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New Joint EP with RM Hubbert Out Now!!
After a hugely enjoyable joint headline acoustic tour in September, which entailed many a wrong turn and conversation on computers and anything else of a remotely geeky nature, RM Hubbert and I are happy to inform you that the joint EP that we recorded for said tour, is now available on the Chemikal Underground website for a mere £6.50 & P&P!The EP is limited to only 300 copies so best move fast…
Tracklisting:
1. Half Light (RM Hubbert, Emma Pollock and Rafe Fitzpatrick)
2. The Night Is Heavy (Emma Pollock featuring Adem)
3. SG-666 (RM Hubbert)
4. Dark Skies (Emma Pollock, strings arranged by Malcolm Lindsay)
5. Elliot (RM Hubbert, Luke Sutherland)
6. Mo Ve’la Bella Mia De La Muntagna (RM Hubbert, Emma Pollock & Alasdair Roberts
Sep 2012 UK tour & Split EP with RM Hubbert
RM Hubbert and I have been playing numerous shows together recently allowing us to play our song ‘Half Light’ which is included on his new album ‘Thirteen Lost & Found’. We decided a little while ago that it was much too much fun to stop short, so have set about putting a UK tour together which kicks off early September.
I’ll be playing a solo acoustic set, with quite a few new songs thrown in. We’ll also have an exclusive 6-track EP available at the shows, featuring new and previously unavailable recordings from both RM Hubbert and myself.
Tickets & details of all dates can be found here., but a quick list of the dates is as follows:
2nd Sep Edinburgh Electric Circus
3rd Sep York The Basement
4th Sep Colchester Arts Centre
5th Sep Cambridge Cornerhouse
6th Sep London Slaughtered Lamb
7th Sep Brighton Green Door Store
8th Sep Bristol Louisiana
9th Sep Nottingham Glee Club
10th Sep Leicester The Musician
11th Sep Wakefield The Hop
12th Sep Hull Adelphi
13th Sep Preston Continental
Whatever Gets You Through The Night (Arches Theatre Production) - Album Now Available
Last week was the first opportunity I’ve had to take to the stage as part of a theatre production since playing Gretl in my High School production of The Sound Of Music, during which I forgot to take my prop on stage almost every night.
This time round, I was taking part in Cora Bissett’s much anticipated new production Whatever Gets You Through The Night at the Arches which was a multi-media affair composed of new music and prose commissioned across Scotland, and quite breathtaking dance and set pieces performed by various dancers & actors.
The music written for the show has been made available as a downloadable album which can be found for sale here, and includes the track I wrote and recorded for the show called ‘Dark Skies’. Also available on the same website is the beautiful book that was designed to accompany the show with many of the lyrics and written pieces included, as well as some wonderful photography detailing the making of the production.
A film was also made documenting the development of this many headed beast. This film, currently being finished, will be shown at Edinburgh’s Fringe Festival at Summerhall later this year.
Bring It All Home - Gerry Rafferty Remembered at Celtic Connections 2012
This year’s Celtic Connections plays host to a fantastic show that’s been put together by Rab Noakes celebrating the wonderful songs of his former fellow band member Gerry Rafferty.
I was a big fan of Gerry Rafferty as a kid and am really excited to be part of this gig. Also appearing will be Ron Sexsmith, The Proclaimers, Jack Bruce (Cream) and Tom Robinson amongst others.
The shows take place at Glasgow’s Royal Concert Hall on the 22nd and 23rd January.
More info can be found here however tickets are now sold out.
BBC1 Hogmanay Live 2012
As a precursor to the show Rab Noakes and I played a couple of Gerry’s songs together on BBC1’s Hogmanay Live show, which I think will still be available on iPlayer until the 8th Jan. (After that there’s always YouTube of course.)
The Burns Unit on 'Later With Jools Holland'
The Burns Unit get together again for the first time since our January tour to play ‘Later with Jools Holland’ on the 17th May.
2 or 3 songs are to be performed but we won’t know quite how many until the day. The show is to be broadcast live on BBC 2 on the Tuesday followed by a repeat on the following Friday.
Also appearing on the show, Seasick Steve will be playing alongside Dan Magnusson and John Paul Jones and I’ve just read the Strokes will be on too so I for one can’t wait…