer and ReleaseMDate: Out
performer of both acoustic and electronic Imaginary is a virtual a studio music. SheCreatures has performed herband, music project formed by the lyricist everywhere from thecollaboration Roundhouseofin London and songwriter David Scott and producer and with The London Contemporary Orchestra multi-instrumentalist Iain McKinna. The Soloists; Glasgow Cathedral; XMV New York, Butterfly’s Dream is their debut album. Guest Ceremony Hall Austin TX, Muziekgebouw, musicians include guitar ace Keith More, Amsterdam, Kunst-Station Sankt harmonica legend Fraser Speirs and Peter exCologne, Tate Modern London, Union Lindisfarnethe songwriter Rod Clements. Chapel London and many more. Solas (‘Light' in Gaelic) is Claire’s debut album and Listen/Watch: www.reverbnation.com/imaginarycreatures spans 14 years of her work. Released on Touch. Available from: Birnam Shop: http://bit.ly/1bLhVDw Listen/Watch: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK http://bit.ly/29PCwfn www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK http://amzn.to/1heO9qD Available from: also coming soon on itunes + spotify http://bit.ly/29vl4Hh
Facebook: www.clairemsinger.com www.facebook.com/pages/Imaginary-Creatures/392409684214473 https://twitter.com/clairemsinger www.facebook.com/Claire-M-Singer-185844428105134
EP download Release Date: Out Now
ALTINAK are a 4 piece indie band from Linlithgow. This belter of an EP showcases their range from the soulful sultry vocals and melodic guitar riffs that force you to sing along to Australia and Fall to the whole band on full throttle thumping out Next Time and Hard to Love. Listen/Watch: https://soundcloud.com/altinak Available from: Spotify, Deezer, Itunes, Apple Music, Google, Amazon, Shazam, etc www.altinak.com
www.facebook.com/Altinak-657662020984122/
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download OCEANS
ROSIE SULLIVAN
ANGELA PATERSON
Oceans
Wonderland
Down To The River
EP cd / download Release Date: 29 July
EP cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Album - cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Throughout the album, Angela’s stunning vocal harmonies soar, a newly found and defining quality in Oceans are an anthemic alternative rock band Rosie Sullivan is young singer /songwriter from the her individual style. Although influences of country, soul from Glasgow, Scotland. Influenced by varied Isle of Lewis. After winning a national competition and pop all join together in Down to the River, Angela’s range of acts; 30 Seconds To Mars, Explosions last year she has grown in confidence and maturity island roots are never far beneath the surface. John Saich, former Capercaillie bass player and guitarist, and In The Sky, Thrice, and U2, Oceans' sound is a and has compiled her first EP of her original material. She has performed live at Wembley in Wild Biscuit co-producer Mags Russell have created mix of powerful, soulful vocals with sing along March this year and is active in the local music and multi-layered arrangements on tracks such as Don’t Say choruses to soaring, melodic lead guitar, and Hi, Yesteryear and the title track Down to the River performance scene. She launched her EP rhythm with a punch. reminiscent of many of the classic singer-songwriter "Wonderland" at An Lanntair Arts Centre in albums; on others such as Wax Doll and Closing Doors Stornoway on the 25 May. Listen/Watch: a contemporary acoustic approach puts the emotion up www.soundcloud.com/oceansnoise close and in the moment. Listen/Watch: Available from: www.oceansnoise.com and will be released digitally on all major online streaming platforms (Spotify, iTunes, Google Play) www.oceansnoise.com www.twitter.com/oceansnoise www.facebook.com/oceansnoise
https://soundcloud.com/user706914125/sets/wonderland
Available from: Free download or £5 for CD available at 'Rosie Sullivan Music' facebook site @ www.facebook.com/rosiesullivanmusic/ www.facebook.com/rosiesullivanmusic
Listen/Watch: www.angelapatersonmusic.com Available from: www.angelapatersonmusic.com/store.html All major online retailers and in stores across Scotland through Highlander Distribution www.angelapatersonmusic.com www.birnamcd.com/promo-angela-paterson/
www.facebook.com/Angela-Paterson-1079279085416991/
IMAGINARY STARLESS CREATURES
HUGH KELLY IMAGINARY KAELA ROWAN CREATURES
Starless
Album - cd / vinyl / download Release Date: Out Now Dream The Butterfly’s Album is the lushly orchestrated brainchild of Starless cd / download Paul McGeechan, keyboard player of Love & Releasefrom Date: Out Now Money Glasgow. It’s an epic and unique
