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'Island' touring...

ISLAND TOUR 2009

Hi all

Details on this to come soon as...

I'll be touring the ’Island’ album and playing other tracks with band. There will be a Highland tour in Sept, and then more UK dates in October..

So far the below is booked in - it was a special night playing back home in Tobermory, in a more intimate room, where I recorded the album. This time we take on the local hall with full band.

Friday     September 4th - 8:00 PM Aros Hall, Tobermory, Isle of Mull 'HOMECOMING Event': Tickets available from An Tobar Arts Centre in Tobermory - 01688 302211, or from http://www.thebooth.co.uk 

Fopp & Rough Trade East: In-store gigs this week

Getting myself together for later today (Thurs 16th) for Fopp in Glasgow, Union St. Be performing at 5pm. Just realised that the three people pn the front of the Rice Crispies box are Snap Crackle and Pop, sounds recreated as little people with hats. That should have been obvious a long time ago...

It was just going to be me today at Fopp, but now Sorren, Gordon, Ross, Fiona, coming along for the in-store - should be a laugh. Maybe Snap & Crackle will turn up. Had long day yesterday from London to BBC in Inverness & then Glasgow, for sessions. You can stream here http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00lmcqp#synopsis . And perfromed a BBC 2 TV songwriters peice that I recorded going out in Sept. (played The Edge Of Nearly & All Part Of The Letting Go)

My Dad started at the BBC in Inverness. There's a tribute to my Dad on the BBC website on the link below, he used to send his radio demo clips to BBC Inverness in a bread van from Mull. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/scotland_politics/8074384.stm . Just noticed the last word is 'Loss'.

I've got lots of memories of being a kid going there on holidays and staring at guitars in the music shop, stopped by there for some strings on the way to the BBC and it felt weird! But good. Lots of friendly faces at the BBC and a staircase I remembered from being small in older part of the building.

Good to be playing the new songs, which work on acoustic more than anything I've so far. Sleepness nights with new songs in my head - big grand things with bells and whistles. Back to London later for in-store gig at Rough Trade East on Friday, 1pm. Probably just me and Pop making a noise on Brick Lane.

Good to have 'Island' on its journey. A piece of home.

Time for more Rice Crsipies.

Colin

New album out this Monday! You can order it now.. Radio and in-store performances

'Island' Press:  

 "Intensely personal and irresistibly melodic songs." 4/5 The Mirror

"MacIntyre's sound has open-hearted, epic honesty. An eerie folk-rock mystery with compelling melody lines." Mojo

"Surreal maritime sagas. An insistent chugger that ranks alongside the best from the man from Mull Historical Society." The Times

"Cracking, with twists and turns." The Sunday Mail

"‘Island’ sees MacIntyre take influence from traditional British roots music in a largely strippeddown effort. A well-paced and lovingly-crafted album." The Fly 4/5

Hi All

My new album 'Island' is out now! on iTunes at http://www.itunes.com/colinmacintyre. The iTunes  album download will come with 2 exclusive bonus tracks, as well as the 'Cape Wrath' video and digi-booklet. It's now available digitally worldwide with all the usual online retailers.

It is in the shops this Monday 6th July! The album CD comes with a short story I've written (one of the collection is to be a BBC Radio 4 play). Buy the CD at AMAZON or HMV 

Or at PLAY.com: http://www.play.com/Music/CD/4-/10361226/Island/Product.html

I'll be performing in Rough Trade East store on Brick Lane on Friday 17th July at 1pm.

And FOPP in Glasgow's Union St on Thurs 16th July at 5pm.

My Isle of Mull home gig can be heard this Sunday 5th July on Billy Sloan Radio clyde Show, 7pm

Sunday Mail feature this Sunday: 

          I'll be performing live on BBC Radio Scotland on Weds 15th July from midday.

          

          Spread the word..

Colin

What you call an Isle of Mull splash....

Be my Saviour!!!!!!!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rV45cOnTNXg