(8TH March 08) DAVY COWAN & THE STORM CHASERS
Keep a look out for Davy Cowan's new band "THE STORM CHASERS". This exciting new line-up of musicians consists of Davy on guitar/vocals & harmonica and features Robin Abbot & Derek Urquart from "cult" alt/country band "Lush Rollers" on bass & drums, Jazzman Alan Leckie on keyboards, with Rachael Parker on fiddle, percussion & vocals completing the line-up.
The band will be appearing at a host of events over the summer including festivals, village halls & music venues. The Storm Chasers play a range of material featuring songs old & new from both Davy's solo work and Coinneach spanning the past 10 years, adding a new & refreshing twist to many of the old favourites.
This new band includes some of the best musicians from the Highlands, each bringing their own subtle flavour to the table, from Country/Blues, Folk/Rock & Jazz, theses guys can Stomp like a heard of cattle in a howling storm, wrap you up in warm melodies & soothe your soul or Rattle you like a runaway train on an endless track. Jump on board & catch them in a town near you soon "THE STORM CHASERS"
(26th July 07) Listen again Highland Cafe
If you missed my live session on The Radio Scotland Highland Cafe, tune in to hear it repeated on Friday 27th on Radio Scotland at 1915 or,simply listen again on; www.bbc.co.uk/scotland/radioscotland/programmes/highlandcafe/
(24th July 2007) Radio Scotland Session
Please tune into Radio Scotlands "Highland Cafe" Nan Gaidheal 103.5-105FM on Wednesday 25th July from 1315-1400. I will be performing 3 live tracks plus an interview on this weekly show which covers everything you want to know about the key events taking place during the Highland 2007 year from the Arts and History to Sport, Music and Science
(12th July 2007)Davy Cowan "The Summertime E.P"
Hi There all,
It's been a while I know, but here goes.
I am delighted to anounce the released of my new E.P entitled "The Summertime E.P" featuring 2 brand new songs entitled Summertime & Shipwrecked. Also on the E.P are a radio edit of Show Me The Way & a Live acoustic version of Cynical Man recorded LIVE at The Barras in Glasgow during my support with Runrig during the Proterra tour in 2003. These tracks are available for download only at the moment at www.scotloads.co.uk for £0.79 a track. CLICK ON THIS LINK
Also some great news, I will be performing my first gig with my new band "The Storm Chasers" this weekend Sat 14th July at The Portmahomack Music Festival in the heart of the Highlands, check out www.myspace.com/portmahomackmusicfestival.
The band features myself on electric/acoustic guitar & vocals, Rachael Parker on fiddle, Alan Leckie on keyboards, Robin Abbot bass guitar & Derek Urquart drums both from Highland Alt Country legends "Lush Rollers"
We are going to be performing a mixture of songs, some from the Coinneach archives, some from Fragile People, a few brand new numbers which will appear on the new album and a couple of surprises thrown in as well.
I hope to announce some more band gigs in due course, I'll keep you posted.
At the moment I am still working on new material in the studio & hope to have the next album complete by the end of this year (fingers crossed).Thank you all again for your continued support & I'll try to keep you updated more often in future.
All the best for now.
Davy.
(22nd Jan 07) Celtic Connections
Davy & Rachael will be performing on the Danny Kyle Open Stage at The Royal Concert Hall Glasgow this Wednesday 24th Jan as part of the Celtic Connections music festival.The doors open at 5 p.m
(3RD January 2007)Happy New Year to you all
I’ve now started recording tracks for my second solo album hopefully due out near the end of 2007. I plan to release a 4-track E.P in the spring/summer which will contain a couple of brand new songs & a couple of surprises as well. On the live front, Rachael & I plan to do some more gigs together in the coming months as well as my own solo shows. I am also planning putting together a full band line up for some gigs in the Summer & will keep you posted on that. I hope you all had a great Festive season & look forward to seeing you at one of the gigs in 2007.
