Scotland at SXSW Showcase
presented by Wide Days

Thursday 16 March
20.00-02.00 CST

The Creek and The Cave (611 E 7th St) Map

We are pleased to be presenting seven Scottish artists at SXSW 2023 supported by Creative Scotland.

Showcasing a cross-section of emerging Scottish talent, encompassing indie-pop, rock, jazz, folk, experimental electronic and industrial techno-infused grunge. Brooke Combe, Dead Pony, Elephant Sessions, Fergus McCreadie, Redolent, Poster Paints and VLURE will play the Wide Days Scottish showcase on Thursday 16 March at The Creek and The Cave.

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Showcasing Artists

SXSW SHOWS:

THURSDAY 16 - 10PM
THE CREEK AND THE CAVE

BROOKE COMBE

“You’ve had your story/ time to tell you mine.” So sings Scottish newcomer Brooke Combe on ‘Over You’, one of the many soulful, defiant tracks that make up her debut mixtape. A collection she has honed through years of relentless gigging, each song has its heart in a long lineage of funk and soul, a retro sound that has earnt her endorsement from the likes of the BBC, Rolling Stone UK, The Skinny and NME.

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Contact:
Management - alfie@modernsky.uk
UK/EU Booking - lola.mitchell@13artists.com

SXSW SHOWS:

TUESDAY 14 - 11PM
VICTORIAN ROOM (THE DRISKILL)

Brighde Chaimbeul

Winner of the BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award and youngest ever winner of the BBC Radio 2 Young Folk Award, Scotland’s Brighde Chaimbeul has established herself among the leading experimental purveyors of celtic music.

A native gaelic speaker from the Isle of Skye her style is rooted in her native language and culture but takes inspiration from a variety of global traditions.

Brighde plays the Scottish smallpipes, a bellows-powered set of bagpipes with a double-note drone. She has devised a completely unique way of arranging for pipe music that emphasises the rich textural drones of the instrument; the constancy of sound that creates a trance-like atmosphere.

Contact:
Management - nick@charmworks.net
UK/EU Booking - info.abm@btinternet.com
UK PR - ilka@ilkamedia.com

SXSW SHOWS:

WEDNESDAY 15 - 10PM
STEPHEN F’S BAR

CONSTANT FOLLOWER

Constant Follower is the Stirling-based band formed around songwriter Stephen McAll. Their acclaimed debut album 'Neither Is, Nor Ever Was' was released on the legendary New York indie label Shimmy Disc in 2021. The album was nominated for the 2022 Scottish Album of the Year Award (SAY) and found its way onto multiple ‘Best Albums of 2021 ’lists, leading to a string of notable performances including Austin’s SXSW 2022 and an iconic set from the crown of Scotland’s National Wallace Monument.

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Contact:
Management - tcoy1000@aol.com
UK PR - jenn@electricshores.com
US PR - kodi@marauder.com

SXSW SHOWS:

TUESDAY 14 - 12AM
BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY (CEDER ST COURTYARD)

THURSDAY 16 - 12:30AM
THE CREEK AND THE CAVE

DEAD PONY

The sonic aggression of Dead Pony is matched by a no-nonsense attitude and infectious battle ready choruses.

From selling out their first headline show at Glasgow’s infamous venue King Tuts instantly to playing world renowned Glastonbury and Scotland’s TRNSMT Festival to joining The Maine, Twin Atlantic and The Mysterines on tour, the last 12 months have been a whirlwind for the young band. After their packed debut London headline at The Lower Third 2022 will see Dead Pony end the year with a sold out UK and European tour with Canadian rock act Mother Mother.

The debut EP release has so far seen BBC Radio 1’s Tune of the Week, a live session for the band at Maida Vale Studios for Jack Saunders and first R1 playlist positioning through BBC Introducing, as well as KEXP and SiriusXM in the US, plus plays across mainstream EU stations.

The band released their debut EP ‘War Boys’ in September 2022 through LAB Records

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Contact:
Management - aimmi@machinamgmt.com
UK/EU Booking - chris.smyth@teamwass.com

SXSW SHOWS:

THURSDAY 16 - 11:40PM
THE CREEK AND THE CAVE

ELEPHANT SESSIONS

From humble beginnings in the Scotland Highlands, to playing around the world, Elephant Sessions celebrated their 10th anniversary in 2022. Creating a progressive blend of intricate tunes, with a bass and drum heavy backline, their music combines trad, funk and electronica, resulting in a new and exciting sound.

Contact:
Management - lisa@activeevents.org

SXSW SHOWS:

THURSDAY 16 - 8:20PM
THE CREEK AND THE CAVE

FRIDAY 17 - 11PM
ELEPHANT ROOM

Fergus McCreadie

Fergus McCreadie is one of the most exciting young jazz pianists on the world stage. With his unique blend of Jazz and Scottish folk music inspired by his country’s sublime landscapes, Fergus captures the hearts and minds of audiences worldwide. He is undoubtedly a future star in the making.

