James Bauld Music

What an epic night and privilege performing at the Royal Albert Hall in London!

It was incredible to compose and arrange music for so many people! Having the sound of an orchestra behind you performing your ideas is something extra special.

Massive thanks to Music for Youth for organising this project, giving young composers the opportunity to have their music performed by talented musicians in such a prestigious venue! This is an evening that will always be in my memories.

Huge thanks to Katie and Bridget for support, feedback and ideas throughout the project!

Also big thanks to fellow musicians and performers Apollo House as well as RNCM, NMPAT, BSSO for all their work!

It was a great opportunity to meet and play with other talented musicians from all over the UK. I'm looking forward to what next!

Huge thanks to everyone that has listened to my music in 2023!

Releasing my debut album earlier in the year was very daunting. However, The continued support has been immense. I'm well chuffed with over 8,000 streams in 51 countries!

Absolutely honoured to be performing a new piece I've been working on at Royal Albert Hall on Wednesday the 15th of November! Just over a week to go!

There's many different Musicians involved in this and I'm buzzing to play alongside everyone!

Here's couple of photos and a wee video from the a day in Birmingham going over the ideas Music for Youth

Very much looking forward to this, it's also my first gig in London!

I've recorded 2 music videos! Filmed at a super interesting and very old Historic Environment Scotland building!

Historic Scotland

Thanks to Sandy Butler for filming!

And the band reunited though in many cars...

Euan McLaughlin Music
Michael Biggins Music
cronincallum
laurenmacdrums

Just over a day left to vote at the trad awards! Thanks to the Inverness courier for the interview

Vote -

https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/TradAwards2023?fbclid=IwAR1z48EZM7crAEYgS9qzOG34g4iYP8UhH-2r3EXEvgh5O7KhUa78dXzmONc

Wide horizons of Highland musician emphasised in his Trad award longlisted album Just time to nominate albums for the MG Alba Scots Trad Awards' album of the year shortlist

It's been about 6 months since my debut album 'Where I Belong' came out!

It's been brilliant fun performing it live! Have a wee listen if you haven't already...

All music/website links available from - https://linktr.ee/jamesbauld

Delighted to be performing some of my recently released music at Blas Festival with Euan McLaughlin Music and Dan Brown!

September 6th, tickets - https://www.blas.scot/events/lèirsinn-plus-james-bauld-and-fèis-spè

Had a fantastic week in a surprisingly sunny Stornoway for my final UHI residency, some really great workshops!

Also a big thanks to anyone who listened to my 40 minute solo flute and pedals set at the lovely An Lanntair! An great space to play in!

Thanks for the new review from FolkWorld by Alex Monaghan!

"In a contemporary style tasty tunes which casually wave to the West Highland tradition from a Hebridean passing place"

"Where I Belong is a fine debut full of interesting new music, attention-grabbing, with enough quirks and questions to qualify for repeated listening"

Listen to my album from this link if you haven't already! (both streaming and purchasing) https://linktr.ee/jamesbauld

Exactly one week today on the 8th April I will be supporting RURA in St Lukes & The Winged Ox, so if you haven't heard me or the new RURA album live yet this is a great opportunity!

Had a fantastic first weekend of launching my debut album a couple of weeks ago! Thanks so much Dan Brown and Euan McLaughlin Music for performing with me and to everyone that came out!

Have a listen to my album if you haven't done so already from the link https://linktr.ee/jamesbauld

My next gig although with a slightly different lineup is supporting the amazing RURA in Glasgow at St Lukes & The Winged Ox, on their 'Dusk Moon' album launch tour 8th of April!

If you want to see a piece I've written for concert pipeband and orchestra head to Usher Hall Edinburgh 2nd of April!

Gig tonight with Sutherland Sessions in embo! Just arrived early for a wee walk on the beach!

Euan McLaughlin Music
Dan Brown

My album is out today!

Huge thanks to Innes and Campbell Communications for the PR work on this

CD preorders posted out yesterday! I had copies going all around the UK, Ireland, Europe and the United States! Stoked for you all to year it!

The album will officially be out at midnight!!

Presave/Buy my album from - linktr.ee/jamesbauld

This weekend I have a couple of launch gigs, Skye Bridge Studios on the 10th and Sutherland Sessions on the 11th! Tickets available online. Looking forward to performing some of this new material live!

This weekend I am in the Highlands with Euan McLaughlin Music and Dan Brown!

We will be in Skye Bridge Studios on the 10th with support from the students at Plockton Music School

And Sutherland Sessions on the 11th with support from April Sutherland

Hope to see some familiar faces!

Massive thanks to everyone who's given my new music a listen in over the last few weeks, the feedback has been immensely supportive!

It's Bandcamp Friday today so a perfect time to order a copy of my debut album digital or CD from my store, orders ship out early next week for 10th of March release day!

https://jamesbauld.bandcamp.com/album/where-i-belong

Also available to presave on streaming services from my linktree

https://linktr.ee/jamesbauld

I also had a fantastic chat with Norrie over at Caledon Radio this morning so check that out if you want to hear a little bit more about my music!

