I took photos of this up and coming Scottish
band Admiral Fallow at King Tuts Glasgow - and I noticed how much fun they
were having on stage. Oddly. I was
checking through my images of new Scottish musicians and posted this blog last
night - and low and behold they are releasing their second album "Tree Bursts
In Snow" Monday 21st and getting
good reviews. I'm getting psychic now!?
Admiral Fallow formed in
2007 and is led by singer song-writer Louis Abbott and based in Glasgow. They write and
perform folk/ pop. Their first album “Boots Met My Face” was released in
the UK
and worldwide in 2011. Their song "Squealing Pigs" was used on
NBC's Chuck, featured in a commercial and was performed live on BBC
television's Hogmanay Live 2011.In July 2009 the band headlined the Sunday
night T Break stage at T in the Park. They have also played at the Wee Chill,
Rockness, Loopallu Festival and Insider festivals. The band has supported many
artists - including Guillemots, King Creosote, the Futureheads, Paolo
Nutini, Frightened Rabbit, Belle and Sebastian, The Low Anthem. In 2011 the
band played a UK headline
tour and also attended Austin,
Texas for SxSW 2011. Shows
followed in New York.
UK summer 2011 festivals
included Glastonbury,
Latitude, Cambridge Folk Festival, Green Man, End of The Road. They co-headlined
the HMV Next Big Thing Festival 2012 and are touring for their next album
release 21 May 2012 of Tree Bursts In Snow. The band members are -.
Louis Abbott, Kevin Brolly, Philip Hauge, Sarah Hayes, Joe Rattray. www.admiralfallow.com.
The Scottish Music Industry Association are taking 11 Scottish bands, DJs and producers to showcase as part of South by Southwest Festival (SXSW) 2012 in Austin, Texas.
The Scottish artists showcasing at SXSW are -
French Wives, Hudson Mohawke, Django Django, Jackmaster, Tango in the Attic, Three Blind Wolves, The Twilight Sad, Twin Atlantic, We Were Promised Jetpacjs, Woodenbox, The Xcerts.
The 2012 SXSW music festival will take place in Austin from March 13th to March 18th.
http://sxsw.com/
The invitation by SXSW is the first step in getting to play the festival. Bands then aaply for sponsorship from Creative Scotland and have to raise funds to cover the costs of flights. Visa applications also need to be sorted in the short time frame between official confirmation and the festival.