album - widescreen in scope and ambition Imaginarysuch Creatures is a collaborators virtual band, as a studio featuring illustrious Paul project formed by the collaboration of lyricist Buchanan (The Blue Nile), Karen Matheson and songwriterJulie David Scottand andChris producer and (Capercaillie), Fowlis Thomson multi-instrumentalist Iain McKinna. The (The Bathers). Written, arranged and Butterfly’s Dream is their debut album. Guest masterminded by McGeechan and recorded with musicians include guitar ace Keith More, the stunning Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the harmonica Fraser Speirs and exresult is an legend emotional soundscape with Lindisfarne songwriter Rod Clements. references ranging from Ennio Morricone to The Cocteau Twins and David Sylvian. Listen/Watch: Listen/Watch: www.reverbnation.com/imaginarycreatures https://soundcloud.com + http://bit.ly/2a785hA Available from: from: Available Birnam Shop: http://bit.ly/1bLhVDw Vinyl:bit.ly/StarlessVinylPO www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK CD: bit.ly/StarlessCD www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK DL: https://itun.es/i6Yc99D http://amzn.to/1heO9qD Store: Love Music, Glasgow also coming soon on itunes + spotify http://starless.co.uk http://facebook.com/Starless-1599802900268447/ Facebook: www.facebook.com/pages/Imaginary-Creatures/392409684214473 http://twitter.com/Starless_music https://twitter.com/paul_mcgeechan
Give Me All Your Love The Fruited Thorn
Album cd / download The Butterfly’s Dream Release Album Date: 5 August cd / download Release Date: Out Now homage This album Kaela's
to all the amazing ballads and ballad singers Imaginary Creatures is a virtual band, a studio past present. To those great projectand formed by the collaboration of lyricist singers who bring songs life and and songwriter David Scott and to producer and multi-instrumentalist Iain young McKinna.singer The helped awaken the in Butterfly’s Dream is their debut album. Guest her. Sheila Stewart said “you search musicians include guitar ace Keith More, and you find soul and harmonica legendyour Fraser Speirs andyou ex- put Lindisfarne songwriter Rod Clements. that into the singing.” The Fruited Thorn is a collection of folk ballads, Listen/Watch: ancient and modern, in Scots, English www.reverbnation.com/imaginarycreatures and Gaelic. Available from: Birnam Shop: http://bit.ly/1bLhVDw Listen/Watch: www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK https://kaelarowan.bandcamp.com www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00ID7BLAK http://amzn.to/1heO9qD Available from: also coming soon on itunes iTunes/Amazon/record shops+ spotify
Facebook: www.kaelarowan.net www.facebook.com/pages/Imaginary-Creatures/392409684214473 https://twitter.com/kaelarowanband
EP download Release Date: Out Now
Alt.Blues/Soul musician, Hugh Kelly found his ‘big’ voice busking on the streets of Edinburgh in his teens. Now 21, his debut EP combines intricate songwriting, catchy melodies and a sense of raw emotion. “an extraordinary voice that ranges from the crunch of steps on a pebbly British beach, to a soaring heavenly and slightly whiskeysoaked angel’s falsetto” Arun Kendall, www.BackseatMafia.com Listen/Watch: www.HughKellyMusic.com/music www.soundcloud.com/HughKellyMusic Available from: iTunes + Spotify www.HughKellyMusic.com www.Twitter.com/HughKellyMusic www.Facebook.com/HughKellyMusic
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scotland's new releases ..... album : single : ep / cd : vinyl : download RACHEL ALICE JOHNSON
ALLAN MACDONALD & NEIL JOHNSTONE
Safe Island
The Bruce 700
single download Release Date: 27 May
Album - cd - Release Date: Out Now
Rachel Alice Johnson returns with her third single. Since being selected for Creative Scotland’s ‘Verden Studios Demo Project 15’, Rachel has been steadily winning over critics with her contagiously catchy melodies, with her next single ‘Safe Island’ set for release on 27 May. Listen/Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqfieiiDuOU Available from: http://apple.co/1V6vYcq www.twitter.com/rachyjohnson www.facebook.com/RachelAliceJohnsonArts
This CD is the culmination of a much earlier celebration, in music and song, of ‘The Wallace’ in 2005, by way of a commission from Alasdair Campbell who was then with The Tolbooth Music and Arts venue in Stirling. This was followed by another commission by Carolyn Paterson in 2014 to celebrate another icon of history of whom we know a good bit more than the former, Robert de Brus of Norman French stock, the 14th C warlord who became King, regaining Scotland’s place as an Independent nation. This orchestrated progression of music ranges from an arrangement of a classic traditional pibroch theme, in its most appropriate animated and rhythmic presentation, to specially composed and arranged pieces. Melodies are presented on a range of pipes in several different keys, overlaid and blended with percussion, clarsach, cello, soprano saxophone, violin, whistle and vocals. Available from: www.birnamcdshop.com www.amazon.co.uk / www.amazon.com www.birnamcdshop.com
EUAN DRYSDALE Songs from the Boarwood Album cd / download Release Date: Out Now
