Tomorrow sees 4 new music heavyweights take to the stage at Pacific Quay for BBC Introducing. A stage has been set up outside and it is FREE, but it is limited to 500 capacity. Young Ally McCrae will be comparing and you need to get down early to join in the merriment! It kicks off…
Wickerman Festival Day One!
Another Wickerman Festival is over and goNorth and Solus stages have proved with their line-ups once again that there is an unbelievable amount of talent in Scotland Friday was probably the hottest day in any festival memory and whilst mildly uncomfortable at times, the music delivered. no images were found Fat Suit were the first…
Scary People – ‘Guided By The Blind’
It is the day before we leave for Wickerman! Today’s Song of the Day is courtesy of Scary People. ‘Guided By The Blind’ is out next week and the band will be playing the goNorth Stage this weekend. They also have the following dates: 26th July – Wickerman – GoNorth Tent 30th July – Sneaky…
#Vibe with Craig Johnston – Neon Waltz
Today’s #Vibe with Craig Johnston is Neon Waltz. They hail from from Wick and are now signed to Atlantic. Craig describes them as ‘bit like a trippy version of Doves’. This track is a free tune if you sign up to the mailing list.
Song of the Day: Prehistoric Friends – ‘Mammals’
We continue our Song of the Day dedications in the lead up to Wickerman Festival! We are on the home straight and today we choose Prehistoric Friends. The band play the goNorth stage at the festival this year and were another of the acts that received excellent feedback following the goNorth Festival in Inverness recently.…
#Vibe with Craig Johnston – The Xcerts
I think we probably all knew that Craig Johnston would have chosen this for today’s #Vibe installment. The Xcerts are back with new single ‘Shaking in the Water’. This is a fantastic come back with a tongue in cheek video to boot. I sincerely hope this takes them to the next level, they certainly deserve…
Fat Suit – ‘No Regrets’
Let’s get over the name first and move on… Yes, Fat Suit. Ok, are we ready? Excellent, let’s move onto the members: • Mark Scobbie – Drums • Martyn Hodge – Percussion • Matt Arnott – Percussion • Angus Tikka – Bass • Utsav Lal – Piano/Keys • Alanna McCuaig – Organ/Keys • Craig McMahon…
Pale Honey – ‘Fish’
We continue with our lead up to Wickerman Festival by dedicating Song of the Day to artists playing the goNorth and Solus stages. Today is the turn of Swedish trio Pale Honey. There was quite the buzz surrounding the band at the recent 2 day goNorth festival extravaganza in Inverness and quite rightly so. Tuva…
#Vibe with Craig Johnston – Medals
Craig Johnston (DF Concerts) is back fresh from a successful T in the Park weekend to bring you his latest #Vibe installment. It is therefore fitting that it is one of the artists that played the BBC Introducing Stage at the weekend – Medals. Medals is JP Reid and friends – songwriter and frontman of…
Cairn String Quartet – The Mother We Share
As explained, we are dedicating Song of the Day up until Wickerman Festival to musicians playing the Solus and goNorth stages. Today is the turn of the Cairn String Quartet. My heart swells as it is with strings, but this quartet of ladies have not only mastered the classical side of things, but now the…
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