FERGUS MCCREADIE - The Shieling - LP - Indies Marbled Blue Coloured Vinyl [OCT 24]

LP - Marbled Blue Coloured Vinyl

Following the huge acclaim and success of Cairn, Forest Floor (shortlisted for the Mercury Prize and winner of Best Album at the Scottish Music Awards) and Stream, Fergus McCreadie draws on fresh inspiration from the wild, elemental beauty of North Uist in the Scottish Outer Hebrides. Recorded in a remote cottage and produced by celebrated and fellow Mercury-shortlisted artist Laura Jurd (Dinosaur), The Sheiling reflects a deeper sense of oneness and primal rawness.

The trio - recording in one room with McCreadie on an upright piano - finds new ground to their sound: lyrical, untamed, and alive.

Joined by trusted collaborators David Bowden (bass) and Stephen Henderson (drums), McCreadie holds on to that signature mix of Scottish folk spirit and modern jazz, but lets it breathe in new ways. In just a few years, he’s become one of British jazz’s most compelling voices, praised for performances that feel raw, honest, and full of heart.

From the groundedness of Cairn, to the earthiness of Forest Floor, and the flowing lyricism of Stream, his music continues to speak to audiences far and wide—and The Sheiling feels like the next natural, powerful step.

Tracklist: 

1. Wayfinder
2. Sparrowsong
3. Lily Bay
4. Climb Through Pinewood
5. Fairfield
6. The Path Forks
7. Windshelter
8. Eagle Hunt
9. Ptarmigan
10. The Orange Skyline