Hello everyone! Here is my latest album ‘Somewhere Round The Bend’ Available from Bandcamp.com on CD and 12” Vinyl!
'Can I please buy 2 albums?' - Brian Eno
'Incredibly Beautiful' - Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC
'Call me for a jam when you get to London' - Bert Jansch
'Carefully crafted, gently affecting songwriting' - Roddy Hart, BBC RADIO SCOTLAND
Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist Adam Beattie has become a celebrated musician of the London scene. He has been active since 2003 and has released 5 albums of his own songs. Having roots in Scottish folk music, as well as a lifelong interest in old time jazz, blues and other folk styles, his music spans many genres, but is all held together by Adam's distinctive voice and narrative lyrics.
Beattie has recently released his brand new solo album 'Somewhere Round The Bend' on 12" and CD which has received praise from the likes of Mojo Magazine describing it as "Uplifting reveries of love and loss through smoky jazz and romantic balladry", Line Of Best Fit calling it "Stirring Folk Balladry" and Loud And Quiet Magazine awarding it 8/10 and claiming "The album is mesmeric". The album was also championed by BBC Radio Scotland presenter Roddy Hart, who featured it as his 'Record Of Note' and invited Adam to speak on the show and curate a selection of songs as his 'Me-In-3' guest.
'Somewhere Round The Bend' came fresh off the back of his Rough Trade release with PicaPica, a collaboration album with Grammy nominated producer Sonny Johns, BBC Folk Singer Of The Year Josienne Clarke, and singer-songwriter Samantha Whates, as well as his Scottish supergroup Band Of Burns’ latest release being named ‘Album Of The Month’ in Mojo (4 stars) and BBC Music Magazine (5 stars). After four studio albums collaborating with notable producers, this new record sees Beattie at the helm for the first time, on fire as a multi-instrumentalist, arranger and producer.
Over his years of extensive European touring and festival appearances, Adam has played opening shows for many of his musical heroes; Bert Jansch, Jolie Holland and Sean Hayes.
As a multi-instrumentalist accompanist he has recently played guitar and bass for global singer-songwriter star Birdy (Atlantic Records). And recorded with and accompanied many acclaimed artists on the local London scene; Fiona Bevan, Garance Louis, Gabriel Moreno, Leonie Evans and Brooke Sharkey.
The new album features drums from Mercury nominated Seb Rochford (Polar Bear, Patti Smith, Adele), double bass from Fred Thomas (ECM Records), backing vocals from multi-platinum singer-songwriter Fiona Bevan (Lewis Capaldi, Billie Marten, Matthew E. White), as well as Adam’s regular badass bandmates Marco Quarantotto, Zac Gvirtzmann and Filippo Ferazzoli.
LATEST NEWS:
July 2023
AUTUMN TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!
June 2022
Summer tour dates announced!
December 2020
My Digital Release Album Launch will be held at St Katharine’s Chapel in Limehouse, London. There will be a small socially distanced audience but those tickets have now sold out. You can still buy a ticket to watch the multi-camera HD livestream on a private link.
21st June 2020
After many successful livestreams onto facebook for donations, our home theatre with Fiona Bevan and Simon Minett is now only available behind a paywall! Check this website for more livestream dates.
BAND OF BURNS JANUARY 2020 TOUR ANNOUNCEMENT!!!
In just over 3 weeks we’re back on the road to inspire and enlighten about the works and influence of the Scottish poet Robert Burns!!!!!
6th Dec 2016
I feel very honoured to have been invited by Oscar-winning actor Mark Rylance to sing my song 'I'm On Your Side' at the Stop the War Christmas fundraiser, we both performed alongside Brian Eno.
11th Aug 2018
Thanks to everyone for coming out to see me play on my Europe wide solo tour this summer