On Behalf of My Wife and I – King Creosote & Withered Hand
I talked about the latest Fencezine on this month’s podcast and included King Creosote’s lovely version of Withered Hand’s No Cigarettes from the accompanying CD ‘On Behalf of My Wife and I’. Unfortunately it seems this issue has now sold out, so it seems rather cruel to be writing more about it, but at least ...
2009: The Ones That Got Away #6: François & The Atlas Mountains – Plaine Inondable
Though predominantly a Scottish label, Fence Records seem to have found a rich vein to mine in Bristol, with OLO Worms, Rozi Plain, and now François Marry all being signed to the label. Marry is, as his name suggests French, but came to the label’s attention through playing with Rozi Plain, and clearly has excellent ...
Fence Homegame 6 – Video Diary (some very selective personal highlights)
Yes I have finally experienced the Fence Homegame in Anstruther and it was well worth the wait. The above video diary shows a few of the bands we saw, a lot of which have already featured on the podcasts. I only had very limited space on my wee digital camera so didn’t manage to capture everything, e.g.Viking ...
Video: Edinburgh band ‘Found’ provoke outbreak of crazy dancing
The Fence Homegame Pre-season Friendly on Saturday at Old St. Paul’s Church in Edinburgh was a great way to spend Saturday afternoon/evening. We got there just in time to catch the end of Pictish Trail’s set, for some reason he didn’t seem to have turned the mic on and it was already pretty rammed so ...
I Hear a New World Podcast 7 – Fence Special part 2
I Hear a New World Podcast 7 – Fence Special part two The second part of a two-part special on Scotland’s Fence Collective. 1. King Creosote – Don’t Ask Me How My Weekend Went 2. King Creosote – Houston Tharoule 3. Rozi Plain – Stolen Shark 4. The Pictish Trail – Into the Smoke 5. Rozi Plain – Roof ...
King Creosote & The Pictish Trail – Fence Collective special
illustration by Leigh Pearson From small beginnings, Anstruther-based label Fence Records has deservedly grown in stature over the last decade or so, and now boasts a dedicated fanbase and an impressive roster of artists whilst very much retaining its down-to-earth DIY ethos. I caught up with label lynchpins Johnny Lynch and Kenny Anderson, otherwise known ...