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Progradar’s Review of 2021
I’ve had a little time to digest what was a rather wonderful year of music in 2021. Here is my review of the year with my favourite albums, in no particular order barring my number one! Transatlantic – The Absolute Universe – Forevermore A true return to form for the prog supergroup with melodies, tunes…
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Review – Findlay Napier – It Is What It Is
One of Scotland’s finest singer- songwriters, Findlay Napier has been described as Michael Marra meets Elvis Costello, a Caledonian Loudon Wainwright III or a Scottish James Taylor. His songs are full of earthy humour, hopeless love and biting satire. To top it all, Findlay is also a really nice guy, I spent a brilliant afternoon…
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Review – Loebe & Napier – Filthy Jokes E.P. – by Progradar
Rebecca Loebe and Findlay Napier met on an EFDSS songwriting retreat in Aldeburgh, Suffolk. “Sometimes when you get thrown into a co-write sessions things just click.” Says Napier, “This was one of those times.” Over the last 18 months they have written together down the line from Loebe’s base in Austin, Texas and in Findlay’s…
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Review – Findlay Napier – Glasgow – by Progradar
Music and singing has been used to tell stories for hundreds, if not thousands, of years. Those ancient troubadours spread the news of mighty deeds and wars won or lost, crossing mighty oceans and huge deserts to spread the word to the far corners of the earth. Thankfully for today’s balladeers and poets, the digital…
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Review – Findlay Napier – Very Interesting Persons & Very Interesting Extras – by Progradar
The very best songwriters weave incredible stories via their music and lyrics, songs that are immersive, enthralling and compelling in equal measure. You can lose yourself in these mini sagas of life, love, death, hardship and happiness and forget about the real world, if only for a short while. I’ve been fascinated by music for…
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Findlay Napier Announces Kickstarter Campaign for New Album – ‘Glasgow’
Scottish Singer-Songwriter Findlay Napier has announced details of his forthcoming new album ‘Glasgow’, which can be ordered now via his Kickstarter campaign. Findlay describes the project: “Just before my 18th birthday I moved from the banks of the River Spey to the 14th floor of the Red Road flats in Glasgow. I’d come to study…