New Music Podcast: November 2019

Jamie Macdonald from Netsounds has a natter with Glasgow-based musician and producer, David MacGregor AKA Broken Chanter to talk about his debut album and recent second album Catastrophe Hits. Discover more about Broken Chanter:  Website | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram

Jamie Macdonald from Netsounds has a natter with Glasgow-based musician and producer, Finlay Macdonald.  Finlay's latest musical adventure is his electro-pop project, wor_kspace. Finlay's previous creative, musical vehicles have been Lenzie Moss and Music and Movement as well as being a former band member of BMX Bandits and Teenage Fanclub. wor_kspace:  Twitter | Facebook | YouTube| Website

On this episode, Jamie Macdonald from Netsounds has a natter with Scottish musician, Joshua Mackenzie.  Joshua is lead singer, lead guitarist and songwriter for Inverness based indie-noir rock band, Lional.  The band have released a string of well received singles and have toured across the UK, Europe and the USA.  Joshua's latest project, born out of lockdown is The Joshua Hotel. The Joshua Hotel:  Facebook |Instagram

We start a new series of podcasts where we focus on musicians and the stories behind their songs.  For this latest podcast we welcome singer-songwriter Man Of The Minch (aka Pedro Cameron). Over the past few years, Man Of The Minch has become one of the most exciting names at the forefront of Scottish folk music. Blending traditional Celtic sounds with personal, profound storytelling, he has already picked up his fair share of fans and followers. Winner of the Up and Coming Artist of the Year at the 2019 Scots Trad Awards, he is breathing new life into traditional music whilst staying true to what makes that music so timeless. He is also a well-known collaborator and has performed with the likes of Finn Anderson, Broken Chanter and Rachel Sermanni. He is also the founder of Bogha-frois: LGBT+ Voices in Folk. Discover more new music at www.netsounds.co.uk

As we come to the end of a grim year and look forward to a more positive one, it's an opportunity to take stock and revisit some ace sessions we were fortunate enough to capture in recent years. For this "Archive Session" podcast we go back as far as 2011 with Fatherson at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival and some of our more recent session from the summer of 2019.  Although nearly all these sessions are available on our YouTube page, it's the first time some have been featured on our podcast and in the case of The Sea Atlas the first time the session has been published. Featuring: Miracle Glass Company Ferris & Sylvester The Burning Hell Siobhan Wilson Keir Gibson Zoe Graham Woodenbox Fatherson PAWS The Sea Atlas

The Natter... is a new series of podcasts that has grown out of our "isolation interviews" that we ran during the coronavirus lockdown.  It's a "talky" podcast that focusses on individuals in the music scene. Our first "Natter with..." features one of the unsung heroes of the Scottish music scene, Calum Martin.  An audio technician who runs his own production company that has brought sound and light to venues and festivals across the Highlands of Scotland and beyond. More at www.netsounds.co.uk

Going into 2020 we wanted to change the format of our podcast.  Firstly we wanted to invite more voices and guests onto the podcast to share their passion for music, their stories and experiences. Secondly we wanted to feature less music.  A new music podcast with little or no music - had we lost our minds? We wanted to move the podcast away from the "radio format" and feature people talking about music, what inspires them and to create a podcast that was more about music banter than the playing of songs.  After all, you can stream what you want whenever you want.  Going forward we hope the podcasts will feature new and emerging acts and music geek guests who will provide context to the songs they've written and and tell stories about the music and songs they love. For our first podcast in this new format we sat down and chatted with Inverness based musician, Iain McLaughlin who aside from fronting Iain McLaughlin & the Outsiders, he has his own studio where he produces and records new artists. We featured two tracks on this episode: Robin Abbot  – She Once Cared Iain McLaughlin – Don't Speak (Netsounds Session)

The Netsounds New Music Podcast returns for a new year and a new decade. Presented by Jamie Macdonald it features some of our favourite tracks from the year so far and from the dying embers of 2019. If you like what you hear, please share and send the artists some love. On this episode: Porridge Radio – Sweet Surface To Air Missive – Trouble Is Alkanes – Death or Glory OK Button – Verso (Winter Version) White Flowers – Night Drive Coping Mechanism – Silver Spooners Stock Manager – Are We Just a Moment in Infinity

The November edition of our New Music Podcast features Good Good Blood, Broken Chanter, Goodnight Louisa, Lional, The Boy with the Lion Head, Julia and the Doogans and a session track from Awkward Family Portraits. Discover more new music at www.netsounds.co.uk

On this podcast, Jamie Macdonald interviews the legendary Johnny Marr and chat about festivals, collaborations and new music. Plus music from Broken Chanter's debut album, Scottish singer-songwriter Keir Gibson, Canadian artist Fanny Price, Glasgow indie-pop from Wojtek The Bear, Scottish electro dark pop from The Ninth Wave and a live session from Highland singer-songwriter Katie Gregson-MacLeod. If you like what you hear please share. Discover more new music at www.netsounds.co.uk