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Feist, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Tue 27 Mar 2012

Feist, Royal Concert Hall, Glasgow, Tue 27 Mar 2012

Stunning concert from the Canadian alt.folkie

(5 stars)11 Apr 2012

‘Wan, two, freee, fourr’, some gentleman gargles towards the end of Feist’s second encore. Without thinking, she laughs it off before ending on a heartbreakingly beautiful solo run of ‘Intuition’ from 2007’s The Reminder. It’s pin-drop silence…

Kid Canaveral’s Christmas Baubles II - Summerhall, Edinburgh, Sat 17 Dec 2011

Kid Canaveral’s Christmas Baubles II - Summerhall, Edinburgh, Sat 17 Dec 2011

Josie Long, eagleowl and more join in Kid Canaveral's annual shindig

(4 stars)6 Jan 2012

The combination of cheap tins and 12 hours of live entertainment could be an endurance test in the wrong hands, but the second annual Fence Records/Kid Canaveral Chirstmas Baubles all-dayer doesn’t exactly feel like a chore. A joyous turn by Fence…

The Walkmen set for Celtic Connections 2011

The Walkmen set for Celtic Connections 2011

New York quintet's impassioned tales of dejection and desperation

23 Dec 2010

New York quintet The Walkmen conjure a sound that spans the pastoral to the outright raucous. Though they are not perhaps one of the most obvious additions to any Celtic Connections bill, their material has been known to incorporate more ‘traditional…

Joanna Newsom embarks on UK tour

Joanna Newsom embarks on UK tour

Artist tours sprawling achievement of Have One On Me

7 Sep 2010

When she was first brought to the attention of UK audiences by that most reliable eccentric, Jools Holland, Joanna Newsom seemed like just another obligatory obscure artist plucked from the ceiling-high stacks of specialist music magazines no doubt…

The Boy Who Trapped The Sun - Fireplace

The Boy Who Trapped The Sun - Fireplace

(3 stars)2 Jul 2010

(Geffen) Fireplace is the debut album from Lewis-born Colin MacLeod, aka The Boy Who Trapped The Sun. Inspired by an obligatory dose of lost love, as well as his homeland, the album marks an incredible transition for MacLeod after years of…

10 for 2010: Lau

10 for 2010: Lau

7 Jan 2010

Multi-award-winning folk trio Lau (comprising Kris Drever, Martin Green and Aidan O’Rourke), encapsulated the idea of achingly beautiful, traditional yet progressive folk music with their excellent Arc Light album last year. Unmissable live.

Exposure: eagleowl

Exposure: eagleowl

8 Apr 2009

Edinburgh trio eagleowl are chief exponents of slow-burning, affecting, lo-fi folk, and are currently part of a close-knit collective of local musicians centred around DIY label, Fife Kills:. Based on a foundation of mutual support as well as an obvious…

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