Taken from his latest album ‘The Fray’, watch John Smith’s official new video for ‘Deserving’, a song in which the light finds its way through the darkness in the end. John is on tour now.
Watch the brilliant new video from Dean Owens for his new single “The Hopeless Ghosts” featuring members of Calexico, and Grant-Lee Phillips on harmony vocals. Also, don’t miss their live online show, available to watch now at the Edinburgh Fringe.
Tomorrow night marks the 100th online concert that Scottish singer songwriter Dougie MacLean will have performed since March 2020. The concert takes place within the Old School attached to his home and studio in the tiny village of Butterstone, Perthshire.
Barry Kerr, multi-instrumentalist, composer, singer and painter releases his new single Father’s Way today. Watch the accompanying video featuring Galway hurler Maidhc Ó Conghaile.
This autumn, Sam Carter will be touring his Home Waters album including a special online concert on 24th September, from which, as a special preview, you can watch Sam and the Home Waters String Quartet performing Hold Back the Storm.
Broadside Hacks release new single and video, a re-imagining of ‘The Burning of Auchindoun’, featuring Dargah Lynch of Lankum and Edinburgh-based artist Rosa Zajac. Taken from “Songs Without Authors Vol.1”, to be released in September 2021.
Scotland’s accordion virtuoso Gary Innes releases a new single “The Hurling Man” to celebrate Ireland’s ancient and native sport Hurling featuring Don Stiffe, Sharon Shannon plus a whole host of other terrific musicians.
Ye Vagabonds share their first weekly postcard from their inland waterway tour of Ireland. “Everyone we met along the way, auld lads driving tractors, cyclists, couples with prams, all greeted us with smiles and waves. They all move faster than us too.”
Scottish singer-songwriter Amy Duncan has announced details of her new album titled ‘Cocoon’ and shares lead single ‘A Door Is Opening’, “…about the momentous feeling of leaving the house for a walk during lockdown”.
Jenny Sturgeon heads out on the road as part of Salt house and Northern Flyway and finally gets to tour her latest solo album ‘The Living Mountain’. Our Songs of the Day were produced during her residency at the National Library of Scotland during winter 2020-21.
Martin Sagadin, a Slovenian Born, New Zealand based non-binary filmmaker and artist, heads to the hills above Lyttelton, New Zealand with Australian folk musician Archer to capture a sublime performance in words and song.
Karine Polwart announces ‘Still As Your Sleeping’ an intimate, stripped-back collection of songs recorded with renowned pianist and composer Dave Milligan. Out on 1st October 2021 via Hudson Records.
