Inspired by memories of pastoral countryside in France.

Golden grasses

Snorkling

This is part of a series of work commissioned for 'Bodies of Water.' A playful, multi-sensory performance experience funded by created Scotland, supported by The Work Room and the Rural Touring Network. Created by Aya Kobayashi, Saffy Setohy and Joanna Young.

Field recording of the sea by Jamie McCarthy
Mastering by Jamie Grier.
The image is a screen shot from a beautiful video made by
Ruvim Miksanskiy.

Sea wash, an irregular theme - 'Bodies of Water' - Commissioned composition

This track is part of a series of work commissioned for 'Bodies of Water.' A playful, multi-sensory performance experience funded by created Scotland, supported by The Work Room and the Rural Touring Network. Created by Aya Kobayashi, Saffy Setohy, Joanna Young and Nicolette Macleod. Touring Autumn 2019.
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Mastering by Jamie Grier.

Sawtaerata, an organic ritual - 'Bodies of water' - Commissioned composition

This is part of a series of work commissioned for 'Bodies of Water.' A playful, multi-sensory performance experience funded by created Scotland, supported by The Work Room and the Rural Touring Network. Created by Aya Kobayashi, Saffy Setohy, Joanna Young and Nicolette Macleod.

Image taken from a still of film created by Putulik Jaaka
Mastering by Jamie Grier.

Underwater 'Bodies of water' - Commissioned composition

This is part of a series of work commissioned for 'Bodies of Water.' A playful, multi-sensory performance experience funded by created Scotland, supported by The Work Room and the Rural Touring Network. Created by Aya Kobayashi, Saffy Setohy and Joanna Young.
Touring in Autumn 2019. 
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Mastering by Jamie Grier.

Bubbles - 'Bodies of water' - Commissioned composition

Love and Gold is a varied collection of original and traditional songs. The original songs I have written and arranged over the last ten years, some of the traditional folk songs I have been singing much longer. I wanted them all to be on this recording as they are part of my singing and performance tapestry.

I recorded them all in Glasgow over the space of 12 days and multi-tracked the whole thing. The title is taken from a poem by Edwin Waugh which I arranged and perform but didn’t include in the album.

Recorded and co-produced by Luigi Pasquini at Anchor Lane Studio
Mastered by Jon Astley at Close To The Edge. 
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Love and Gold

Down by the Sally Gardens

Just a Drop

1919

Swallow

She Moved Through the Fair

The Moorland Witch

Spider

Opium and Smoke

Father Father

An audio session for WIG IV - ONLINE

When we realised that WIG would need to go online, we the ICEBERG team had a conversation around different online workshop formats. I had during lockdown been asked to create the sound design for an audio class led by Aya Kobayashi for Barrowland Ballet and had so enjoyed this process that I decided I would have a go myself. I was also very keen to offer something that wasn't screen based and could potentially been done outside if that option is available to people. So if you fancy it...

A number of the tracks I have used are from my existing body of music composition.

Singing Architectures - A solo site specific improvisation project. You can read more about in the dedicated journal entry on my website.

Heritage - A play by Nicola McCartney. I was commissioned to compose the sound track for last year at Pitlochry Festival Theatre.

Bodies of Water - A project with three other Glasgow based artists. Joanna Young, Saffy Setohy and Aya Kobayashi. A playful multi-sensory experience weaving together dance, performance, sound and visual art. To hear more of the soundtrack for that show head to the Bodies of Water playlist.

Listening through the body

This piece was composed as part of a commission for the play Heritage written by Nicola McCartney and directed by Richard Baron at Pitlochry Festival Theatre in 2019. Show received 4* from the Guardian. Image by Kristine Cinate.

Strawberry Fields - Composed for 'Heritage'

Cinematic folk songstress & composer. Forging art where urban life, nature and stories join. ‘exquisite songs, both new and familiar’ - The Scotsman

Nicolette Macleod - Nicolette's world of sound

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