A song inspired by the word 'threshold', whatever that means... Maybe something about crossing the lines between the past and the present, or between the possible and impossible.
[copyright Fergus McNeill 2021]

I Wonder [LIVE DEMO]

A song written about history of the Zeppelin to fulfill a brief for the UWS Songwriting Masters Module Portfolio, 2021. Thanks to Craig Durning on the guitar, Lewis Oxbrow on the bass vocals, Lauren Gilmour at Novasound for the production, and always Becci Wallace for encouragement and support.

Float Like The Hindenburg

Forget About You Mastered.WAV

Through its vivid depiction of the loosely connected everyday lives of residents of a single stairwell in a Glasgow tenement, ‘Sandstone & Lime’ challenges us to think about what, if anything, community and neighbourliness mean to us now.

Words, music, guitar and vocals by Fergus McNeill
Piano arranged and performed by Jamie Campbell
Clàrsach and violins arranged and performed by Sam MacAdam 
Additional vocals arranged and performed by Outi Smith
Recorded and engineered by Keith Bird at UWS
Mixed and mastered by Paul McGeechan

© Fergus McNeill 2023

Sandstone & Lime

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A song of consolation, assembled from the fragments of a trip to the Outer Hebrides.

Wild Angelica (demo)

The Old Mistake (demo)

For the second of our Edinburgh Fringe 2024 podcasts Ali spoke to musician Jo Mango and theatre-maker Liam Hurley to talk all about A Giant On The Bridge, which is part of the prestigious Made in Scotland showcase, and will be at the Assembly Roxy Central between 2nd-18th August, 10.40am.

Jo describes how A Giant On The Bridge came about, emerging from the work of Vox Liminis and their Distant Voices project which explores crime, punishment and reintegration through songwriting and other forms of creative expression, and pairs some of Scotland’s best songwriters with people who’ve experienced the criminal justice system from different angles.

Liam then talks about his role with A Giant On The Bridge and the collaborations which are vital to the whole. The two then discuss the nature of the collaborative process, making each story individual, why having multiple musical genres is key, the challenges in making live music theatrical, what audiences can expect, and how their involvement, and reaction, is essential.

Described as a gig-theatre event (and for an explanation of that, you'll have to listen to the podcast) it features some of Scotland's finest musicians. As well as Jo herself they include Admiral Fallow's Louis Abbott, Raveloe, Solareye and Louise McCraw (AKA Goodnight Louisa).

A Giant On The Bridge promises to be a very special production of music and theatre (but, importantly, not musical theatre), and is shaping up to be one of the highlights of this year's Fringe.

For further details, and all the ways to listen, go to https://www.scotswhayhae.com

Edinburgh Fringe 2024 - Jo Mango & Liam Hurley - A Giant On The Bridge

A song that reflects on a trip to the Bay Area (around San Francisco) not long after last year’s presidential election. Turns out to be a love song to my American friends, as they navigate troubling times…

Sausalito Blue (demo)

A song about fathers and sons, and growing old…

Those plastic truths (demo)

04  City Boys (Are All Style And No Substance)

A song about freewill and determinism. Do we direct our own lives, or are our paths chosen for us?

A rosary of broken beads (demo)

You can find out more about me and about how and why I write songs at www.fergusmcneill.com. 

There are also some live demos on my YouTube channel: https://youtube.com/channel/UCxrK5yGwzJRfczDtg3_S9wg

Sandstone & Lime

Fergus McNeill

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