Songs From The Boarwood is Euan Drysdale’s second CD release. It is a collection of heartfelt and uplifting songs inspired by reminiscences on growing up in a Scottish town.The 10 songs on Songs From The Boarwood are all original Drysdale compositions. They are a seamless mix of folk, blues and ballads. The three musicians work sensitively together to create a tasteful acoustic sound that is the perfect sound-world for such evocative, lyrical and beautiful songs. Listen/Watch: www.euandrysdale.co.uk Available from: www.euandrysdale.co.uk iTunes, Amazon MP3, Google Play www.euandrysdale.co.uk
www.facebook.com/Euan-Drysdale-254923697865597
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Scottish Music Festivals to be included in our festival listings email details to: musicnewsscotland@gmail.com MARCH Lochwinnoch Arts Festival Lochwinnoch 15-26 March 2017
Experience Scotland Live with a seasonal feast of living traditions and local cultures. Encounter music, storytelling, dance, craft, song and folk drama at venues – indoor and outdoor – across Edinburgh and the Lothians. Rooted in the past yet resonating in the present, TradFest showcases dynamic engagement with Scotland’s History and Heritage as well as providing a platform for up and coming talent in the world of Trad. Look out for the Battle of the Folk Band event as part of the finale performances this year!
The 16th annual Festival of Music, Drama, Literature, Creative & Visual Arts in Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire takes place across a range of local venues. There are a number of our favourite performers and artists returning in 2017 including Karine Polwart, Eirlys Myfanwy Davies, Flute Phonics, Govan Gaelic Choir, Calder Drama, www.tracscotland.org/tradfest Glasgow Theatre Guild, the Rose Room and many more! We have some exciting new acts and performances including Fara - four exciting Orkney musicians, Tony Roper, the Glasgow Caledonian Fiddle Orchestra and many more!. Visit our website for more info: Southside Fringe Glasgow http://lochwinnochartsfestival.co.uk/ 12-18 May 2017
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March into Pitlochry began taking shape in 2015 when a small band of music lovers in the came together with a thought to put on a music event to see out the winter and welcome in the spring. Pitlochry comes alive over the festival weekend. Acts like Hunter & the Bear, King of Birds and The Dunwells bring there music as the intense atmosphere fills created Highland Perthshire. Run over Friday and Saturday the event is filled with top acts and often there are pop up surprise sessions in addition to the official line up at the 2 venues - McKays Hotel and Pitlochry Town Hall. Once again we are delighted to be supporting Parkinson's UK as our chosen charity of the year
With their festival programme running from the 12th-28th of May 2017, Southside Fringe is now gearing up for its 5th year. Online event applications launch on the 30th of November, you can register your event via www.southsidefringe.com . Building on the success of 2016 with 50 venues hosting more than 200 events, Southside Fringe are now putting the call out for all kinds of events to be part of next year’s festival – Theatre, Music. Comedy, Art, Cabaret, Spoken Word, Family, Heritage, Food & Drink, Health & Wellbeing, Film, and Literary/Books. Closing date for applications, 17 February 2017. For more information, contact: corinna@southsidefringe.org.uk
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Orkney Folk Festival
March into Pitlochry Pitlochry 24-25 March
TradFest Edinburgh | Dùn Èideann Edinburgh 26 Apr – 7 May 2017
Orkney 25-28 May 2017
One of Scotland’s longest-running folk festivals, celebrating its 35th outing in 2017, the Orkney Folk Festival is one of the most prolific events in the Scottish and UK
folk calendars, and one of the highlights of Orkney’s diary of community events. An entirely voluntary run event, the festival annually attracts artists from all corners of the folk world - from leading international names to up and coming fresh faces - to Stromness, in Orkney’s West Mainland, for four days of concerts, ceilidhs, clubs, sessions, talks and craic. Artists and audiences are welcomed by and into Orkney’s own thriving folk scene, with Orcadian artists providing around two thirds of the festival programme. Line-up announced across December-March, with tickets on sale in April, around six weeks ahead of the event. This is relatively close to the festival itself, as the festival consists of around 35 individually programmed and ticketed events, rather than offering all-inone day or weekend tickets. Artists visiting the festival perform on several occasions, though, offering a number of chances to catch them over the weekend. www.orkneyfolkfestival.com
JUNE Oban Live Oban 2-3 June 2017 "We are delighted to announce that Trail West, Mànran and Tide Lines will join us in Oban as not only are they great friends but they are three of the most exciting acts on the Scottish scene today - all bringing their own brand and fusion of west coast music. We still have three more acts to announce as well as some other special guests so watch this space for more exciting announcements.” Daniel Gillespie Artistic Director for Oban Live. www.obanlive.com
