Aye aye folks, the end of the year usually signifies a plethora of best of lists, and it’s always great to make any of them tbh!
However…massive thanks to Michael Park of The International Americana Music Show for selecting my 2014 song ‘The Never Ending Pageant’ as part of their best of the last decade!
Brilliant honour and truly appreciated!! Always felt that tune was a little under appreciated!!
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From Michael:
For the first time, and ahead of next week’s Best Of 2023 edition of the program, this week, Michael Park has put together a “Best of the Best” edition, filling the playlist with a selection of songs that he chose to fill previous Best Of editions – from when the show started, back in 2014, right up to last year.
The playlist in full: Colin Clyne (Scotland) – The Never Ending Pageant (The Never Ending Pageant) Hatful of Rain (England) – Train In The Distance (The Morning Key) Lauren Housley (England) – Sweet Surrender (Sweet Surrender) Hip Hatchet aka Philippe Bronchtein (Canada) – Coward’s Luck (Hold You Like A Harness) Liz Stringer (Australia) – If You Mean It (All The Bridges) Antje Duvekot (Germany) – Caffeinated Warriors (Toward The Thunder) James Edwyn and the Borrowed Band (Scotland) – Try Not To Think Of Now (High Fences) Gretta Ziller (Queen of Boomtown) – Queen Of Boomtown) Benjamin Folke Thomas (Sweden) – Stuff Of Dreams (Modern Man) Maurice van Hoek (Holland) – Traveling Man (Traveling Man) Pete Gow (Scotland) – Both Sides Are Down (Leo) Jenny Mitchell (New Zealand) – Tomorrow (Tug Of War) Tami Neilson (Canada) – Beyond The Stars (Kingmaker)
CREDITS:
‘Dunnottar Skies’ recorded in San Diego & San Francisco, California, USA by Alan Sanderson with additional recording in Nairn, Scotland by Ken Allardyce.
Video, Edit & Production by Craig Rian.
Drone footage by Mark Westguard (Dunnottar Castle).
Additional video & drone footage by Albert Labombard
Studio filming by Kevin Smith (Captain Toms music studio, Aberdeen, Scotland).
Actress – Angela Rummans
USA – https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/the-never-ending-pageant/id899132325
UK – https://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/the-never-ending-pageant/id899132325
www.colinclyne.com & Fat Hippy Records, UK
Scottish author CG Buswell references my music and lyrics in his most recent book ‘The Drummer Boy’. CG’s books usually revolve around Scottish Army Battlion the ‘Gordon Highlanders’, which in itself it ironic as my Father was indeed a member many moons ago.
In the authors own words:
‘…Colin Clyne is the singer whose lyrics feature in The Drummer Boy novel and I think they seamlessly slotted into the sadness, anger and then elated moods Scott was feeling…’
I am delighted to have been invited to join the Irish and International Songwriters Guild as a writer. A little bit about the guild in their own words:
‘…The Irish (and International) Songwriters Guild (also nicknamed The Songbank) believes that these writers deserve higher profile on the international stage and we hope to achieve this by showcasing the very best of Irish and international songwriting talent…’
Colin will be performing songs from his critically acclaimed albums Doricana & The Never Ending Pageant at an intimate homecoming gig in Stonehaven on the 29th April at Zee’s nightclub. The last solo show he played there was when he opened for The Red Hot Chilli Pipers at the open air at the square in 2012.
Tickets are going fast for this special show and are available at Ma Simpson’s music shop or online here.
Local up and coming singer songwriter Alannah Moar will open the show.
I’ll be heading back to the Acoustic Music Centre (St Brides) in Edinburgh for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. This will be my 4th or 5th Fringe festival.
I’m performing on the 20th August 2016. All details and tickets are available here:
Bob also spoke about Colin’s time on the West Coast of the US and his music after the song played directly after Colin’s. He mentioned that ‘The Never Ending pageant’ was ‘…really very good…’!
High praise indeed.
This comes off the back of some recent BBC 6 Music radio play from Chris Hawkins!!
Colin Clyne & The Carrons will be playing a couple of sets at the Montrose Folk Club on the 12th March 2015 (8pm). There’s already demand for this event so head on over to the address below to grab a ticket asap!
The current single ‘I’d Rather Do’ from my album ‘The Never Ending Pageant’ has been getting some BBC airplay down in England (BBC Cumbria) on the ‘Braithwaites Country’ show.
Scotland’s ‘voice of new music’; Jim Gellatly, did an article on yours truly and new album ‘The Never Ending Pageant’. He described it as a ‘…glorious selection of folk & country rock numbers…’.
