on 27th October 2010
Hi all Yesterday on the way to a national wildlife reserve we passed through a township within walking distance to us – very colourful and we made a note to return. We were off to go to the reserve to see some of the surrounding animals – I'd heard there were birds, not my favourite, […]
Read Moreon 25th October 2010
Hi All Just visited this school on the edge of Blantyre. The children are all under 6 and are orphaned. Some live with extended families. They come to this school to be fed a Mary's Meal. Donald and I sat among them and soon we were surrounded! I was filming them and they loved seeing […]
Read Moreon 23rd October 2010
Hi All What an amazing experience so far. I'm going to write something up over the weekend but here are some images and quick recollections while I can get online. The photos are from St Augustines School in Balak, Malawai. Some of you in Scotland may see the film on STV channel this week. I'll […]
Read Moreon 19th October 2010
Hi All I'm off to Malawi to visit the Mary's Meals project out there in advance of the gig listed below. More details of the visit are on the press release below too. You can read my tales and hear/see some impromptu performances out there on my own blog: http://colinmacintyre.typepad.com/blog Cheers! Colin @twitter @facebook @myspace Mull musician […]
Read Moreon 19th October 2010
Hi all, in advance of the below gig, I'm off today to visit Mary's Meals schools projects in Malawi. I'm just about checked-in and waiting for my flight, via Ethiopia. I'll also be playing at a local concert on Sat 23rd Oct in Blantyre, Malawi: we'll have images and film feeding back to here along the way […]
Read Moreon 4th October 2010
NEW ALBUM ! Hi all The update is that I've been writing & demoing and now have the theme for my new album, to follow The Water album, after the more acoustic sound of 'Island'. So the new songs are back to a more 'electric' sound and are feeling good. I always like to have a theme to hang things […]
Read Moreon 4th October 2010
MARY'S MEAL MUSIC – Fri 29th Oct – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow Hi All I'm excited to announce this event which I've helped organise. It's a concert for Mary's Meals, a charity which feeds 420,000 children around the world and has its base in Argyll, Scotland (en route to Mull). I'm performing at it (with band), Jon Fratelli (playing […]
Read Moreon 4th October 2010
MARY'S MEAL MUSIC – Fri 29th Oct – Old Fruitmarket, Glasgow Hi All I'm excited to announce this event which I've helped organise. It's a concert for Mary's Meals, a charity which feeds 420,000 children around the world and has its base in Argyll, Scotland (en route to Mull). I'm performing at it (with band), Jon Fratelli (playing […]
Read Moreon 2nd October 2010
Tomorrow in the Sunday Herald they announce a charity gig that me & Band are performing at, which I've helped organise. It's in Glasgow at the end of Oct. Good line-up & DJ's. Should be a fun night! http://www.heraldscotland.com/
Read Moreon 14th September 2010
From the Atlantic west coast looking to Outer Hebrides & Ardnamurchan Point (furthest most-westerly point of British mainland); Looking to Staffa (Fingal's Cave) and the Dutchman's Cap; Looking to Ulva & Lunga ('Bird Island'); Calgary Beach ('Animal Cannabus' video); Glengorm Castle (we used the grounds for the 'I Tried' video); the offspring. […]
Read Moreon 10th August 2010
Hey all The Belladrum Festival was great fun, we loved it up there. Really good to play the new track 'Must You Make Eyes At Me Now' and see giant human playing cards dancing to it. I nearly ended up on the wrong island when I found myself in The Wailers cabin backstage… It'll get […]
Read Moreon 27th July 2010
Colin will be performing with band in August at the Belladrum Festival & The Edinburgh Edge Festival – stagetimes etc listed below. Setlist: YOU'RE A STAR, WATCHING XANADU, THE EDGE OF NEARLY, THE SUPERMARKET STRIKES BACK, FAMOUS FOR BEING FAMOUS, THE FINAL ARREARS, THE LONG ROAD TO ME, BE MY SAVIOUR, PECULIAR, MUST YOU MAKE EYES AT ME NOW (New), I TRIED, ANIMAL CANNABUS, STALKER, LOSS, NED'S SONG, MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY […]
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