Thanks for your continued support & all the best for now, Davy
(28th July 2006)Tartan Heart Festival Fringe
Hi there, a couple of dates for the diary. I will be playing as part of the Tartan Hearts Festival Fringe on the run up to the big Belladrum weekend. The dates are, 8 Aug 2006 Hootananny free entry
Tartan Heart Fringe Lunchtime showcases 1pm The Tom Morton Two 1.30 Kieran Docherty 2.00 Davie Cowan 2.30 Love And Peace
9th Aug 2006 £3 entryGrass Roots at Hoots Fringe Night, Mad Hatters: Gypsy Dave Smith (Australia) - 9.15 9.45 PM, Tom Morton (Shetlands) - 10.00 10 30 PM, Joe West (Santa Fe) - 10.45 11.30 PM Davie Cowan - 11.40 - 12.10 Festival Club: Southpaw (Perth) - 12.30 AM, Andy Gunn All-Star Band 1.30 AM
Check out www.myspace.com/tartanheartfestival. Hope to see you there!
(30TH March 2006) Free Davy Cowan mp-3 downloads
Check out my new page on www.myspace.com/davycowan We have 4 free mp-3 downloads to give away, 2 of which are rare ‘LIVE’ recordings made at The Glasgow Barrowlands during my Runrig support in December 2003.
(1ST Dec 2006)HAPPY NEW YEAR!
I hope you all had a great Christmas. I would like to thank you for your continued support throughout 2005.Wishing you all the best for 2006, CHEERS!
(22nd sept 2005)GIGS
Davy will be appearing at the Loopallu festival (fringe)in Ullapool on Saturday 24th Sept with Coinneach fiddler Rachael Parker. They will be performing a set together at the Broom Bar starting around 11.30 p.m & promises to be a party not to be missed, check gigs page for full details
(1ST JULY 2005)‘FRAGILE PEOPLE’ HMV INSTORE LAUNCH
A special launch event is to be held in the HMV music store, East Gate Shopping Centre, Inverness on Thursday 28TH July.
The event is to coincide with the release of Davy Cowan’s debut solo album, ‘Fragile People’. Davy will perform a ‘Live & Acoustic’ set in store, starting at around 6.30 PM where he will perform a selection of songs from the album. After the live set Davy will be available to sign copies of his CD.
Look forward to seeing you there on the night.
(8TH JUNE 2005)TARTAN HEARTS FESTIVAL
Davy has been confirmed as one of the acts to perform at this years Tartan Heart Festival at Belladrum. The event will be held over 2 days (Friday 12th & Sat 13th Aug)in the, Italian gardens, Belladrum estate, By Beauly, Inverness-shire. The line-up includes over 40 acts including; The Proclaimers, Alabama 3, The Bees, The Bluetones, Jah Wobble and many more... check out full details on www.tartanheartfestival.co.uk 24 hr ticket sales: 08712200260
Davy will be appearing on The Grass Roots acoustic stage on the Saturday at around 1230 hrs
(13TH MAY 2005)FRAGILE PEOPLE
I would like to thank you for the initial response to “Fragile People” since it went on sale on the website. People have been enquiring about getting their CD signed. If you would like a signed copy, let me know when you place your order via e-mail contact@davycowan.com I’d be delighted to sign them for you.Cheers,Davy.
(26TH March 2005) ABERDEEN CELTIC TSUNAMI APPEAL CONCERT
I am pleased to announce that I have been booked as one of the acts to appear at the ABERDEEN CELTIC TSUNAMI APPEAL CONCERT to be held in the Music Hall in Aberdeen on Monday 18TH April 2005.
The line up includes The Donnie Munro Band, Dougie MacLean, Fiona Kennedy, The Clan Wallce band, JJ Gilmour, Cal as well as other special guests tbc.
Tickets are available from the Aberdeen Box Office 01224 641122 at £12 each + booking fee.The show starts at 7.30 p.m.For more info on the concert check out www.gwtflowproductions.co.uk
(18TH FEB 2005) WELCOME
Hi there,welcome to my new website at davycowan.com.
This is the page on the website where we keep you posted on all the latest news, tours/gigs & releases etc.
I have spent the best part of 2004 in the studio recording new tracks for my debut solo album, which I'm delighted to say is now almost complete. We are currently in the proccess of finalising song mixes and getting the art work ready for print. The album should be ready for release and in the shops early in the summer and will be entitled "FRAGILE PEOPLE".
Regarding tour dates & gigs, they are still in the planning stages at the moment, but we will keep you posted here as soon as dates are confirmed.
I hope you enjoy browsing through the website, and feel free to add an entry to the guest book. Also remember if you put your name on the mailing list we will send you all the latest info as soon as it comes in.
All the best for 2005 and hope to see you at one of the gigs soon.