Songwriters
Dougie McLean
I discovered Dougie MacLean by accident. In 1997 I was visiting one of my favourite places on earth, Dunkeld, when I spotted a record shop in the village. I thought to myself, “Dunkeld has become […]
Production
Music Production
Dream Studios How many beloved records have you listened to that have benefited from the spaces where they were recorded in? You can almost hear the walls groaning within the record; adding an extra unspeakable […]
David Mackin Music
Tommy The Trencher
My featured song for November 2022 is Tommy The Trencher from my forthcoming album The Hermitage Suite. I wrote this song with Ian Erving around 1994 in our Sunday Night songwriting sessions. It was based […]
David Mackin Music
Broken Musicians
This song was written around 1987/88 by Ian Erving and myself. It was quite an unusual style that sort of grew with performance and development. Great Keyboard playing by Darren O’Brien, drumming by Mike Mackin […]
Songwriters
Vin Garbutt
The first time I had the pleasure of watching the amazing singer/songwriter Vin Garbutt was in a community hall in Marske-By-The-Sea when I was supporting him with The Grangetown Boys Club Brass Band. I was only […]
Songwriters
Gerry Rafferty
If I was to try and pick out a favourite Gerry Rafferty song I would really struggle. Rafferty’s music, for me, has been a lifetime’s soundtrack. I have followed this elusive musician since I was […]
Songwriters
Nick Drake
I first heard the haunting sound of Nick Drake during my early twenties when a few friends, Bob Bruce and Ian McElroy, thought that I might appreciate his music (given my taste for bohemian-styled folk […]
Songwriters
The Legendary Harry Nilsson
When members of The Beatles have been asked over the years who was their favourite band, each gave the same answer: Harry Nilsson. Nilsson was a one-man band. An extraordinary songwriter, hell-raiser, multi-instrumentalist and singer […]