…Everywhere I look around, Love is in the air, Every sight and every sound – so sang John Paul Young way back in the late 70s.
The new Trashcan Sinatras’ album, ‘In The Music’ is a record full of love and now Scotland’s national treasure, Eddi Reader, has joined in with her new album ‘Love Is The Way’.
A fantastic album and in my opinion her best collection of songs yet. Three of the songs on this copy feature the mighty talents of Mr John Douglas and his ukelele – ‘I Won’t Stand In Your Way’, ‘New York City’ and the forthcoming single ‘Roses’. As this is the promo release, there are no credits, but I believe Stephen Douglas makes an appearance on the album too.
‘New York City’ was originally written for ITM but fell at the final hurdle, but has thankfully been beautifully resurrected here.
Love is definitely in the air.
Can you spot John? Oh, there he is – snug as a thug in the doorway
2009 Rough Trade Records Ltd RTRADCD454
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Originally hailing from Orkney, off the north coast of Scotland, Kris Drever cut his teeth on the Edinburgh traditional music scene in the late 1990s. The son of Ivan Drever, (of Celtic rockers, Wolfstone), Kris has picked up plenty of praise for his work with ‘Britfolk supergroup’, Lau, and his wonderful solo debut ‘Black Water’ made him a deserving winner of the BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award in 2007.
Here, on his single ‘Poor Man’s Son’ he is joined by Eddi Reader, Frank Reader and Roddie Woomble (Idlewild), who all provide harmony vocals.
Track down his album – you don’t have to be a folkie to enjoy it.
2006 Reveal Records, Cat. No. Reveal 18P
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…was released in 1996 by Eddi Reader.
This Japanese import included the bonus track ‘Sex Lives’ which was written by Frank Reader and Paul Livingston, although it doesn’t appear to be credited on the sleeve notes.
An acoustic track, it was also available on her single ‘Town Without Pity’ (part 2, NEG90CDX/0630151222)
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1996 Blanco Y Negro/WEA Japan WPCR-780 (Japan)
Five Hungry Joes - A pictorial archive of the Trashcan Sinatras. Legendary Scottish Band 