Killin Music Festival Killin 16-18 June 2017 Killin Music Festival delivers a weekend packed from start to finish with top-of-their-game artists, supported by a festival fringe featuring bar sessions, workshops, kids activities,
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..... lots more festival dates in our FESTIVALS! supplement read it @ http://musicnewsscotland.wordpress.com/festivals/ competitions and even a pipe band! Now heading for it’s second year, Killin Music Festival looks to solidify it’s standing in the festival calendar, taking on board feedback from visitors, and by spreading it’s wings a bit further this time. Don't miss out for 2017! Tickets are on sale now via our website www.killinmusicfestival. com and are selling fast! www.killinmusicfestival.com
Riverside Rock Jedburgh 17 June
SEPTEMBER
Riverside Rock is a musical extravaganza with something for everyone young and old and designed primarily to help raise cash for our chosen charity and other organisations around the Scottish Borders. Live music from bands, Showaddywaddy, Pilot, The Beatles Revolution, Scooty and the Skyhooks, Scocha, The Stare, DarkHorse and DJ Greg Anderson. Children’s Entertainment includes, Laser Quest, Inflatables of all sorts, Climbing Walls, Wrecking Ball, Kids Fun Fair Rides and much more. Kids entertainment is free for under 18’s from 12pm till 6pm. You’ll not find a better value family festival anywhere in Scotland, Riverside Rock is the place to be. www.riversiderock.co.uk
Solus
The Bield at Blackruthven, Perthshire 23-25 June 2017 Solas Festival is an allage arts festival held in Perthshire from 17 to 19 June, with hiphop, electro loops and some of the finest folk and roots music you’ll find in a Scottish field: a rich mix of traditions, talents and tastes. Expect an unusual mix of art, music, theatre, comedy, debate and soulsearching. The programme also makes space for challenging debate with activists, writers and thinkers from across the political, cultural and religious spectrum. Solas Festival offers a creative and entertaining programme for festival-goers of all ages in a safe environment. www.solasfestival.co.uk
JULY
life didn't get in the way.'' - Clare Damdoaran, eFestivals. Belladrum Tartan Hebrides Heart Festival takes place in the beautiful 19-22 July Highland surroundings of Belladrum Estate, near Beauly in Inverness-shire. The Fantastic four-day festival set against the independent festival has built a reputation rich cultural backdrop of the Outer Hebrides, for its eclectic line-ups, its offbeat nonfeaturing top quality music from around the musical entertainments and its all-ages Celtic nations and beyond. Stornoway and approach. throughout Lewis and Harris. The cream of international folk and Celtic music have www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk heaped praise on HebCeltl as it celebrated its 20th year in 2015 by hosting its biggest number of live performances ever. Awardwinning artists who took part in this year's Hebridean Celtic Festival hailed it a huge Electric Fields success after bosses laid on new venues and Drumlanrig Castle returned to its roots for the showpiece 1-2 September 2017 event.
Hebridean Celtic Festival
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ButeFest
The Isle of Bute 28-30 July 2017
Nestling in the beautiful surroundings of Drumlanrig Castle, south west Scotland. We’ve been working really hard to top last year and we’re pretty excited about this summer, as well as having some brand new developments. One of the most exciting music festivals in Scotland returns in 2016, over two days in the stunning grounds of Drumlanrig Castle!
A three day festival of music, food and fun. This accessible and hugely friendly family festival all takes places a mere thirty-five www.facebook.com/ miles as the crow flies from Glasgow. electricfieldsfestival Butefest has endeavoured to compile a richly varied and superb line-up that includes both the contemporary and the Party in the Park classic of the music world and runs that gamut from rock to roots and folk to dance. Bathgate, West Lothian 3 September www.butefest.co.uk
AUGUST Tartan Heart ‘Belladrum’ Festival Beauly 3-5 August 2017
Now in its 7th year ‘Party in the Park’ music festival and family fun day is a great day out for music lovers with families, held in Bathgate’s Kirkton Park. There is a main stage and acoustic stage with music on both throughout the day from 11am to 6pm with free entry and no ticket required. A real mix of music from local bands and artists to those further afield. This is no ticket required and no entry fee and as this is geared towards familys there is a strict no alcohol policy.
Get yourself a ticket to Scotland’s all ages wackiest festival of music and performing arts. Bella is back in its beautiful Highland www.facebook.com/partyinthepark setting with all the crazy variety that makes it Scotland’s premier boutique festival. ''Belladrum - quite simply, it’s what everyday life should be like, if only everyday
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