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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!

May 2023

LATEST NEWS:

Double Headliner Tour with Fiona Bevan is underway!

December 2022

My Next Big London Show!

Tickets here - https://bit.ly/adambeattielive

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.

Tickets: https://adambeattie-albumlaunch.eventbrite.co.uk

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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.

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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!!!!!

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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

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THE MAN I'VE BECOME (ANIMATION)

The opening track from Adam's forthcoming album 'The Road Not Taken'. An animation using Alan Schaller's photography.

THE MAN I'VE BECOME (LIVE)

Solo performance of 'The Man I've Become' at Sofar Sounds London on September 12th 2016

 

ALBUM LAUNCH MONTAGE

Filmed at the beautiful Hoxton Hall, London on May 11th 2016. Excerpts from 'The Man I've Become', 'Catch The Biggest Fish And Let It Go', 'I'm On Your Side', 'You Only Kill The One You Love' and 'The Man Who Loves Too Much'.

THE MAN WHO LOVES TOO MUCH

Filmed by Steven Warburton for Forestsessions.org

YOU ONLY KILL THE ONE YOU LOVE

Filmed and recorded by Arena Sessions at a house concert in London.

ALL I KNOW

Supporting Jolie Holland and her band at Bush Hall, London. 

video by NEW HORIZON MEDIA

THERE'S NO POSTCARD FOR THIS TOWN

A song I wrote whilst travelling around the A roads of France and Italy, featuring footage by Annalisa Cosentino. Filmed by Simon Minett at FILMSPACE 

WHO KNOWS FOR TOMORROW?

A duet with Brooke Sharkey (www.brookesharkey.co.uk). Filmed by Simon Minett at FILMSPACE

A SONG OF ONE HUNDRED YEARS

A song I wrote for my grandfather, who lived to be 100 years old, compiled using photos from throughout his early life in the Orkney Islands to his family life in Aberdeenshire.

THERE'S NO VIEW LIKE BENNACHIE

Recorded at our regular Sunday session at 14 Bacon Street (formally The Vintage Emporium), Brick Lane, London. joined by Alastair Caplin on Violin and Dave Tunstall on double bass.