David Bowden, Unsung Songs (David Bowden Music) Award-winning double bassist David Bowden releases a solo bass album, Unsung Songs, on Friday 10th April. Best known as a crucial member of pianist Fergus McCreadie’s internationally acclaimed, Mercury Prize-nominated trio, Glasgow-based Bowden is a former Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year and an in-demand bass playerContinue reading “Bassist Flies Solo on Unsung Songs Album”
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Brian Molley Quartet Tùs/Origin
Brian Molley (Saxophones) Tom Gibbs (Piano) David Bowden (Double Bass); Stephen Henderson (Drums) Internationally acclaimed Scottish group Brian Molley Quartet release their latest album, Tùs/Origin on 20th March 2026. From the folk traditions of the Outer Hebrides to a Louisiana gospel stomp via fugue, jig and hoedown in a through-composed suite, Tùs/Origin follows a journey exploringContinue reading “Brian Molley Quartet Tùs/Origin “
2026 East Neuk Festival Programme Announced
The 5-day East Neuk Festival (ENF) that will take place in some of East Fife’s finest seaside locations, will be performed by some of the world’s leading musicians, offering audiences a wide range of musical styles from orchestral and chamber music, Renaissance choral to jazz and Middle Eastern sounds. Making their festival debut this yearContinue reading “2026 East Neuk Festival Programme Announced”
Scotland’s Silent Film Festival, HippFest, Announces 16th Programme for 2026
The swanky premises of Edinburgh Gin Distillery may be a far cry from the 1920’s gin joints that were their predecessors, but they served as a fitting venue for the launch of this year’s Hippfest programme. Now in its 16th year, Hippfest once again packs a variety of silent film and live music into theContinue reading “Scotland’s Silent Film Festival, HippFest, Announces 16th Programme for 2026”
Scottish Fiddle Legends Blazin’ Fiddles Announce New Album Incendo
Out Friday 23rd January 2026 on Blazin’ Records For over a quarter of a century, no other band has quite captured Scottish fiddle music’s variety, energy and sensitivity like Blazin’ Fiddles. Now the four-string heroes mark a new 5piece era with their latest release Incendo. Set for release on Friday 23rd January, the album affirmsContinue reading “Scottish Fiddle Legends Blazin’ Fiddles Announce New Album Incendo “
Saxophonist Oscar Lavën Unleashes Elegant Calamity
Saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist Oscar Lavën releases Elegant Calamity, the follow-up to his internationally admired debut, Questions in Red, on Thick Records on Friday 16th January 2026. An effervescent presence on New Zealand’s currently vital jazz scene, Lavën (pronounced Lah-venn) is a double graduate from the New Zealand School of Music and brings his degrees inContinue reading “Saxophonist Oscar Lavën Unleashes Elegant Calamity”
Soundhouse Winter Festival Kicks Off This Week
Dates: Thursday 27 November to Monday 1 December 2025 The Festival Programme is packed with big names and up and coming bands from across Scotland including 2024’s Scottish Jazz Vocalist of the Year Niki King; experimental folk band Constant Follower who were longlisted for this year’s Scottish Album of the Year (SAY) Award; genre blendingContinue reading “Soundhouse Winter Festival Kicks Off This Week”
Leading NZ Jazz Musicians Launch New Quintet Album
March of the Octopus – Ben Wilcock & John Rae (Thick Records TH020) Wellington-based Scottish drummer John Rae and New Zealand-born pianist Ben Wilcock follow their internationally acclaimed Splendid Isolation album with March of the Octopus, a suite of original compositions ranging from reflective solo piano pieces to quintet explorations, on Friday 28th November. RecordedContinue reading “Leading NZ Jazz Musicians Launch New Quintet Album”
The Session Man (12A)
Dir Michael Treen Nicky Hopkins could lay claim to being one of the greatest rock musicians of all time. His playing graced over 250 albums, enhancing work by the Rolling Stones, the Who, the Kinks, Joe Cocker and each of the Beatles. He toured with the Stones and Art Garfunkel among others and as wellContinue reading “The Session Man (12A)”
A Blast from the Past! Greentrax Records Celebrate the career of Robin Laing
A Greentrax release from 35 years ago! On October 6th 1990, Greentrax released a cassette and 7’’ vinyl of 2 of Robin Laing’s songs, ‘The Forth Bridge Song’ and ‘The Union Canal’. One rather odd feature of the cassette is that the same 2 songs are on both sides. Apparently, this is ‘for the listener’sContinue reading “A Blast from the Past! Greentrax Records Celebrate the career of Robin Laing”
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