James Yorkston and Jon Thorne are looking forward to creating something new on their latest tour. Due to visa issues, Suhail Yusuf Khan is to be replaced by Tanpura & Harmonium player Ranjana Ghatak.
Following his bittersweet slacker debut novel ‘Three Craws’, Jame Yorkston has announced his second: The Book of the Gaels, described by musician and broadcaster Jarvis Cocker as ‘An unsentimental and unflinching miracle of remembrance’.
James Yorkston’s Tae Sup wi’ a Fifer which began in 2015 takes to the road as a series of tours of intimate venues around Scotland. The first, stars three varied and complementary talents: Kris Drever, Salena Godden, Rachel Sermanni…and, of course, James.
Thanks to the generosity of Creative Scotland, we have a series of online episodes of James Yorkston’s Tae Sup wi’ a Fifer to ease us through the winter – Each episode features three or more varied and complementary talents. Enjoy!
That combination of closeness and mystery – a thread that runs through all of his records – is one of the reasons Yorkston is amongst the very best songwriters of his generation; The Wide, Wide River is yet another career highlight.
James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra share their outstanding new song and animated video for “There Is No Upside”; taken from their new album The Wide, Wide River.
James Yorkston and The Secondhand Orchestra announce new album ‘The Wide, Wide River’ and share video for lead track ‘Struggle’, a tender and beautiful love song to his children.
Ahead of their UK headline tour that starts tonight, the trio Yorkston/Thorne/Khan share the video for “Sukhe Phool”, their latest album’s opening track and also our Song of the Day.
On Navarasa, Yorkston/Thorne/Khan achieve a kind of serenity that is certainly spiritual but is somehow completely secular and entirely inclusive. Its influences are clearly visible, but the way those influences are put together creates a kind of music that is original, exciting and wholly unique.
As Christmas this year was approaching, we visited James Yorkston at The Lexington for the last date of his short December run. He was on grand form as ever and put on a great show which was opened by Uillean pipers Paddi Benson & Grace Lemon.
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan share new single “The Shearing’s Not For You”, a traditional song James first heard sang by Aberdeenshire Traveller Jeannie Robertson. It features on their new album “Navarasa : Nine Emotions ” out on January 24th.
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan announce new album Navarasa : Nine Emotions, inspired by Music and poetry, pulses and cycles. Listen to lead track ‘Now Westlin Winds’ and learn more about the inspiration behind the album.
