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Boutique lochside festival Gig in the Goil have announced Callum Beattie as the latest headliner for their fifth birthday showcase.
The Edinburgh singer songwriter will join fellow main stage headliners Dougie Maclean, Trail West, Heron Valley & Face The West on the shores of Loch Goil from 7th – 9th May 2021, as Argyll Holidays’ hugely popular event returns for a fifth year, after taking a break in 2020 due to the pandemic.
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With the capstone release of the Legend of Bent Roads Tavern (Volume 5), the elusive Canadian Indie Folk collective, BRT, comes out of the woodwork once again to update its definitive catalogue with a confident, expansive atmosphere in a recording environment stripped down to the studs.
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Calgary – Oct.17 – With the capstone release of the Legend of Bent Roads Tavern Volume 5, the elusive BRT collective comes out of the woodwork once again to update its definitive catalogue with a confident, expansive atmosphere in a recording environment stripped down to the studs.
“This five-volume collection, along with its companion, Hard Reset, represent our history and our contributions to Canadian music to date,” reflects frontman, Collen. “We are so proudly Canadian and we are excited to share this music with fans of Indie Folk around the world.” Continue reading “The Legend of Bent Roads Tavern Volume 5 releases 6th November 2020”
On Oct 2. Blackbird Morning released the single “St. Magnus” from their upcoming album, Earthbound. St. Magnus is based on a true tale of survival, treachery, and the decay of governments. Featuring 12 string guitar and 4 part vocal harmonies, St. Magnus shows the band channeling the great rock groups of the past into an epic brew of acoustic and world music influences with a timely message.
This year has been an important one for Canadian Indie Folk collective, Bent Roads Tavern.
Through the telling of The Legend of Bent Roads Tavern, a five-volume EP series of digitally restored and re-mastered recordings from the vaults of Bent Roads Tavern’s elusive (until now) history has been released (Volume 5 in pre-order now, with release set for November 6) and available for streaming online on Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud and bandcamp. As its companion, this release entitled Hard Reset (June 1, 2020), features four stripped-down singer-songwriter tracks. Two cult-classics were re-recorded in addition to two new never-been-heard-before tracks: West Coast Wedding and Fallow.
The Hard Reset EP marks a new beginning for this indie-folk collective from western Canada. After many years of darkness, the midnight sun once again rises on the Bent Roads Tavern. You can follow Bent Roads Tavern on the following social media platforms: Instagram, Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.
Jem Girl at the Piano 