WATCH ALBUM TRAILER  “At once melodious and spiky” – The Sunday Times Culture “Both epic and intimate” – The Scotsman   “A remarkable, utterly fascinating album”– Far Out Magazine BUY NOW on DL / CD and pink Double-vinyl HERE LIVE THIS WEEK: BELLADRUM & EDINBURGH SUMMERHALL FRI 4 AUGUST THE ROOM WHERE IT HAPPENED… ‘IN MY MIND THERE’S A ROOM’ on DL […]

“Outside… my bedroom there was a flat roof // The garage roof where cats came through // My bedroom sat at the top // And sometimes they’d bring birds dead or dying // And sometimes they would drag them in // Over my teenage face // But who knows with cats, with cats? // And […]

https://youtube.com/shorts/3vMwW77qomI My new Mull Historical Society Society album ‘In My Mind There’s A Room’ “Both epic & intimate” – The Scotsman “At once melodious & spiky” – The Times and The Sunday Times Culture “A remarkable, utterly fascinating album”- Far Out Magazine Out Now on DL/CD/Double Vinyl Xtra Mile Recordings Here Video created by Daniel […]

Brilliant to see your feedback on my new @MullHistorical album. Was a dream to work on. 13 acclaimed writers sent me words on special rooms to them, I then (grew up) and recorded them in this very special room to me back home (me, hands clasped) in my grandparents/great-grandparent’s flat  Out now on Xtra Mile […]

A special moment for me in my new MHS album ‘IN MY MIND THERE’S A ROOM’ and my collaborations with authors, is having Sebastian Barry on board. The Laureate For Irish Fiction Sebastian’s work has hugely influenced my own writing. His ‘room’ is in Kelshabeg, Wicklow: Here are his exquisite words (+my scribbles) & a […]

4/5 > New Mull Historical Society album > great review in The Sunday Times Culture by Dan Cairns – the album is out now on Xtra Mile Recordings      4/5 > In The Scotsman  BUY NOW!

I’ve been chatting rooms/collaboration/authors and heading home and away on my new Mull Historical Society album with HeraldScotland @GabyMcKay Xtra Mile Recordings Val McDermid Ian Rankin Sonic PR MHS at Edinburgh Summerhall FRIDAY 4th August!

I will be strumming and chatting live in session on the Billy Sloan Show on BBC Radio Scotland BBC Scotland Tonight Sat 22nd JULY (From 10pm) — playing an MHS early track and 2 new tracks off the new @mullhistorical Society “ROOM” album – OUT NOW! on Xtra Mile Recordings >> You can tune in […]

A garden of rooms… a strum and a few words on my new @mullhistorical album – Out today! – ‘In My Mind There’s A Room’ > It has been a special joy using the words from 13 literary giants about a room of significance to them, that I then used to write songs and record […]

I HOPE YOU WILL ENJOY OUR ROOMS!! I’VE LOVED VISITING THEM — COLIN x BUY NOW on DL / CD and pink Double-vinyl HERE. Featuring literary giants: Nick Hornby, Ian Rankin, Jacqueline Wilson, Liz Lochhead, Val McDermid, Jennifer Clement, Alan Warner, Sebastian Barry, Stephen Kelman, James Robertson, Jackie Kay, Jason Mott – and Angus Macintyre (my grandfather!) […]

COLIN WILL ALSO BE PERFORMING A FEW TUNES! ALAN IS A CONTRIBUTING AUTHOR ON THE SONG ‘WAKE UP SALLY’ ON THE NEW MHS ALBUM – BUY HERE

The NEW Mull Historical Society single ‘PANICKED FEATHERS’ is out TODAY! With original words by the author Nick Hornby evoking such a vivid picture of his teenage bedroom. His mischief & adventure of coming of age was really fun to work on! Video by Daniel Padden (Music): The new album ‘In My Mind There’s A […]