SAY HI TO MY MUSICAL PALS
Battlefield Band
Former band mates still folking.
Kris Drever
A deep Orcadian well of music.
Future Pilot AKA
Sushil Dade’s zany world of pop potions.
Dick Gaughan
One of my musical heroes.
Annie Grace
Honey voiced queen of the pipes.
Martin Green
Bendy accordion maestro.
Harem Scarem
Girl power folk feistiness with our Inge.
Corrina Hewat
Singer, harper and harmony supremo.
KTB
Quirky soul bearing young songstress.
Doug Lang
Vancouver based wise words man.
Lau
Combined beauty of Drever, Green and O'Rourke.
Malinky
My old band mates still singing.
David Milligan
Jazz piano innovator and neighbour.
Mr McFalls
Purveyors of fine strings.
Beth McIntosh
Passionate Wyoming songstress and environmental activist.
Mystery Juice
Our erstwhile soundman Tim Matthew’s rocks.
Aidan O'Rourke
Dazzling fiddler and composer.
Dean Owens
Edinburgh’s answer to Gram Parsons.
Sam Semple
For female astronauts and fading empires.
Emily Smith
Elegant Scots singer and songwriter.
Tangalgo
My man Mattie’s terrific tango trio.
Unusual Suspects
Mighty Scottish folk big band shenanigans.
Chris Wood
Songs to break your heart and cheer your soul.
Gareth Davies-Jones
Silky voiced songs of conscience.
Julie Fowlis
Gorgeous Gaelic singing.
Thea Gilmore
Immensely intelligent, literate lyrics.
Kirsty McGee
Lovely folky hobopop.
Roddy Woomble
His secret is his silence?
Kim Edgar
Excellent Edinburgh songstress (produced by my fella Mattie).
SUPPORT TEAM
Castlesound Studio
Scotland's most magical studio and engineer.
Fylde Guitars
Penrith-based instrumental alchemists.
Larry Deluxe
Louis De Carlo’s crazy photo world.
Mayfin Design
Website and design maestro.
Orchid Electronics
Unbeatable guitar pre-amps/DIs.
Pigini Accordions
Creators of Inge's box.
Sarah Roberts
Creator of the Scribbled in Chalk art.
Shoeshine Records
Excellent Glasgow label that released Scribbled in Chalk on my behalf.
Soundpark Studio
Cape Breton den of Jamie Foulds engineer extraordinaire.
Phil Wilkinson
Ta for the outdoor shots in the cold Phil.
Susie Young Photography
Ta for the live shots Susie.
Chemikal Underground
Purveyors of "Ballads of the Book".
Proper Music
My record label managers.
Resona Shruti Box
Beautiful chromatic shruti boxes to fill your world with sound!
HELPING HANDS
BBC Celtic Roots
All things Scottish and folky.
BBC Folk and Acoustic
UK-wide BBC folk related info/broadcasts.
Better Days Radio
Vancouver based radio programme and blog.
Burnsong
Songwriting development initiative and festival.
www.contemplator.com
Fascinating homemade trad song resource.
www.eyg.org.uk
Edinburgh folk music youth project.
www.footstompin.com
Scottish folk chit-chat and shopping.
MCPS/PRS
Copyright issues for writers.
www.mudcat.org
Database of trad songs and discussion threads.
www.musiciansunion.org.uk
Joining is good for you!
www.musicscotland.com
Scottish folk-roots music shopping mall.
PPL
Are you owed money as a session musician?
www.prsfoundation.co.uk
Funding for creative development.
www.radiobritfolkhome.co.uk
Proactive folk internet radio.
www.scottisharts.co.uk
Scottish Arts Council & Arts Trust for Scotland.
www.tartanpodcast.com
Podcasting all things Scottish.
www.tmsa.org.uk
Traditional Music and Song Association of Scotland.
www.tradmusic.com
Useful trad music resource.
ROCKET FUEL
George Monbiot
Thinker, writer and troublemaker.
Comment is Free
Speak your mind.
Friends of the Earth Scotland
Environmental campaigners and educators.
Plan UK
Sponsor a child and community.
Scottish Women’s Aid
National domestic abuse charity.
Camcorder Guerrillas
Social documentary activists.
CND
Everything else is madness.
Edinburgh Peace And Justice Centre
Does what it says.
Nukewatch
End the deadly cargo.