I'll also be on Friday Night Trad - Radio Skye Radio Skye this evening aswell!

Huge thanks to Ian Hall over at Liverpool sound and vision for the album review! Its a glowing one and excellently written!

"James Bauld knows exactly where he belongs, in that is by the side of the listener and massaging the soul with his own creative style, one that is of certain truth and industrious thought"

"An album built around the persuasive sound of the wooden flute might be difficult to imagine, and yet in the same honour bound display of temptation of a direct sound espoused by the likes of Peter Gabriel and Ian Anderson, James Bauld treats the listener to a series of moments that add to the complexity and drama of the aural voyage"

Presave my album now over at my linktree

https://listen.scot/jbwib

read the full article over at!

https://www.liverpoolsoundandvision.co.uk/2023/03/02/james-bauld-where-i-belong-album-review/?fbclid=IwAR0IISE2MIU7aWZcQeYIJcSzc_KTM0uw8AGBiOWVwK5UgLVg-i6HxwUMPdE

Next week ill be at Skye Bridge Studios on the 10th March, and Sutherland Sessions on the 11th March with my trio Euan McLaughlin Music and Dan Brown

Photo by Zak Younger Banks

Preorders now available over at bandcamp from https://jamesbauld.bandcamp.com/album/where-i-belong

Euan McLaughlin Music
Michael Biggins Music
Callum Cronin
Chloe Bryce
Lauren Mcdonald
Zak Younger Banks
Lewis McLaughlin
Euan Burton
Gordon Gunn

Had an evening listening through the CDs and posting out copies to press! Not long now!

Listen to my first two singles https://linktr.ee/jamesbauld

Photo credit Zak Younger Banks

Euan McLaughlin Music
Michael Biggins Music
Callum Cronin
Chloe Bryce
Lauren Mcdonald
Zak Younger Banks
Lewis McLaughlin
Euan Burton
Gordon Gunn
Youth Music

'Where I Belong' CDs arrived from Birnam CD

Stream/Buy the first two singles from https://linktr.ee/jamesbauld

Its been a little over a month since the release of the first single from my upcoming debut album 'Where I Belong' and I've been fortunate to have a number of radio plays including...

BBC Radio 2 with Bob Harris
BBC Radio Scotland on Traveling Folk
BBC Radio Scotland with Iain Anderson
BBC Radio nan Gàidheal
Blues and Roots with David Dee Moore
Celtic Music Radio
Chief Radio Edinburgh
Camglen Radio
CeltCast
Skye Music Radio
Radio Hawke's Bay (in New Zealand!)
The Nashville Celts (USA)

Thanks so much to everyone that has been listening so far!

Stream/Buy my music from http://linktr.ee/jamesbauld

Thanks to Hands Up for Trad and FolkWaves Weekly for the feature!

New single out today!

Stream/purchase everywhere over at https://linktr.ee/jamesbauld

FolkWaves Weekly Music Download 🎤 🎧 🎻

Next single 'Holding It In' out 1 week today!

Presave from - https://listen.scot/jbhii

Euan McLaughlin Music
Michael Biggins Music
Lauren MacDonald
Callum Cronin

My new single is a month old now, and I'm delighted to say its gained over 1000 streams which is a first for me!

It has also been added to a new playlist by Traditional Music Forum alongside many of my music tutors and heroes, honoured to be on this list!

Find the playlist : https://spoti.fi/3xicnxv

Stream/Buy my single from https://linktr.ee/jamesbauld

Next single from my upcoming album out 24th February!

James Duncan Mackenzie
James Bauld Music
Tina Jordan Rees
Sarah Markey
David Foley Page and Jack Smedley music
Hamish Napier Music
Tiernan Courell Music
Assynt
Ross Ainslie Music and Jarlath Henderson
Project Smok

Thanks to Fèis Rois for writing about my music in their new 'Alumni Spotlight' features. I started learning whistle in Evanton at the weekly classes provided by Fèis!

Our February newsletter is waiting in your inboxes!

This month its all about our Easter Fèis (bookings now open!!), the office move, The Kiltearn Fiddlers and lots more! We've also introduced our new Fèis Rois Alumni Spotlight where we will be featuring some former Fèis Rois participants and their current projects; this month features Grace Stewart-Skinner Clàrsach, James Bauld Music and Graham Mackenzie Music.
If you've missed this month's newsletter you can read it here 👉 (and you can also sign up for the next one here too!) - https://feisrois.org/get-involved/sign-up/

Tickets now available! Come see me perfrom some new compositions with Dan Brown and Euan McLaughlin Music!

tickets - https://www.skyebridgestudios123.com/events/james-bauld-trio

If you haven't already have a listen to my new single relesaed a couple of weeks back in all the usaly places - https://linktr.ee/jamesbauld

Skye Bridge Studios