Fergus has an innate depth, flair and natural expression that communicates beyond his years. His ability to transition from a full flowing, radiant pulse-wash of sound to a tranquil, first light stillness in a moment is simply breathtaking. Whilst his music is built on the folk traditions he has grown up with, it’s the versatility of rhythm and colour, from the most delicate shades to the highest energy, that’s captivating.

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SXSW SHOWS:

TUESDAY 14 - 11PM
THE 13TH FLOOR

HAMISH HAWK

Rich of voice and even richer of imagination, the singer-songwriter from Edinburgh creates musical pen-portraits as vivid in lyric as they are in melody. In all the wholly best ways, these are chamber pop songs that have swallowed both a dictionary and a compendium of modern urban (and island) fairy tales. And, on Heavy Elevator, his first fully-formed album, this prolific artist presents a perfect ten tracks packed with characters, incident, emotion, geographical/artistic references and tunes to hang your coat on.

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Contact:
Management - james@postelectricartists.com / rod@postelectricartists.com
UK/EU Booking - graham@atc-live.com
US Booking - mike.hayes@icmpartners.com
UK PR - james@prescriptionpr.co.uk

SXSW SHOWS:

HUMOUR

Humour live together in Glasgow and formed across the 2021 lockdowns, writing and recording their material at home, with the music intended as a backdrop to Andreas' lyrics. Sometimes they’re about letting people down, sometimes they’re about pets dying, sometimes they’re about trying to say something when you don’t have anything worth saying.

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Contact:
Management - humour1234567@gmail.com
UK PR - James@prescriptionpr.co.uk

SXSW SHOWS:

TUESDAY 14 - 10PM
THE 13TH FLOOR

IONA ZAJAC

There’s an understated beauty to the work of Iona Zajac. It resonates throughout
her stunning debut EP, Find Her In The Grass, which was released in the spring of 2022.

A multi-instrumentalist, Zajac grew up singing and playing Scotland's oldest national instrument, the Clarsach Harp. Between 2016 and 2020 she fronted the folk-blues trio Avocet, before moving onto the solo acoustic work which so beautifully shapes the songs on Find Her In The Grass. It was while studying English Literature at Glasgow University that she also started focusing on her poetry, culminating in a collection of 20-odd poems called The Salt I have Produced.

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Contact:
Management - rod@postelectricartists.com

SXSW SHOWS:

TUESDAY 14 - 8PM
THE 13TH FLOOR

THURSDAY 16 - 10:50PM
THE CREEK AND THE CAVE

REDOLENT

Edinburgh-based, experimental five-piece Redolent have recentlyshared their anticipated dEP ‘make big money fast online now’ via Columbia Records. Their 5-tracker arrives alongside new single and video ‘Death In The Family’ placing Redolent as one of 2023’s most promising new bands.

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Contact:
Management - rod@postelectricartists.com
UK/EU Booking - ADuggan@wmeagency.com
UK PR - alice@allstrip.es

SXSW SHOWS:

THURSDAY 16 - 9:10PM
THE CREEK AND THE CAVE

POSTER PAINTS

Poster Paints are Carla J Easton and Simon Liddell. Two beloved Scottish musicians who orbited through the same thriving music scene, Carla as an award-winning solo artist and member of TeenCanteen and Simon as part of Frightened Rabbit and Olympic Swimmers, who were introduced by Eugene Kelly and Frances McKee of The Vaselines.

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Contact:
UK/EU Booking - jo@xraytouring.com
UK PR - harriet@chalkpressagency.co.uk
US PR - zack@bighassle.com

SXSW SHOWS:

THURSDAY 16 - TIME TBC
THE NORTH DOOR

TAMZENE

Tamzene is a singer, writer and multi-instrumentalist hailing from the coastal town of Cromarty in the Scottish Highlands. Inspired by everything from the beauty of the rugged landscape to the local cèilidh bands and the powerhouse vocals of her mum's favourite artists (Ella Fitzgerald, Aretha Franklin and Tina Turner), Tamzene always knew she wanted to be a musician.

Growing up in an isolated location never stopped her from finding an audience. Busking in nearby Inverness, she cut her teeth by performing a mix of classic covers and contemporary pop tracks by the likes of Adele, Amy Winehouse, Leon Bridges and her personal hero, Alicia Keys. These years of busking taught her the importance of killer hooks and powerful choruses.

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SXSW SHOWS:

THURSDAY 16 - 1:20AM
THE CREEK AND THE CAVE

SUNDAY 19 - 1AM
BRITISH MUSIC EMBASSY (CEDER ST COURTYARD)

VLURE

VLURE have a sound like no other. They defy the rules. By twisting EDM-tinged trance around broody analogue synths and spoken-word punk poetry, the band create music with one intention: to celebrate the release that comes from the raw bubbling over of intense emotion.

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