Burnt Island

Burnt Island is based around the songs of Rodge Glass (vocals, acoustic guitar).

The band has evolved several times since forming in 2007, with various friends coming and going along the way. The now-stable line-up includes Rodge’s longest serving collaborator, Malcolm Jack (electric guitar, bass, vocals), Rik Evans (viola), Amber Comerford (flute, vocals) and Andrew Campbell (bass, keys, vocals). That is, provided they’re not playing with other bands, studying for Masters degrees, making television programmes in the Hebrides or performing with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on that particular day.

The band have been on Vic Galloway’s ‘Unsigned Heroes’ on his BBC Radio Scotland show, and played at both the Triptych and Connect Festivals, as well as supported the likes of A Hawk and a Hacksaw, Hjaltalin, Sleeping States and The Phenomenal Handclap Band in 2009.

Rodge, also a novelist and biographer, contributed to the Ballads of the Book album. Released in 2007 by Chemikal Underground Records, the album featured  collaborations between authors and musicians. Rodge co-wrote and performed the track ‘The Fire’ together with highly influential folk legend Vashti Bunyan.

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Anthony Reynolds

Anthony Reynolds has been releasing beautiful poetry and sounds into the world for over ten years. His band Jack released the highly praised albums

Pioneer Soundtracks The Jazz Age and The End Of The Way It’s Always Been.

He also produced intriguing music under the monikers of Jacques and anthony.

The man’s a genius. Chaffinch Records were delighted to produce the Ponies EP. This features the stunning ‘I Know You Know’, the captivating ‘The Blue Flame’ and the delightful traditional folk song ‘Railroad Bill’. The EP coincided with the 10th anniversary re-release of Jack’s Pioneer Soundtracks on Spinney Records.

His solo album titled British Ballads (featuring cameos from Dot Allison and Vashti Bunyan) was released in December 2007.

Chaffinch Records released Anthony's collaboration with La Muneca De Sal, Blues For Bobby Solo, in 2010. Available now on vinyl and iTunes.

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Immigrant

Immigrant began life as drummer for young Glasgow hopefuls Goldrush before leaving to concentrate on solo work.

He produced three albums and a mini-album for Fife-based collective Fence Records between 2002 and 2004.

Currently based in Thailand, a fifth mini-album of demos,  Love’s The Only Thing That Matters, was recorded on a brief return to Scotland.

Love’s The Only Thing That Matters is available now from Chaffinch.

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South Downs

South Downs had been writing and recording for a number of years for fun, before he finally got around to letting others hear what he’d been up to.

Simon Shaw of Lucky Luke was one of those who heard some tracks and he suggested getting together to add some extra instrumentation. The first song to be worked on was ‘Something Inside’ with Simon adding fine melodic bass and fellow Lucky Luke(r) Morag Wilson adding beautiful harmonium throughout.

This debut track is just a brief introduction into South Downs’ world and he promises that there is lots more melodic and melancholic songs to come.

This song clearly shows one of his main influences to be Paul McCartney, but he also spends a great deal of time listening to Bryan Ferry (the name South Downs is taken from a Roxy Music instrumental), Anthony Reynolds, The Kinks and The Lilac Time.

He intends to continue daydreaming, writing and recording and hopefully some material will be available in the near future.