A
gig
held at Mr Wolfs
on Monday 11th April. The event starts at 20:00.
Shiny Blue Demons:: Collaboration based around the songs of long time SongSmith favourite Tim Burroughs this time out featuring Len Liechti and QJB on guitar and bass respectively plus Tim's long time friend and collaborator Chris Hales on keyboards (all on loan from The Real King(s) of Spain). Putting the world into the rhythm of some of Tim's upbeat and world music songs.
artPACKT SPRING TOUR 2016
Rosie Bans // Mike Nisbet // Anna MacDonald
To promote the release of their second compilation album at Easter the trio take to the road for another tour.
Although working together as a collective, all three artists perform their own individual sets at every show. The trio have created a 12 track album though the help of Pledge Music.
Anna MacDonald is a multi-instrumentalist singer and songwriter whose celtic roots shine through her songs whether sung in Scots, English or Gaelic. She naturally understands her musical heritage and this is beautifully reflected in her voice and music. Recorded in Sardinia with Roberto Diane, Christian Marras, Outi Smith and Enrico Sotgiu, Anna's new release London Town is out now.
'Anna MacDonald sings Gaelic songs from her new folk album in a voice so lovely it could silence the birds of Barra' The Glasgow Herald
Rosie Bans' music can be described on one hand as soft and melodic, with an inner centre of subtle complexity, and on the other, strong, emotionally driven and heart-achingly honest. Drawing inspiration from the songwriting skills of Imogen Heap, Amanda Palmer and Tori Amos, Rosie has had an army of strong female figures guiding her throughout her teenage and young adult life.
A far cry from the usual female, piano-pop singer-songwriters that dominate the industry today, Rosie is bulldozing her way through the crowds, kicking and swearing and screaming to be heard. Her latest release'Be Bold' is out now.
'I was immediately bowled over by the passion, erudition, and power of her words and singing, music and playing' - The Cultural Pic
Mike Nisbet is a Berlin based Scottish singer/songwriter. His second studio release'The Ballad Of Body & Soul' was recorded in South London's Steam Plough Studios and sees a departure in production, stripping things back to the absolute bare bones.
Nisbet's debut album'Vagrant' caught the imagination of music fans both side of the border. Now a permanent fixture on the London live scene, Nisbet brings a fresh perspective to Blues and Folk with fingerpicked guitar lines entwined with blazing harmonica and forlorn vocals.
An intimate and compelling live act, Nisbet is no stranger to touring, and brings some low tones to the artPACKT tour.
"One of the most exciting musicians to come out of Scotland in recent years" Scotland On Sunday
The artPACKT Collective was established by London based musicians Rosie Bans, Anna Macdonald & Mike Nisbet. These three artists first toured together in 2013, coming together to support each other on the road. Extensive tours of Scotland, England and Germany and a few thousand miles later, ArtPACKT were back on the road last November for a month long European tour. This spring they are on the road again to promote the release of their second collaboration album.
Although working together as a collective, all three artists perform their own individual sets at every show. Each a singer songwriter in their own right, it was inevitable that they would begin to perform and collaborate on each others' songs and would often finish the night together on stage.
It seemed obvious that the natural progression from this was to make an album together. Consisting of the reworked live versions that developed on the tour, and a few classic covers from the road for good measure, the trio have created a 12 track album though the help of Pledge Music. This allowed them to invite fans, new and old, to get involved in the production of the collective's debut record.
Working together to bring the best out of each other, ArtPACKT was born out of the desire to make music and art independently and deliver it straight to the fans both at shows and online. This hard working DIY attitude has seen the Collective increase and strengthen their fan base.
Released at the end of January 2015, the first and second artPACKT albums are exclusively available through Pledge Music, or face to face at live shows.