Navigate The Blood - an opera by Admiral Fallow & Gareth Williams

Now for something completely different!

In partnership with NOISe, Admiral Fallow have made an opera! Navigate The Blood is a new work co-written with composer Gareth Williams and librettist Sian Evans. We’ve been working away on it for some months now and are about to embark on the final week of rehearsals, before touring begins on 2nd November. The Glasgow performances are sold out, but you can catch us at a number of unusual venues (mostly distilleries…) around Scotland until the end of November.

You Tell Me

I'm very happy to be able to say that You Tell Me - my collaboration with Field Music's Peter Brewis - has a new song out now! Clarion Call is available to listen and buy digitally here, and there's a limited edition 7" pre-order link here.

A big thank you to Marc Riley for playing the song on his BBC Radio 6 Music show on Wednesday night. Listen again from 18 minutes in...

We'll also be heading out to play some gigs in October. Hope to see you there!

Upcoming dates - Rachel Newton / Alistair Anderson & Northlands

I'm looking forward to getting out and about with the Rachel Newton band again next weekend. We're playing Ulverston's Coronation Hall on 7th April and Kings Place (London) on 9th April.

I'll also be playing two gigs later in the month with Alistair Anderson & Northlands. They are: Etal Village Hall on 21st April and Ropery Hall, Barton-upon-Humber. We had a lovely time in York and London in March, too!

Field Music Concert Film - Newcastle

Three special shows in Newcastle!

Field Music tour March 2018

More exciting news! I'll be joining Field Music on their new album tour in March 2018. 

These gigs are in addition to 5th November (The Cluny, Newcastle), 11th November (Albert Hall, Manchester) and 2nd December (Brudenell Social Club, Leeds). 

Northern Flyway

I'm delighted to be part of Northern Flyway, a new musical project developed by Inge Thomson & Jenny Sturgeon. We're playing at The Barn, Banchory on 20th January, followed by two shows at Celtic Connections, and an autumn 2018 tour to be announced. More information here...

Celtic Connections 2018

Very pleased to let you know about four appearances at next year's Celtic Connections:

22nd - The Hug and Pint, Glasgow (Start To End presents Joni Mitchell's Court and Spark) tickets

28th - Tron Theatre, Glasgow (Northern Flyway) tickets

29th - Tron Theatre, Glasgow (Northern Flyway) tickets

30th - The Glad Cafe, Glasgow (with Sara Kazmi) tickets

New gigs added

It's been a busy summer! I'm looking forward to getting out and about over the next few months with all the greats: Rachel Newton, Hamish Napier, Sara Kazmi, Bella Hardy, Alistair Anderson & Northlands and Field Music. I'll also be tutoring at Tinto Adult Music Weekend and working with young songwriters as part of The Spree Festival, Paisley. 

September

16th - Shawfest, The Sparkle Horse, Glasgow (solo) tickets

20th - Coronation Hall, Ulverston (Rachel Newton) tickets

21st - Masham Town Hall, North Yorkshire (Rachel Newton) tickets

22nd - Kings Place, London (Rachel Newton) tickets

29th - Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow (Hamish Napier's The River) tickets

October

17th - Spiegeltent, The Spree, Paisley (Renfrewshire Calling project) info 

19th - English Folk Expo, HOME, Manchester (Alistair Anderson & Northlands) info

20th-22nd - Tutoring at Tinto Adult Music Weekend, Biggar info

25th - Scottish Storytelling Centre, Edinburgh (Sara Kazmi / Scottish International Storytelling Festival) info

26th - Elphinstone Institute, Aberdeen (Sara Kazmi / Scottish International Storytelling Festival) info

November

5th - The Cluny, Newcastle (Field Music) tickets

11th - Albert Hall, Manchester (Field Music) tickets

18th - Kulturhaus Lüdenscheid, Lüdenscheid, Germany (Bella Hardy) tickets

19th - Parktheater Im Kurhaus Göggingen, Augsburg, Germany (Bella Hardy) tickets

December

2nd - Brudenell Social Club, Leeds (Us Vs Them all-dayer curated by Field Music) tickets

Us Vs Them - Brudenell Social Club, 2nd December

Very excited to be playing at this Field Music-curated spectacular at the Brudenell Social Club in December. Tickets on sale this Friday 9am and more to be announced soon.