James Edwyn & The Borrowed Band - Websters - 7th December

A winter celebration of great Americana/Alt-Country/Indie - Folk music with one of Glasgow's best live bands.

James Edwyn & The Borrowed Band invite you to join them for an intimate Xmas show. New album material and Xmas surprises guaranteed!

Glasgow sextet James Edwyn & the Borrowed Band stumbled on to the scene 2013, their formation the result of a series of unlikely coincidences… Their music is a mix of alt-country, indie/folk rock and roots orientated Americana.
Their first album The Tower was released in 2014 through the band’s own label, Dead Records Collective. The album was well received, achieving significant airplay and positive reviews across a broad range of media.
High Fences, the band’s 2018 follow up to The Tower, sees a big leap forward for the band. With Grammy nominated and ARIA-winning engineer Adrian Breakspear (Sony Australia) on mixing duties, the 10-track L.P. captures a bigger, harder edged sound without the band losing their trademark focus on finely honed arrangement and melody. The band’s first two singles from the album, Passing San Ysidro and Pushing Statues have both enjoyed significant radio play across the BBC and other radio networks.
Live, the band continue to move from strength to strength. Recent highlights have included invitations to showcase at Glasgow’s famous Celtic Connections festival and the UK Americana Music Association festival in London, along with performances at Country 2 Country Glasgow, King Tuts New Year’s Revolution and a host of festival appearances including Hebcelt and Belladrum. Their first mini-tour of England in November 2018 was a huge success, and included their first headline London show at The Slaughtered Lamb.
The band are currently hard at work on their third LP, and recently spent a week recording with Paul Savage at Chem 19 studios. The album is slated for release in spring 2020.

"9/10 - THE FIRST GREAT ALBUM OF 2018!" (Americana UK)
"A PERFECT PERFORMANCE" (Maverick Magazine)
“ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT" (Resonance FM London)
“SUPERLATIVE SONGS … AN ALBUM OF VARIETY AND CLASS” (R2 Magazine)

NICOL & ELLIOT

A musical collaboration of chance, Nicol & Elliott formed as a result of Andrew (Nicol - Guitar and vocals) asking Rachel (Elliott - Fiddle and vocals) to accompany him for a one-off show at Celtic Connection in January 2018. Known to each other through common connections within the Glasgow music scene, Nicol & Elliott began rehearsing with 2 months until the show. It soon became apparent that a songwriting collaboration was occurring, leading Andrew's more indie influenced songwriting towards more folky ground.

The overwhelmingly positive response to their harmony-driven, Americana-infused Celtic Connection performance encouraged Nicol & Elliott to continue with their musical venture. Ryan Wilson and John Houston were recruited on drums and bass respectively and work began almost immediately on writing and recording a debut album.

Nicol & Elliott have gone on to play support slots for legendary Glasgow jam-rock outfit Thrum and emerging alt.folk starlet Annie Booth and are rapidly developing a reputation as a captivating live act.

"...their unique blend of fiddle, acoustic guitar and perfect harmonies, their set is well received by the packed audience. A fine performance from Nicol and Elliott...and on this showing have a strong future ahead." - Rave Child

Their debut single, the bluegrass-tinged, self-produced "Wish You'd Stayed Away", was released on 29th March 2019 on iconic Glasgow record label Electric Honey. The single has enjoyed radio play on stations throughout Scotland including BBC Radio and Jim Gellatly's Amazing Radio show. Jim Gellatly also named "Wish You'd Stayed Away" as his "Track of the Day" soon after it's release.

"an excellent ditty that...succeeds in every area, from the marvellous dual vocals, to the enthralling melody, and right down to the memorable chorus." - Small Music Scene
Nicol & Elliott's follow-up single, "Sweet Downfall" is due for release in the Autumn of 2019 on Electric Honey.