THE KINGFISHERS – LP released on Fri 19th

The Kingfishers LP – Reflections in a Silver Sound – is released on Friday. If you fancy the vinyl, any pre-order purchases from Last Night From Glasgow from this link – https://shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/products/the-kingfishers-reflections-in-a-silver-sound-1?_pos=1&_sid=f2fe5264b&_ss=r prior to Friday go towards the chart position. The Kingfishers will be performing at FRETS later in the year, to follow earlier performancesContinue reading “THE KINGFISHERS – LP released on Fri 19th”

HORSE – article in the Glasgow Times

https://www.glasgowtimes.co.uk/news/23517698.im-getting-rid-past-glasgow-singer-horse-new-tour/ Here’s a great article about Horse in the Glasgow Times, written by Ann Fotheringham. Horse is playing the Strathaven Hotel this Friday 19th May, tickets at this link: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/575709 Doors are at 7pm, with special guest Emma Dunlop on stage soon afterwards followed shortly afterwards by Kirsten Adamson.

We Could Send Letters – music/literature/performance – Darren McGarvey / Fri 16th June

TICKETS https://www.wegottickets.com/event/579569 WE COULD SEND LETTERS Fri 16th June, FRETS/ The Strathaven Hotel Darren McGarveyBecci WallaceRaymond MacDonald David Scott We are excited to announce we are starting a new venture to complement our FRETS concerts. We Could Send Letters is a new program that features live music and interviews with the musicians/authors who are performing.Continue reading “We Could Send Letters – music/literature/performance – Darren McGarvey / Fri 16th June”

Next FRETS – Friday 19th May (Horse, Kirsten Adamson, Emma Dunlop)

TICKETS ON SALE AT THIS LINK: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/575709 May is here already and our FRETS presentation on Friday 19th May features a headline set by HORSE. Special guest is Kirsten Adamson, with Emma Dunlop opening the evening. Doors are at 7pm, if you’ve never attended FRETS before, seats are allocated on a first come first seatedContinue reading “Next FRETS – Friday 19th May (Horse, Kirsten Adamson, Emma Dunlop)”

The Kingfishers – Reflections In A Silver Sound

The Kingfishers’ debut album, Reflections In A Silver Sound, is released on 19th May. You can buy it NOW from Last Night From Glasgow at this link: https://shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com/products/the-kingfishers-reflections-in-a-silver-sound-1 Here is the ballad of the Kingfishers, the story of an album that was planned for release 40 years ago. If your interest is piqued, read on…Continue reading “The Kingfishers – Reflections In A Silver Sound”

Frets Concerts on Avondale Radio

At the Frets Concerts gig on April 21st, featuring The Kingfishers, John Douglas and James Yorkston, Vic Galloway interviewed Douglas MacIntyre about the ‘Hungry Beat’ book and Craig MacAllister, Stephanie Gibson and John Douglas about the book ‘The Perfect Reminder’, all about the recording of the Trash Can Sinatras album ‘I’ve Seen Everything’. Les HogganContinue reading “Frets Concerts on Avondale Radio”

HUNGRY BEAT at AYE WRITE (Glasgow Literature Festival) Sat 27th May – Bob Last (Fast Product), Malcolm Ross (Josef K), Douglas MacIntyre (Hungry Beat) and Nicola Meighan (BBC Radio Scotland).

WE COULD SEND LETTERS – Glasgow Royal Concert Hall TICKETS: https://www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/bob-last-malcolm-ross-and-douglas-macintyre-we-could-send-letters Event includes a live performance – Douglas McIntyre, Malcolm Ross and Campbell Owens (plus guest vocalists – to be announced) Douglas MacIntyre’s Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement 1977-84 is a definitive  oral history of record labels Fast Product in Edinburgh (1977)Continue reading “HUNGRY BEAT at AYE WRITE (Glasgow Literature Festival) Sat 27th May – Bob Last (Fast Product), Malcolm Ross (Josef K), Douglas MacIntyre (Hungry Beat) and Nicola Meighan (BBC Radio Scotland).”

THE SCARS / PORT SULPHUR at Mono on Sat 6th May.

FRETS is beyond excited to announce The Scars featuring Tam Dean Burn and Port Sulphur will both be in concert at Mono, Glasgow, on Saturday 6th May – tickets are only available from this WeGotTickets link: https://www.wegottickets.com/event/580623 The concert was originally scheduled to take place in the CCA but will now take place in Mono,Continue reading “THE SCARS / PORT SULPHUR at Mono on Sat 6th May.”

Darren McGarvey x FRETS x Fri 16th June x The Strathaven Hotel

Darren McGarvey will be performing a set of spoken word and music/rhetoric at FRETS on Friday 16th June in the Strathaven Hotel. Anyone who has read any of Darren’s books will understand how powerful he is as an articulate and erudite commentator. Support comes from Becci Wallace and Raymond Macdonald. Tickets are on sale nowContinue reading “Darren McGarvey x FRETS x Fri 16th June x The Strathaven Hotel”