Randolph's Leap

Stag and Dagger: Glasgow's city festival prepares for fifth edition

One-ticket-admits-all festival to feature exciting acts from all genres

It’s uncertain whether anyone remembers the ‘Sauchiehall Crawl’ event of a few years back, which attempted to do for Glasgow’s busiest late night thoroughfare what the Camden Crawl in London was doing. Well, despite being ill-remembered in the face of…

Fence Gnomegame - Town Hall, Anstruther, Sat 6 & Sun 7 Apr 2013

The Pictish Trail, eagleowl and Golden Teacher all play the micro-festival in Fife

’I know some of you are excited about this next band because we've already sold out of their records,’ declared Pictish Trail Johnny Lynch in advance of eagleowl’s Saturday afternoon set, whichpremiered material from their new album *3this silent…

Randolph’s Leap - The Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, Sat 16 Feb

Catchy and lighthearted set from the Leap, supported by Jo Mango and Snowgoose

‘Are you all prepared for the worst voice of the evening?’ comes the playful opening gambit from Randolph’s Leap singer Adam Ross, his seven bandmates settling into position behind him. It’s a point prudently made in light of the intimate evening’s…

Glasgow and Edinburgh Christmas party round-up

Olive Grove Records, The Art School, Is This Music? and Kid Canaveral hosting festive gigs

It takes a strong will and an even stronger stomach to get through the slew of festive functions at this time of year. However, we have a selection of alternative and highly enjoyable ways to blow off steam this Christmas. First up, fledgling…

The Fence Collective’s Away Game - Isle of Eigg Fri 20-Sun 22 Jul

Island festival including Meursault, Jon Hopkins and Nathan Fake

I miss the smell of the all-night toilets: like camping and school trips and warm wood and wet clothes. I miss the bagpipes on the pier. The polystyrene cups of tea. The cows and sheep and dogs and cats that milled round our tents and danced in the…

T in the Park 2012: T Break line-up

TeKlo, Capitals, Beerjacket, Crusades, Nevada Base and more to play T's unsigned stage

Anderson, McGinty, Webster, Ward & Fisher This Dundonian fivesome have a nice line in instrument-swapping and harmonious gang vocals. Should be enjoyed by fans of Fleet Foxes, Bob Dylan and Crosby, Stills, Nash…

T Break 2012 line-up announced

Beerjacket, Randolph's Leap and Capitals among the unsigned acts to appear at T in the Park

The full line-up for T in the Park's unsigned talent stage has been announced. The T Break stage will host Scottish up-and-coming acts over Saturday 7 & Sunday 8 July at T in the Park. The tent has earned a reputation for highlighting the next big…

Randolph’s Leap - The Curse of the Haunted Headphones

Homespun showcase from stripped-back Glasgow indie-folk rabble

(Peenko Records) Do not be misled by this bedroom recording, or its cassette-hissing, lo-fi aesthetic. While Glasgow indie-folk rabble Randolph’s Leap are known and loved for their elaborate arrangements and philharmonic live shows, this homespun…

King Tut’s Summer Nights series of gigs

Local heroes including Song of Return and Meursault line-up for Tut's fortnight-long season of gigs

‘Britain’s Best Small Venue’ – as voted last month by the NME but perhaps better known to Glasgow music-loving punters as plain old ‘King Tut’s’ – continues its successful run of seasonal live programmes with this month’s second annual ‘Summer Nights…

Home Game festival - Anstruther, Fri 6-Sun 8 May 2011

The Fence festival delivers another five-star musical weekend

You may have thought your childhood summer holidays were gone for good. Then you discovered Home Game and times when people were nicer, and music was to be absorbed and adored rather than just worn like a badge, and the memories came flooding back. Home…

Johnny Lynch of Fence Records talks exclusively to The List about Home Game 2011

Fence Records’ annual Anstruther-based shindig Home Game is approaching once again, offering three days of intimate musical adventures for anyone lucky enough to get their hands on one of the 400 highly-coveted tickets. ‘We’ve spent 8 years building…

Labels of love - Olive Grove Records

Scottish blogs Peenko and Glasgow PodcART unite to run label releasing Randolph's Leap and Esperi

You run two of Scottish music’s top web presences. What do you do next? Why, start your own label, of course. Glasgow PodcART’s Halina Rifai and Peenko blogger Lloyd Meredith launched Glasgow based Olive Grove Records last year and two releases in, they…

Randolph’s Leap - Battleships & Kettle Chips

A laidback and pleasant record you could have on repeat for days

(Olive Grove) Combining Arab Strap’s musical depth and Zoey Van Goey’s gleeful pop, this EP is a Christmas stocking filler for indie-folk fans. The first release from both Glasgow six-piece and record label, it ranges from the classically styled…

Exposure: Randolph's Leap

New Glasgow band are a melting pot of folk, indie, pop and traditional

With six members and six mouths, it’s a surprise that the arrival of Randolph’s Leap on the cultural horizon hasn’t been shouted about already. A melting pot of folk, indie, pop and traditional tunes, a rollcall of the Glasgow band and their respective…