🐘 Elephant Sessions mandolin marvel Alasdair Taylor is our guest for Episode 10 of the Good Stuff In Between podcast. He talks about some of the shows he is most looking forward to this year, drops a big reveal for US fans, shares the story behind their new festival Black Isle Calling, and looks back some of the big decisions that has propelled the band from gigging after university to becoming award winning globetrotters. Listen now by clicking the player below.

🦫 Goodbye Mr Mackenzie have announced a tour happening in October kicking off in Newcastle with five Scottish dates so far announced.

🎤 Mima Merrow is playing the Hug and Pint on May 23 with Woodwife. Tickets on sale now. Hard to believe it was August when we last chatted.

🎸 Project Smok are taking to the road with several Scottish dates across the country. Click the link for details.

🎟 Gigs in Scotland have announced Yellowcard will play Glasgow’s O2 Academy in November, celebrating 20 years of Ocean Avenue.

🎶 Valtos release the penultimate track of their project ‘A’ Chuthag (The Cuckoo)’ featuring the brilliant Julie Fowlis. It comes out on Friday.

🌊 Billie Eilish has announced her third album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’ will be released on May 17.

🐴 Huge congrats to Dead Pony Band on the release of ‘Ignore This’ which has been flying up the online charts.

🖊 The Taylor Swift thing is happening on Friday too, but you knew that already.

Opportunities

📱Social Media Co-Ordinator wanted by SWG3. Deadline Monday, April 29

🎪 Skye Live are looking for volunteers to support this year’s event featuring the likes of Tide Lines, Niteworks and Skerryvore. Details of how to get involved are here but be quick, applications close next Monday.

🗣 Just a couple of weeks until the likes of Indoor Foxes join Widedays for three nights of Scottish talent, networking and talks in Edinburgh. Full programme here.

🤝 Scottish Music Industry Association have shared opportunities for talent, funding and jobs in their weekly round-up including with tyhe National Youth Orchestras Scotland and Scottish Event Campus. Details here.

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