My YouTube debut

While soundchecking for the Rapal TV show a few weeks ago I noticed Niall-Iain, the show’s producer, sitting on the floor watching a few feet away. It seems he had his digital camera on him at the time as well and he’s just uploaded this to his YouTube page:

Rapal TV shoot

Last week I went to Stornoway on the Isle of Lewis to record 4 songs for the BBC Alba music TV show, Rapal. It was an amazing experience, helped by the fact that I had Mark & Garry with me to keep me company and make me sound better. The Rapal crew were total pro’s and nice people as well.

Here are some pics from our travels:

Doing the tourist thing….

Scaling the heights…

The island’s Calamateur fan…

The studio…

In our dressing room, wondering why our request for a covering of white rose petals hasn’t been granted…

Recording the show…

Going home…

Thanks to Mark, Garry and the Rapal crew for a fantastic few days.

A couple of gigs….

I’m recording a set for BBC2’s Rapal show next Thursday 29th May. Filming is in Stornoway and tickets are free - there are more details here:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/alba/radio/rapal/english.shtml

And I’m also playing a couple of songs at a fundraising concert just around the corner from where I live…

Kirkhill Community Centre, Saturday 31st May. Tickets £10

Sergeant Howie’s Holy Stamina Test

DOWNLOAD NOW AS ZIP FILE with artwork (19MB)

This is a collection of 4 songs I wrote and recorded in one day in 2005. These tracks were originally put on the website one at a time over a few months in 2006 but they’ve been off the radar for a while. Here they are now, remastered and available to download for free, with artwork, as a collection. Enjoy!