CONSTANT FOLLOWER

Known for their atmospheric, meditative sound, Constant Follower’s debut Neither Is, Nor Ever Was, was shortlisted for the 2022 Scottish Album of the Year.

Their second album, The Smile You Send Out Returns To You, was: No. 1 on the Official Independent Breakers Chart, No. 2 on the Scottish Albums Chart and No. 3 on the Folk Albums Chart.

The band are formed around Scottish songwriter Stephen McAll, who is working on the third Constant Follower album alongside a close-knit group of collaborators in his Stirling studio. Continuing to evolve the project’s sound while staying rooted in the reflective, melodic core that defines it, the new work is already taking shape – quietly and purposefully – between the cracks of everyday life.

“Hopelessly beautiful.” CLASH Magazine

“Luxurious but melancholy. Epic but comforting. Genuine, heartfelt and profound. Incredibly moving and distinctive… characterised by maturity, perfectionism and an unmatched emotional depth.” KLOF Mag

 

FIRELIGHT TRIO

Firelight Trio is a mighty new group featuring Fatea instrumentalist of the Year 2023 Gavin Marwick (fiddle), groovily inventive accordionist/pianist Phil Alexander (Moishe’s Bagel), and Ruth Morris (Outlander, HBO) on the beautiful Swedish nyckelharpa. They play European music that is evocative, inventive, wide-ranging, and endlessly exciting – a rich tapestry of lively Swedish polskas and Scottish reels, lilting French waltzes, toe-tapping klezmer, and dazzling original tunes.

‘Deeply expressive, impressively virtuosic and cheekily sardonic, all in perfect measure’ (Songlines).