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Complete Danny Wilson is a new 5CD box set from Cherry Red Records. It brings together the two studio albums as well as all B-Sides, mixes and a complete live show (some of which has never been heard before). Pre-order here: cherryred.co/CompleteDW

Matilda in the Middle jamming good in Waterstones (Glasgow) with books by Paul Simpson and Stuart Braithwaite (Bush & Dylan etc too). The book is also available in Big Blue and other good shops, in Strathaven it’s available in Taylor’s bakery.

Thanks to Fred Le Falher for creating this great poster for our gig at The Barrowlands. Posters available at gig ROPoem @dvdmcc

BMX Bandits are kicking off our 40th year celebrations with a special concert at St Luke’s in Glasgow on January 29. We’ll do a set of favourites plus our album Dreamers on the Run with extra strings, etc. We are delighted QUAD90 are opening for us. ticketweb.uk/event/bmx-band…

Peter Cook died 30 years ago today. In celebration, pretty much nothing from his back catalogue is available to buy today and nobody under the age of about 46 knows who he is. Thanks, Avalon.

A student bursary award has been created in honour of journalist Nick Sheridan who died suddenly last year at the age of 32. The broadcast bursary scheme will be jointly funded by BBC Scotland, STV, and the University of the West of Scotland (UWS). ℹ️ bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/20…

Start of a special year.

It’s hard to believe that it’s been 10 years since my mum died. My mum and dad’s love for each other has been such a huge inspiration for me. Here is a poem that I wrote about their love story. youtu.be/AhtJbGYerR0?si…

The first release from our record. Video shot mostly in a chilly Braemar. The album is available in a number of formats and special editions. Here’s a link to those lnk.to/butlerblakegra…

YEAH MAN.

Thank you SO much to everyone who came along to our Celtic Connections performance at the wonderful Tramway, Glasgow last night! The whole team absolutely smashed it 🙏 We can’t wait to bring this show back already, so you should absolutely stay tuned…….

I wrote about the great movie composer Patrick Doyle for The Conversation theconversation.com/patrick-doyles… UWS UWS Creative UWSCreativeStories

David solo show 28th February. Tickets tickets-scotland.com/booking.html?b…

Looking forward to this solo show 28th Feb in the home of high indie. Tix here tickets-scotland.com/events.html?ev…

I’ll always be super proud of this boy. He’s been gone a year 💔 But he packed so much into 32 years - including writing 5 books. And it’s rather appropriate we’re remembering him on #WorldBookDay 📚🥰

FRETS will celebrate 6 years of delivering live music in Lanarkshire with a birthday concert on Saturday 4th Oct. More details at fretsconcerts.com Keep your peepers peeled!

Tickets for The Bluebells in concert at FRETS on Saturday 4th Oct will go on sale this Friday 14th March at 7pm. Here’s the ticket link (it won’t be active until 7pm on Friday when tickets go on sale). wegottickets.com/event/653433

More news!

Ricky Ross will be playing an intimate one-off piano concert at FRETS on Saturday 10th May in the Strathaven Hotel (with special guests David Scott and Gregor Philp). The concert is in aid of the Simon Community Scotland. Tickets on sale at 10am TOMORROW: wegottickets.com/event/655951

Tickets for Ricky Ross' FRETS show with The Pearlfishers and Gregor Philp are on sale now here: wegottickets.com/event/655951 The night is in support of the incredible work of Simon Community Scotland.