Glasgow’s  Washington  Irving  are  a  band  that  have  lived  at  the  edges  of  Scottish  music  for  many  years.  They  have  evolved  slowly  over  time,  picking  up  new  sounds  and  styles  and  then  throwing  them  away  as  they  go  on.  What  has  remained  is  captivating  story­‐telling,  strong  hooks  and  melody  that  are  dipped  in  their  old  Scottish  heritage,  but  also  caked  in  distortion,  delay  and  all  the  other  fun  stuff they’ve  messed  around  with  late  into  the  nights.

Having  a  spent  a  couple  of  years  in  wilderness  since  recording  their  last  collection of  EPs,  Palomides  Vol  I  and  II,  they  have  brought  together  a  fiery  group  of  songs  that  tell  a  wholly different  story.  A  story  with  a  point,  with  something  to  say  about  them  and  the  world.  They  traveled  to  the  state  of  New  York  to  work  with  Kevin  McMahon,  famous  for  Titus  Andronicus,  Swans  and  Real  Estate,  to  craft  this  into  something  different  and  separated  from  their  own  country  and  city.  Their  as  of  yet  unreleased  new  record  is  bubbling  away,  ready  to  hit  the  world  in  the  near  future.

With support from Best Girl Athlete

Best Girl Athlete, aka 16 year old Aberdonian Katie Buchan, released her debut album Carve Every Word in March 2015 via Fitlike Records in the UK and through Minty Fresh Records in North America. The album has generated rich and deserved praise with Folk Radio UK stating the release as “pretty amazing”, Artrocker magazine describing Carve Every Word as “an incredibly accomplished album” and has gained her a Scottish Alternative Music Award 2015 nomination.