James Yorkston and The Athletes

Hello,

Just back from mixing the new record. It sounds braw as a craw. Very happy. As soon as I know details about release dates, etc, I’ll post them up.
Meanwhile - There’s a few shows coming up, including the michty Greenman Festival. More to follow.
JY

Sunday 25^th May: Sheffield: Splayd Festival

Monday 26^th May: Hull: Blue Lamp

Hello.

In March we’ll be packing up our concertinas and shipping off to colder, wetter climbs to record the new record - the follow up to Year Of The Leopard. All the usual suspects will be on board, plus a few special guests - people we’ve played with or have shared a stage with in the last few years. We’re all pretty excited about it. So far it’s mostly original JY songs, but there’s at least one cover in the outing, plus a trad tune hiding in the wings.We’re not sure what we’ll use. Suck it and see. Really happy with the songs though, which is always a good place to start. Domino are allowing me to produce this album myself - the first one since Moving Up Country - which makes me very happy. Can’t really talk about titles yet, as the album will probably be named after one of the songs and it’d be the kiss of death to start talking about that now. For sure it’d mean we’d muck that song up.

So, that’s that. Wish us luck. If the ghosts leave us alone we’ll have a nice new shiny album ready for the summer.

JY

This Friday, 25th Jan, I’m doing a live session for BBC Radio Scotland’s Ian Anderson. The show is broadcast live from 10:30pm.

Live at Le Poisson Mouille  is  back in stock at the webshop. Phew! Whilst I’m here , this made me laugh..

King Creosote & James Yorkston, Glasgow ABC 25th January - A very special Fence bill as part of Celtic Connections. Doors 7.30pm. Tickets £15. Phone 0141 353 8000 for details.

I’ve done a Times Christmas podcast with Malcolm Middleton, Stephen and Clare from The Lilac Time & Pete Paphides - here

A few new shows to announce -

Gimme Shelter 3. The event will take place over the weekend of the 14th, 15th & 16th December in Edinburgh and Glasgow. Here are the acts:-

Friday 14th December @ The Classic Grand, Glasgow (Doors 6.30pm)

James Yorkston & The Athletes

Sunday 16th December @ Mono, Glasgow
(2pm - 11pm, FREE EVENT).
James Yorkston currates Gimme Shelter’s acoustic event at Mono.

17th December - Edinburgh - The Ark - with support from HMS Ginafore & Adrian Crowley. 6
18th December - Brighton - Pressure Point - with support from Adrian Crowley.
or £12 ON DOOR

19th December - London - Luminaire - Support from HMS Ginafore & Adrian Crowley. SOLD OUT.
20th December - London - Luminaire - JY Christmas show with support from David Thomas Broughton

I’ve been asked to play with Daniel Johnston on 12th July, Union Chapel, London.

• Pineapple Folk presents…
• Daniel Johnston with James Yorkston, Neva Dinova
• Union Chapel 7:30 doors 8:00 performance begins
• 12th July
• www.seetickets.com
• myspace.com/pineapplefolkmusic

Late last year I went over to Dublin to record a few tunes with the great Galway singer Adrian Crowley. The first 2 of these are available now from Fence Records. It’s an Adrian Crowley record for sure, I’m just helping out, but I thoroughly recommend it. - JY

Delighted to say that Domino Records are releasing ‘Roaring The Gospel’ on June 4th. A compilation of unreleased & out of print / rare songs…

• A Man With My Skills
• Someplace Simple
• Blue Madonnas
• Seven Streams
• The Hills And The Heath
• Song To The Siren
• Moving Up Country, Roaring The Gospel (demo / 7″ version)
• Blue Bleezin’ Blind Drunk
• Sleep Is The Jewel
• Are You Coming Home Tonight?
• The Lang Toun
• La Magnifica

It can be bought here

“Fife’s own poet laureate returns to grace us with another collection of timeless, unique songs” - Clash