New MHS single! Feat. words by Jennifer Clement author: ‘NOT ENOUGH SORRY‘  CHECK OUT THE SINGLE HERE To celebrate the new MHS ‘bookends’ shows Xtra Mile Recordings are releasing this track from the new ‘IN MY MIND THERE’S A ROOM’ album with words by the fantastic American/Mexican writer Jennifer Clement, acclaimed author of cult classic […]

VERY EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE LONDON & MANCHESTER ‘BOOKENDS’ SHOWS!! FULL BAND PERFORMANCES OF THE ACCLAIMED GOLD-SELLING MHS DEBUT ‘LOSS’ & THE NEW ‘ROOM‘ ALBUMS EACH NIGHT *IN FULL* > WITH VERY SPECIAL GUEST ‘ROOM’ AUTHORS > CANT WAIT TO PLAY THESE SONGS LIVE!!  BUY TICKETS LONDON w/ STEPHEN KELMAN (‘PIGEON ENGLISH’) BUY TICKETS MANCHESTER w/ VAL MCDERMID

Really sorry to report that due to testing positive for Covid I cannot now make my event back home on Mull at the Tobermory Book Festival on Friday. I’m full of lurgy and supremely gutted, I was really looking forward to it but as we all know it’s unavoidable and safety first. BUT the festival […]

Sharing my BBC Radio 4 piece on the connections between literature & songwriting on my new Mull Historical Society album on one of my fave shows, #OpenBook > feat. Ian Rankin , Val McDermid @stephen_kelman, Jennifer Clement author , Jason Mott, Author , Alan Warner, Jacqueline Wilson, Jackie Kay, Sebastian Barry & more: Most of all […]

Looking forward to returning home to The Tobermory Book Festival to read from my forthcoming novel ‘When The Needle Drops‘ – the first in a new Mull Mysteries Series, as well as read from my other books and perform tracks from my new MHS album ‘IN MY MIND THERE’S A ROOM’ which is in collaboration […]

Looking forward to returning home to The Tobermory Book Festival to read from my forthcoming novel ‘When The Needle Drops‘ – the first in a new Mull Mysteries Series, as well as read from my other books and perform tracks from my new MHS album ‘IN MY MIND THERE’S A ROOM’ which is in collaboration […]

LISTEN AGAIN to Colin on BBC Scotland’s irreverent  ‘Off The Ball‘ football show – WATCH Colin playing Scottish anthems mash-up HERE!  COLIN OFF THE BALL VID

NEW ALBUM – STUNNING DOUBLE PINK VINYL OUT TODAY PLUS GRAB LIMITED EDITION ALBUM A3 POSTERS SIGNED BY COLIN & ARTIST JOHN MACLEAN

‘When I heard Colin’s finished song I found myself crying. I’m very grateful to him’ Jacqueline Wilson ‘What an enchantment to hear my little lyric realised, augmented, sent to the firmament’ Sebastian Barry ‘To have Colin add music that sticks in the mind has been a privilege I never expected.’ Val McDermid ‘As a longstanding fan […]

SOCIETY MINUTES: MHS/COLIN ON STV TONIGHT / BBC ‘OFF THE BALL’ SAT / BLOODY SCOTLAND SUN / ABERDEEN WEDS (FREE) MEMBER NOTES BELOW > TONIGHT – FRI 15th 7pm > Catch a feature on Colin and his new MHS album on Scottish Television’s ‘What’s On Scotland‘ ! > Colin will be a guest on BBC Radio Scotland’s ‘Off […]

SOCIETY MINUTES: MHS/COLIN ON STV TONIGHT / BBC ‘OFF THE BALL’ SAT / BLOODY SCOTLAND SUN / ABERDEEN WEDS (FREE) MEMBER NOTES BELOW > TONIGHT – FRI 15th 7pm > Catch a feature on Colin and his new MHS album on Scottish Television’s ‘What’s On Scotland‘ ! > Colin will be a guest on BBC Radio Scotland’s ‘Off […]