Edinburgh Fringe Festival: The Merhcants' Hall Programme Playlist

I Like You  - I Wish I'd Met You

Anthemic ballad driven pop tune reflecting back on simpler times when we were children.

Paper Planes

From the album 'My New Jive'
Cindy Douglas (v), Tim Richards (p), Dominic Howles (b), Jeff Lardner (d)
This Here (Bobby Timmons/John Hendricks)

This Here

'Deed I Do

The sound track of three songs played live on the STV Glasgow Riverside show, 13/1/2015.

Band Members
Charlotte Marshall - vocals
Fraser John Lindsay - guitar
Tim Brough - keys
Michael Harrison - drums
Tim Clarke - bass
Gordon Dickson - sax
Fenwick Lawson - trombone

Big Easy Blues

The second track from Barrule's forthcoming second album 'Manannan's Cloak'; The King Of The Sea (Ree Ny Marrey) tells the tale of the staple in the traditional Manx diet, the herring!

The King Of The Sea

Be Alright

Degenerative Eloquence


Tolo Servera's alternate version/ mix of Get Up To Get Down from JBiA's self-titled debut album. 

Get Up To Get Down (Tolo Servera alternate version/ mix)

Ross Couper & Tom Oakes -  Gillian's

From the upcoming album by Aon Teanga:Un Çhengey.

Mary Ann Kennedy (Alba – Scotland)
Ruth Keggin (Mannin – Isle of Man)
Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin (Éire – Ireland) 

Featuring Ultan O' Brien (viola)

Ròin is Míolta Móra (Seals and Whales)

The Groove Band @ the Audio Lounge, Maryhill

Once In My Life

OUT NOW! 

Buy here (Vinyl/CD/Digital) - http://www.thehaggishorns.com/music

The UK’s favourite funk/soul brothers release their long awaited third album “What Comes To Mind” worldwide on October 2nd. This one drops on their own new independent record label Haggis Records and features a host of special guest artists including vocalists Lucinda Slim (Zap Mama), John McCallum (Corinne Bailey Rae band) and John Turrell (Smoove & Turrell), plus New Mastersounds bass player Pete Shand and UK conga/percussion legend Snowboy 

Leeds based Haggis Horns first hit the music scene in 1999 as both a band and brass section, the Horns making their first recorded appearance on The New Mastersounds debut album that year. Featuring some of the finest brass and rhythm section players in the UK, Haggis Horns musicians have played live and recorded with a host of major music artists including Mark Ronson, Corinne Bailey Rae, Lou Donaldson, Amy Winehouse, Lily Allen, Martha Reeves, Jamiroquai, John Legend, Cinematic Orchestra, Morcheeba, Roots Manuva, Finley Quaye and Nightmares On Wax. 

With five singles on UK independent label First Word Records plus two albums (“Hot Damn!” in 2007 and “Keep On Movin’” in 2010), they released their first title on their own Haggis Records in summer 2015, the aptly titled “Return Of The Haggis EP”. 

“What Comes To Mind” is packed full of feelgood funk, soul and boogie that pays homage to the band’s musical heroes of the 1970s - Kool & The Gang, Donald Byrd, The Blackbyrds, The Mizell Brothers, Earth Wind & Fire and of course, the Average White Band. There’s plenty of dancefloor-filling funk for the clubs – “Out Of My Head”, “It Ain’t What You Got”, “I Can’t Stop The Feeling” - plus jazz funk instrumentals like “Return Of The Haggis” where the band get the chance to stretch out and cut loose on the solo sections. For deep soul heads, check the slower tempo gospel tinged vocal track “Give Me Something Better”. British soul past or present doesn’t come much better than this! 

New label. New album. The Haggis Horns have well and truly returned.... 



Craig Charles (BBC 6) - “I love the Haggis Horns. No-one plays funk the way that they do and this album yet again keeps them up there right at the very top. Superb!” 

Greg Boraman (Free Style Records) - "I wish they had signed this to Freestyle" 

Brian J. (Pimps Of Joytime) 

Oliver Korthals (Byte FM - Germany) - "Killer! Will set the dancefloor on fire!" 

Bill Laurance (Snarky Puppy) - "You can always rely on The Haggis Horns to get the party started! Funk at its tightest!" 

Dan Hastie (Orgone) - "The grooves are tight and in the pocket, reminiscent of mid 70's funk and they nailed the production. Sounds like it could be a soundtrack to a period piece film" 

Simon Bartholomew (The Brand New Heavies) - "Superb Production. Pedigree stuff from pedigree musicians. Refreshing the soul, keeping the new soul alive...All power to The Haggis Horns!" 

Corinne Bailey Rae - "Sounds amazing! Some of my favourite musicians are playing on this record and every single one I've learnt something from. Raging grooves!" 

Snowboy - "World class funk from the real Mccoy...Every track a future classic!" 

Eddie Roberts (The New Mastersounds) - "Sounds great, sounds like a party!" 

Keb Darge - "Beautifully crafted, sounding like a lost Roy Ayers/Donald Byrd production, very nice!"

releases 02 October 2015



"What Comes To Mind" - Album Taster

@smoove-and-turrell are one of the key artists on the label and with three killer albums under their belt, there are plenty of gems to choose from. After digging deep into their catalogue, we felt that this cover of Yazoo’s Don’t Go needed highlighting again. What a tune if we don’t say so ourselves! 

Smoove & Turrell - Don't Go

Cheese

Tumlaren

1st three tracks from new CD 'You Turned The Tables On Me' by Sophie Bancroft & Tom Lyne

02 O Can Ye Sew Cushions

Fire/Hangups/Thankful

08 What a little moonlight can do

06 Higher Place

Programmers for The Merchants' Hall's Edinburgh Fringe Festival programme (a historic, majestic, A-listed building in the heart of the Scottish Capital's New Town), Cooperage Connections have curated 56 performances by 29 of the top artists within the jazz, folk, classical, funk, soul, hip hop, pop, americana, reggae and latin-music genres.

To view the full programme brochure: http://www.admevents.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/A-Club-Main-Brochure.pdf

To buy tickets: www.admevents.co.uk 

Edinburgh Fringe Festival: The Merhcants' Hall Programme Playlist

Cooperage Connections: Merchants' Hall Playlist