Music Monday – Tip for 2016

It’ll probably come as no surprise to anyone who even vaguely knows me that my tip for 2016 is Neon Waltz as I’ve been going on about them to anyone who will listen since about March. Their debut EP First Light was released last year and it’s six songs of brilliantly crafted pop with a…

Music Monday – Walking on Cars

Walking on Cars have had quite a year and it’s far from over for them. The Irish five piece have released their debut EP, toured internationally and are in the middle of their first tour of Britain. The band seem to be taking to Scotland well as singer Patrick Sheehy emerges from the radio Cally…

Music Monday Chvrches -Every Open Eye

This follow up to debut The Bones of What You Believe sees Chvrches build perfectly on their debut. On Every Open Eye singer Lauren Mayberry’s pop vocals hide the strength and defiance in the lyrics. It also cements her place as one of the finest new voices to come out of Scotland for a long…

Breabach @ Old Fruitmarket

Should really have got my couple of bits from Celtic Connections up much quicker. Here’s the first. It’s a late night at the Old Fruitmarket as headliners Breabach don’t take to the stage until well after 11 when most other Celtic Connections gigs are finished. The crowd have been well entertained as they waited. First…

New tunes

Got a little bit excited about some new tunes by The Charalatans and Treacherous Orchestra. They are really different bands but both are great. The Charlatans have announced they will release their first album since the death of founder member and drummer Jon Brookes. They’ve had a series of drummers on Modern Nature including former…

Fatherson @ the Arches

Having just released debut album I am an Island this hometown show was sure to be special for Fatherson. The venue is absolutely packed even before the support act have finished and the audience is impatient before Fatherson take to the stage. The importance of the night is not lost on Fatherson and they are…

Willie Campbell at the CCA

I’ve seen Willie Campbell several times. The first being about a decade ago when I was a teenager and thee was great excitement that Astrid were coming to play on the Island. We never got much in the way of gigs so as a music loving kid it was vital that I went along and…

Cairn string quartet

It’s been a while but I have been getting out and about a bit. Went to a SXSW fundraiser at Platform not long ago which was pretty good. Cairn String quartet have been invited along to Huston, Texas for the SXSW festival. As anyone who has been invited will know being asked is only the…