on 13th January 2023
HAPPY NEW YEAR ALL! THIS YEAR OF MHS KICKS OFF WITH THE SOLD OUT ‘LOSS/US’ANNIVERSARY SHOW BELOW. MORE UK SHOWS TBA. ADDITIONAL MHS CELTIC CONNECTIONS GLASGOW APPEARANCE > 2PM SAT 4TH FEB TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF GORDON MACLEAN AT MULL’S AN TOBAR – DETAILS BELOW THIS WEEK’S MHS ARCHIVE PREMIER… CONCERT FOR AFRICA, GLASGOW ROYAL […]
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on 16th December 2022
This Friday’s MHS archive now uploaded from the vaults is… Mull Historical Society performing ‘The Final Arrears’ live on ‘Born Sloppy’ on Channel 4. Filmed: 3/03/03. Taken from the second MHS album ‘Us’, now available to PRE-ORDER on special vinyl reissue along with ‘Loss’ & ‘This Is Hope’. Presented by Sara Cox, fellow guests included: Supergrass, […]
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on 9th December 2022
Hello all, counting down to MHS at Glasgow’s Celtic Connections and the ‘Archaeology’ retrospective release / reissues, this Friday’s “Mull” archive is a main stage performance from 2002’s T in the Park – were you there?? A memory from me? Meeting Dave Grohl side of stage, and his mum… who was on tour with him. […]
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on 25th November 2022
Hello all — in advance of my 80-track ‘Archaeology’ Boxset coming out, first 3 MHS albums anniversary reissues on vinyl and Glasgow Celtic Connections show , I have been literally digging: I’ll be sharing some MHS archive TV performances / live shows that have never before been online, but are now. Kicking off with this one on Later […]
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on 17th November 2022
Hello all — I’m delighted to share this ‘life-flashing-before-the-eyes’ anniversary news below! It does all look very nice and you can get your hands on them now. It has been fun to revisit, dig dig dig for previously unreleased tracks and rework. I hope the ‘real’ Mull Historical & (now) Archaeological Society’ won’t mind me taking a leaf […]
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on 13th October 2022
BUY TICKETS 2023: THE YEAR OF ‘MULL’: Hello all – I’m delighted to announce this show to kick off a busy year for me after last year’s unavoidable Covid postponement. Celtic Connections is always special and this time ‘Us’ is thrown into the mix too. I really hope all of you who booked last year […]
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on 16th March 2022
Sharing @MullHistorical Society’s ‘Little Bird’ live with the incredible @BuswellNyberg 60-PIECE orchestra! @EartHackney Wonderful to play with you all & big thx @Xtra_Mile & label-mates @frankturner @Guiseband @BERRIESBANDUK @wearepetneeds @DEUXFURIEUSES GREAT TO BE BACK ON A STAGE AGAIN AND LOOK OUT FOR NEWS ON ANNIVERSARY ALBUM REISSUES AND NEW ALBUM!
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Sharing ‘Only I’ from my debut MHS album ‘Loss’ live with the incredible @BuswellNyberg 60-PIECE orchestra! @EartHackney Wonderful to play with you all & big thx @Xtra_Mile & label-mates @frankturner @Guiseband @BERRIESBANDUK @wearepetneeds @DEUXFURIEUSES – GREAT TO BE BACK ON STAGE – MORE NEWS TO COME ABOUT ANNIVERSARY REISSUES AND NEW ALBUM!
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on 11th March 2022
LAST SOCIETY SHOUT: LONDON: Having now heard the orchestra – 60 of them!! – I’m *extra excited to be performing THIS SUNDAY 13th March with Buswell & Nyberg and their unique pop-up orchestra for one night only! >> Mull Historical Society, Frank Turner and many other fantastic Xtra Mile Recordings artists: PET NEEDS / BERRIES / Johnny Lloyd / Guise / deux […]
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on 22nd January 2022
Hello all, well I’m still gutted not to be able to perform ‘Loss’ at Celtic Connections in Glasgow tonight at Saint Luke’s & The Winged Ox due to the restrictions… and have been really touched by all your messages from far & wide – So I wanted to do something for you instead… shall I […]
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on 17th December 2021
Sharing my tombs to date, for grown-ups & little ones! I’ve been busy working on new books (all at once with new tunes too, which seems to be my way). And f…inally Ivor Punch is returning too. All from the good folk @wnbooks @orionbooks @littledoorbooks >> More You can find out more and order Colin’s books […]
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on 16th December 2021
SUNDAY MARCH 13TH 2022 7PM, AT EartH HACKNEY, LONDON – BUSWELL & NYBERG’S 100-PIECE POP-UP ORCHESTRA VS XTRA MILE RECORDINGS ARTISTS: FEAT. MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY! BE A PART OF IT: MUSICIAN’S NEEDED!! BUY TICKETS WATCH PREVIEW VIDEO! PERFORMING: Buswell & Nyberg’s Pop-up Orchestra Mull Historical Society Johnny Lloyd PET NEEDS Guise Deux Furieuses BERRIES Featuring – Mull Historical […]
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