SCOTLAND AT REEPERBAHN
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SCOTLAND AT REEPERBAHN -
18-21 Sep, 2024
Hamburg, Germany
We’re back in Hamburg flying the flag for Scotland at Reeperbahn 🇩🇪
Full details below, and drop us a line if you’re at the event and want to connect 👋
JACOB ALON
Wednesday 18 Sep
20:40 - 21:25 i Imperial Theatre
Telling stories whilst at the same time performing a gentle soul striptease - this is not just Jacob Alon's thing, but more like his destiny. The Scottish singer-songwriter creates intimate songs about being alone and love, about the rapid ephemerality of everything we so desperately want to hold on to. The sensitivity he shows in not only addressing difficult topics but also alluding to and singing about them is astonishing, especially given the early musical training he received from his mother. He learnt to play the piano and guitar as a child, but his sources of inspiration - as is often the case - didn't come until his early youth. It was luminaries such as Jeff Buckley and Nick Drake, but also Rufus Wainwright and Adrianne Lenker, who fired the impetuous and urgent Jacob Alon to new things. This unbridled desire for expression is still evident in each of his lines, every movement and word. He'll be showcasing all this live on stage in September with his great feeling for the right notes at the right moment.
SWIM SCHOOL
Saturday 21 Sep
19:20 - 20:05 i Molotow Club
If 2023 was the year to grow for swim school, 2024 is the year to fly.
"Making emphatic, anthem records they are the band that everyone in the scene has their eye on..." BBC Radio 1 Next Wave 2023 was the year to grow for swim school. "We spent less time at home in Edinburgh last year than ever" says Alice Johnson - guitar playing vocalist (and vocal) front woman of the rapidly attention attracting three-piece. "We played our first shows in Europe, toured the UK several times and had more incredible experiences than we could ever have imagined. It was tough at times though and we had our own stuff to deal with - personally and professionally - just like everyone else in the world. I think we've all learned a lot about ourselves, let go of some things and embraced others. That's growing up l suppose. Looking back now it feels like all of that was preparing us for this year. We feel like we're hitting our stride as a band and as people."
ZOE GRAHAM
Friday 20 Sep
19:30 - 20:10 i Grüner Jäger
Zoe Graham writes songs that sound like doing push-ups on the moon: heavy, but with an unmistakably light touch. Hers is a velvet voice, occasionally back-brushed.
Influenced by artists including St Vincent, Kate Bush and Beck, her folkish beginnings sing through in a penchant for story-led songwriting, and a vocal range that spans the delicate and disaster-struck.
She has previously shared stages with artists including Jenny Hval, Lo Moon, Kawala, Kate Nash, Rae Morris, Fatherson & Hamish Hawk - played festivals such as TRNSMT, Belladrum, Stag & Dagger, Celtic Connections and Tenement Trail. In addition to performing live on national TV from TRSNMT Festival, BBC Quay Sessions with Jake Bugg and on BBC Scotland's new music show TUNE.