Just a wee (or BIG actually) shout out to my friends over in Nashville, TN at Stone Owl Music. They (Ryan Poole) have been involved in my recent live EP ‘Doon Tae The Wid’ and also involved in capturing sound at various gigs and festivals over the last couple years for the Doricana tour DVD we are working on. I hope to have Ryan involved in the new album in some capactiy also! (talks are on). Recording starts April 2013 in San Diego, CA.
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Stone Owl Music – Nashville, TN
Tuesday, February 5th, 20132012, taking the foot off the gas downhill!
Wednesday, January 16th, 2013Apologies for the lack of blog action on here of late. Life has been something else for sure!
Well, 2012 was a hell of a year for me and I don’t mind telling you that it’s been the best year of my life so far. As you may or may not know, I became a Father for the first time back in March and that came with it’s own set of challenges. My time has become very limited and precious. So, it was my intention to take the foot off the gas a wee bit in 2012 and as you may have seen, that didn’t quite happen.
I managed to maintain some kind of live presence albeit in a much more regional sense throughout California. I was also blessed to win another San Diego Music Award for Best Acoustic Act in August, it was particularly special as my wife and daughter were both there to share it with me. We also captured it on film, this will be featured on my upcoming tour DVD that I’ve been working on with Craig Rian since 2010, we are excited to share this with you later this year……..oh I also release a limited edition live EP called ‘Doon tae the wid’, this was taken from a gig Idid in Sacramento during the 2011 Sacramento and Woodland Highland Games and Celtic Festival. This was also used as further promo for the upcoming DVD.
2012 was finished off nicely with an appearance at the New Year party in my hometown of Stonehaven, Scotland. I was the opening act for Scotland’s ‘Red Hot Chili Pipers’ in front of 6000 folk, it was a brilliant night all round with the exception of the long lines for the bar, the guys will get that sorted for Hogmanay this year, that I have no doubt of. Special thanks to Michelle Ward and June for their support and drive.
So, currently I’m in the middle of demoing new songs for my new album, I have loads of songs but I’m in the whittling down process where I decide what my best 15 are, then we demo them and then whittle them down to 10. I’m also on the look for some funding, so, if anyone is interested in possibly coming in on an executive producer basis give me a shout, I’ll bring the beer…..if not then I guess I best crack open my piggy bank again!!! 😉
Love
Colin
PS, I promise to update this a tad more this year.
Doon Tae the Wid EP Online downloads
Friday, December 21st, 2012Through MondoTunes, ‘Doon Tae The Wid’ is available at approx 750 online stores, here is the main one.
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/doon-tae-the-wid-ep/id577009253
San Diego Music Thing Conference & Festival 2012
Sunday, September 2nd, 2012Myself and my band will be performing at the 2012 San Diego Music Thing conference and musc festival. We perform on the Saturday night (15th September), all details on my tour section.
Public Enemy’s Chuck D will be the main guest speaker.
SAN DIEGO MUSIC AWARD 2012
Monday, August 13th, 2012It’s with tremendous delight I can announce I have been named the San Diego Music Award 2012 Winner in the Best Acoustic Act category. Two years in a row is an amazing feat for a guy that no-one in California can actually understand, so, I thank you all from the bottom of my guitar case for continuing to help support my music.
Love
Colin X