Mull Historical Society new album NEWS / UK Tour / Live on BBC 6MUSIC + other appearances

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Hello all,

Sharing the news that my new Mull Historical Society album ‘Wakelines’ is up for PRE-ORDER on LP/CD/DL (landing 21st Sept) on Xtra Mile Recordings. Produced by – and featuring – Mercury & Brit Award-winner Bernard Butler. Signed CDs on AMAZON, signed Vinyl and more on Xtra Mile Recordings.

TICKETS HERE for the MHS UK Autumn Tour. Nb: the GLASGOW show on 20th SEPT is now at the Hug & Pint (moved from CCA due to fire damage) – so it’s a nice an’ cosy album release party.

BBC 6 MUSIC: TODAY (Sat Sept 1st) I will be doing my best to be Liz Kershaw’s ‘Legend in his own Lunchtime‘ – live from 2pm. If your ears are nearby you can tune in live here

The video for new single ‘Wakelines’ is below, made by Soren Kristensen. Remember when things were about (This Is) Hope??

OKAY, IF YOU GOT THIS FAR THERE’S BOOKS TO COME AND A BOAT RIDE HOME AT THE END… 

WATCH me and Bernard performing ‘Little Bird’ unplugged – a song about daughters.
‘Little Bird’ album version on Spotify 

Mull Historical Society UK Autumn Tour dates: BUY TICKETS

BERNARD BUTLER WILL JOIN THE BAND IN LONDON, AND THE FANTASTIC BRIT-NOMINATED BETH ROWLEY WILL SUPPORT IN BRISTOL & LONDON.

SEPT 20: GLASGOW, HUG & PINT (ALBUM RELEASE PARTY)
SEPT 21: EDINBURGH, PLEASANCE BAR
SEPT 22: ABERDEEN, TRUE NORTH FESTIVAL, THE LEMON TREE
SEPT 23: SHEFFIELD, GREYSTONES
SEPT 27: BRISTOL, LOUISIANA
SEPT 28: MANCHESTER, NIGHT & DAY
SEPT 29: OXFORD, JERICHO TAVERN
SEPT 30: NEWCASTLE, CLUNY
OCT 1: LEEDS, BRUDENELL SOCIAL CLUB
OCT 2: LONDON, BORDERLINE WITH BERNARD BUTLER
OCT 4: BRIGHTON, PRINCE ALBERT
OCT 5: SOUTHAMPTON, HEARTBREAKERS
OCT 27:  ISLE OF MULL, MULL THEATRE – Tobermory Book Festival – ‘From Stage to Page’ Words & Music event (10.30am)

The new single ‘Wakelines’ has also been spinning on BBC Radio 2 on the Alan Carr & Mel Sykes ‘Summer Escape’ , and the Sara Cox Show

MORE ARTICLES / RADIO APPEARANCES ON BBC SCOTLAND AND OTHERS ARE LISTED FURTHER BELOW. 

NEW BOOKS…

My two new books are also now out: ‘Hometown Tales: The Boy in the Bubble’, a Memoir about growing up on the isle of Mull, and ‘The Humdrum Drum’ a Children’s Picture Book (with FREE CD of songs).

‘HOMETOWN TALES: THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE’: AVAIL NOW AT AMAZON // WATERSTONES // W&N BOOKS & LOCAL BOOKSHOPS

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Colin MacIntyre & Catherine Thomann — ‘THE HUMDRUM DRUM’ — Children’s picture book with songs: AVAIL NOW AT WATERSTONES // LITTLE DOOR BOOKS // AMAZON // LOCAL BOOKSHOPS


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LIVE ON BBC RADIO SCOTLAND, AFTERNOON SHOW:
I’ll be chatting to Grant Stott and strumming live on Weds 19th September Listen in
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THE NATIONAL NEWSPAPER –
“I realised what I was saying was I needed to get under my skin, lay myself bare.”
Read the article here

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NEAR PERFECT PITCH SHOW –
I’ve been chatting music and books with Canada’s
Near Perfect Pitch — I’m also forced to pick 3 of my fave MHS songs to date… LISTEN HERE

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ON BOOGALOO RADIO WITH BERNARD BUTLER –
I’ll be a guest live with ‘BB & the King‘ Friday 7th September 3pm-5pm – they play great music and it’s a radio show in a pub, what more do we ned on a Friday?
Check it out here!

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THE SCOTTISH BOOK TRUST – EDINBURGH BOOK FEST:
I’ve written a piece here for the Scottish Book Trust about my first book for children and celebrating the great 3-nippled ‘Fungus The Bogeyman’. Also feat. paper tomatoes thrown at me in Edinburgh – it was about time…) here

#Home (Photo: courtesy West Over Sea)

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Sail away about now…

Colin

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