Category Archives: The Pearlfishers
Fender&Squier’85
Those of you who own guitars will know that they gather stories as the years go on. Often tiny, uneventful stories, but they do accumulate. This is my 1984 Japanese Squier Stratocaster. I got it from Graham Bell aka Bellsy
Fender&Squier’85
Those of you who own guitars will know that they gather stories as the years go on. Often tiny, uneventful stories, but they do accumulate. This is my 1984 Japanese Squier Stratocaster. I got it from Graham Bell aka Bellsy
Guest Blog: Don Klees interviews David Scott
When I asked David if he’d be willing to answer some questions about his songs for a profile of the Pearlfishers for the website CultureSonar, he was generous with both his time and his thoughts. Consequently there was far more
Guest Blog: Don Klees interviews David Scott
When I asked David if he’d be willing to answer some questions about his songs for a profile of the Pearlfishers for the website CultureSonar, he was generous with both his time and his thoughts. Consequently there was far more
David Scott: I Just See The Rainbow
Live performance for the BBC at the Quay sessions with the story of how ‘I Just See The Rainbow‘ came to be…
David Scott: I Just See The Rainbow
Live performance for the BBC at the Quay sessions with the story of how ‘I Just See The Rainbow‘ came to be…
The Umbrellas of Shibuya
David Scott: The Umbrellas of Shibuya From BBC Music at The Quay summer 2015
The Umbrellas of Shibuya
David Scott: The Umbrellas of Shibuya From BBC Music at The Quay summer 2015
The Pearlfishers: The Last Days of September
This film takes you an a short journey around a dream-state Falkirk with Alan Davie murals, Italian cafes, a Cattle Tryst… From The Pearlfishers ‘Open Up Your Colouring Book’ album.
The Pearlfishers: The Last Days of September
This film takes you an a short journey around a dream-state Falkirk with Alan Davie murals, Italian cafes, a Cattle Tryst… From The Pearlfishers ‘Open Up Your Colouring Book’ album.
Paper Lifetime Guarantees
I wrote this song with Amy Allison back in the days when collaborating on songs over email seemed like a vaguely innovative act. This and other songs we made ended up on an album called Turn Like The World Does in 2012, still
Paper Lifetime Guarantees
I wrote this song with Amy Allison back in the days when collaborating on songs over email seemed like a vaguely innovative act. This and other songs we made ended up on an album called Turn Like The World Does in 2012, still
Are You Playing An LA?
I visited Los Angeles, California a few years back at the gracious invitation of my great friends Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh who were heading out to make what would become the McIntosh Ross album The Great Lakes. Work had
Are You Playing An LA?
I visited Los Angeles, California a few years back at the gracious invitation of my great friends Ricky Ross and Lorraine McIntosh who were heading out to make what would become the McIntosh Ross album The Great Lakes. Work had
Selected Lyrics: The Snow Lamb
The Snow Lamb was released on The Pearlfishers album A Sunflower at Christmas (MA 63, 2004). The lyric tells the story of an encounter between two children and the magical creature of the title who lures them into a forest
Selected Lyrics: The Snow Lamb
The Snow Lamb was released on The Pearlfishers album A Sunflower at Christmas (MA 63, 2004). The lyric tells the story of an encounter between two children and the magical creature of the title who lures them into a forest
Conversations With The Creative Selves
I’m thinking about different definitions of the concept of transformation in a songwriting context, examples of elements coming together and transforming into a new musical expression: places, memories, shards of melody, visual images. The fabled mixture of inspiration and perspiration
Conversations With The Creative Selves
I’m thinking about different definitions of the concept of transformation in a songwriting context, examples of elements coming together and transforming into a new musical expression: places, memories, shards of melody, visual images. The fabled mixture of inspiration and perspiration
A Sunflower On Camphill
In the late summer of 2004 I was living in a flat in Camphill Avenue, Glasgow. The place was a bit, you know, strange. It consisted of one large room with bay windows into which had been built a small kitchen
A Sunflower On Camphill
In the late summer of 2004 I was living in a flat in Camphill Avenue, Glasgow. The place was a bit, you know, strange. It consisted of one large room with bay windows into which had been built a small kitchen
The Pearlfishers: Ice Race
From the album A Sunflower At Christmas. Drawings by Oscar In Venice, Moves by Blane Savage.
The Pearlfishers: Ice Race
From the album A Sunflower At Christmas. Drawings by Oscar In Venice, Moves by Blane Savage.
Norman Blake & David Scott: Hammond Song
Film by Jim Burns. In Autumn 2007 Norman Blake and I were invited to play a bunch of shows through Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Luxembourg by our friends at Tapete, Hamburg as part of a tour called Sit Down And
Norman Blake & David Scott: Hammond Song
Film by Jim Burns. In Autumn 2007 Norman Blake and I were invited to play a bunch of shows through Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Luxembourg by our friends at Tapete, Hamburg as part of a tour called Sit Down And
David Scott 