James Yorkston and The Athletes

Very pleased to announce that I’ve written a book, which Domino are publishing.It’s out on Feb 3rd 2011 and can be ordered here:

It’s Lovely To Be Here: The Touring Diaries Of A Scottish Gent

or a signed copy from the lovely people at Fence - here

I’ll be playing some festivals to promote the book.

More to be announced.

26th January: Glasgow Celtic Connections: 7pm  SOLD OUT

11th February: Edinburgh, Old St Paul’s Church Hall - SOLD OUT
13th February: St Andrews, University - SOLD OUT
16th February: Manchester Deaf Institute
17th February: Wakefield Henry Boons
18th February: Thirsk, The Old Courthouse - SOLD OUT
22nd February: Brighton Brighton Ballroom
23rd February: London St Giles Church - with Philip Selway & Lisa Knapp - SOLD OUT

I shall be doing my best to attend this:

Join Idlewild’s Rod Jones, Emma Pollock and friends as they celebrate the launch of their fantastic collaborative album which includes;

James Graham (Twilight Sad)
Scott Hutchison (Frightened Rabbit)
Jill O’Sullivan (Sparrow and the Workshop)
Karine Polwart
Jenny Reeve
Alasdair Roberts
James Yorkston

Enjoy unique pairings and collaborations, live performance of new tracks and some more familiar songs,with limited edition copies of the CD (artwork by Aidan Moffat) exclusively available.

AS PART OF THE SCOTTISH MENTAL HEALTH ARTS AND FILM FESTIVAL (mhfestival.com)

£6 advance

Fri 1st Oct, HMV Picture House Edinburgh

0844 847 1740,

www.edinburgh-picturehouse.co.uk

Sat 2nd Oct, O2 ABC Glasgow

0844 477 2000

www.o2abcglasgow.co.uk    

Tickets available at www.ticketweb.co.uk and www.ticket-scotland.com

Due to unforeseen circumstances, we’ve had to cancel the gigs that were listed here. But the discussion about chords continues in the comments below…

The December 21st JY & The Athletes show at the Luminaire has SOLD OUT which is exciting.

To celebrate, we’ve added another show, on Dec 20th, at The Luminaire. I’ll be playing this other show solo. The special guest on both nights will be Kathryn Williams.

Now, mind the 21st is Fancy Dress? Well, the 20th isn’t.

www.ticketweb.co.uk
08444 771000
www.seetickets.com
0870 264 3333

21st - FANCY DRESS – PRIZE FOR BEST COSTUME - with Domino Records and Eat Your Own Ears goodies.

Additionally, James will be making up special compilation CDs and the first 25 punters to arrive in Fancy Dress will receive an EXCLUSIVE JAMES YORKSTON chosen CDr compilation!

And a wee Irish tour with Adro Crowley & Alasdair Roberts:

Crane Lane, Cork – Wed Dec 2nd Doors 8pm, tickets €15 from www.tickets.ie & Plug’d Records
Cleere’s, Kilkenny – Thurs Dec 3rd Doors 8pm, tickets €15 from www.tickets.ie
Kelly’s, Galway – Fri Dec 4th Doors 8pm, tickets €10, €12 on door
The Black Box, Belfast – Sat Dec 5th Doors 8pm, tickets £9 from www.blackboxbelfast.com

And finally a show in Limerick on Sunday Dec 6th -With Donal Dineen & Katie Kim. Daghdha Space, St John’s Church, John’s Square, Limerick. More details here

Hello,

So, the first single from the Folk Songs album will be a 7″ of Martinmas Time, backed by a non album track - Nottanum Town.

This is a limited edition of 300. Each with individual hand made sleeves. Gulp. I’ve asked some of my Fife pals to help, as has Mr Green of The Big Eyes Family Players. So - you may get a cover that my gran has made - or one KC has made. Or me. Orr My Dog.

If you’re interested in ordering this wee beastie - www.dominorecordco.com/uk/singles/01-06-09/martinmas-time/

Now, we’re just back from recording the bonus disc for the Folk Songs album. There’s a preview Below. It can be ordered here: www.dominorecordco.com/artists/james-yorkston–the-big-eyes-family-players

Hello all,
After that last lot, here comes another lot. All the shows from Perth to Kendal are with Lisa Knapp and are a Tune-Up tour, funded by the Scottish Arts Council. Unless noted, all shows are solo. Where it says band - that’s Reuben, Doogie & Sarah from the Athletes, plus Emma for Homegame and London.

Hello,

Some Irish shows, all with special guest Adrian Crowley:

January 22nd - Dublin Crawdaddy

January 23rd - Belfast Speakeasy

January 24rd - Galway Roisin Dubh

January 25th - Cork Cypress Avenue

And some other shows -

January 31st – Glasgow Celtic Connections.

February 1st – Brussels, Belgium AB

February 2nd – Oslo, Norway Blå

February 4th – Stockholm, Sweden Strand

February 5th – Gothenburg, Sweden Pustervik

February 13th – Vevey, Switzerland - Rocking Chair

February 14th – St. Galen, Switzerland - Palace

Good stuff. See you there. All these shows will be solo, except Glasgow which is *Full Band*

JY

Hello all,

As it says, really. I’ll be performing Tortoise Regrets Hare alongside my buddies Kenny Creosote, Rozi Plain & Johnny Pictish on BBC2s Culture Show - Friday evening, around 11:30pm. I think you can watch it again later, also with the BBC iPlayer thing. We also do a Pictish Trail number and a wee interview. Plus, we got some of Grommit’s cake.
Cheers,

JY

Hello,

On December 17th, I’ll be playing a Christmas show at the Luminaire, Kilburn. This will be solo, as opposed to the show on December 11th at St Giles, which is with full band. The December 17th show will have some special guests - including Alasdair Roberts, plus a couple of bozos who live near my house. The December 11th show has Malcolm Middleton - who I think you’ll agree is a pretty special guest himself. So. Two London shows. What credit crunch? Hmm… Links -

December 11th - Click Here - Last few tickets…
December 17th - Click Here

If you come to them both, your reward will be in heaven.

Maybe.
Cheers,

JY