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'the hurricane of love gains momentum'
my friends,just a small update about how things have been going music wise over the last few months.been a busy year 2009 ,already been in america, london ,sweden and back in london end of september,not forgetting rocking the scottish turf!!!woohoo!!!'new york' has been played both on radio scotland and in new york itself and...... maybe being played on the radio 1 introducing, very soon .here is hoping!!!me and the guys alan divers ,steve daye ,grant spence graham mcmillan ,sometimes daniel thomson have been shaking the scottish heather to its foundations( dont know if heather has foundations,but you catch my drift).places like the liquid ship,cosmopol,glasgow art club ,the drawing room and of course the ferry ,among others have felt the cold sting of guitars turned up to 11 along with some finer ,tender moments!!!i have a great band and thanks to everyone who came to see us!!!some of the ferry gig is on youtube, my cd is on itunes,my publisher in the states has sent to australian radio and there is a chance of my song 'new york' being on a big new york t.v. show!!! woohoo!!! a contact at sony based in new york is willing to make a move with this as he likes the track!!! yes!!! a lot happening peeps!!! sweden was a fabo trip,3 gigs ,bit o sightseeing thrown in!!!could you believe i sang 47 songs in 3 gigs!!!! 47!!!!!!!i signing off now thanx for helping the 'possibility screams' dream to be realised!!! thanx!!! xx scott
just got email playing 'king tuts' 29th sept support slot acoustic!!! wow!!
Possibility Screams has lift off!
The 'possibility screams' juggernaught continues to smash everything in its path as it criss crosses the nation!!! scott played in esher in london sun may 24th twice on the same day at cornerstone on sanddown racecourse. he met up with local musicians who helped him rock out to an exstatic crowd both times!! songs from the new e.p. tore up the place with on fire musos, they even managed a glorious bob dylan cover 'pressing on'!! it was truly a remarkable day. he was so well recieved and looked after he may be back soon!!! with the usa trip under his belt ,now london and up and coming gigs in scotland. also it is looking like he is
playing in sweden in early september. the 'scream' tour seems to just keep on rolling!!! dont miss it!!!!
The "Possibility Screams" train rolled into Kilwinning last night, Saturday 16th May. Scott Nicol and his band officially launched his brand new 5 Track EP. It was a magnificent night. The band sounded like "a hurricane ready
to knock you down if you weren't paying attention." Joined by Alan Divers and Grant Spence of "Ten Miles Tall" fame
on keyboards, guitars and vocals. Also Steve Daye on bass guitar playing some raucous phat rhythms, and Daniel
Thomson formally of "Maybe I'm Dreaming" with some ferocious drumming. Scott himself was on vocals and guitars.
They played a 13 song set plus 2 song encore to the enthusiastic crowd. Some high jinks with the front man standing on
amps and monitors. The whole EP was played in entirety with a couple of acoustic tracks, 2 covers and brand new
songs. This was an exhilerating and exhausting night with a possitive vibe for these troubled times. Possibility was
screaming out loud! Catch him at future gigs throughout the year and be energised!
2009 started with a bang to wake the dead for scott nicol!!starting with putting the finishing touches to his 'possibility screams' 5 track e.p. working with producer extraordinaire ally whitty and an array of musical commandos!! looks set to be a great acheivement of songwriting and energetic performance coupled with studio wizardry by ally!!! look out for some serious airplay in the future days!! as well as weekly working with musicians at 'the bridge' he performed at 'the liquid ship' in glasgow. he was on a new 2009 podcast being interviewed and is finalising his itinerary for the u.s.a. in march.
December 2008
2008 has been a great year for Scott as a songwriter. He has penned a lot of tracks. 9 in New York where he met up with a local promoter and some in London. He has been quite prolific and is starting to work with musicians looking at putting out an E.P.
in mid February and a full album later on in 2009 with the working title of "Possibility Screams"
He is setting up gigs from early 2009. He has opportunities in London and also he is going for a short 10 day tour to Houston, Texas
in March. He has already secured one TV slot and some concert dates. He will confirm full USA itinerary by the end of January.
A full list of all his dates will be on his website and myspace for 2009 once confirmed. He will be performing exciting new material
along with more well known songs with fresh passion and I am sure 2009 will bring him many more opportunities.
He still has 2 songs with American Publishing House Brandon Hills, "I Could Drown in your Eyes" and "Gone from my View" and is looking
forward to them being picked up Stateside......Watch this space for more exciting info to follow - Looks like 2009 could be a great year for Scott!
June 08
The May Beanscene concerts went really well
Played Charity gig for Jessica Finlay in Oikos, Kilwinning
Sent New York promoter new demo songs for record company and possible tour
I am talking with a publisher in Wisconcin about a possible tour in Summer 2009.
April 08
I have sent 2 new tracks called win the war & too young to be this old to Cambodian Charity "Afesip" with favourable response.
Upcoming Perth Gig -21st April
Looking forward to a trip to New York
working with a youth band developing there live set, I was involved in Producing there first recording 2007
I am MC for a youth Gig night in Kilwinning.
One of my songs has been contracted to a Wisconcin publisher
with a possability of a tour of Wisconcin July/August.
Radio interview for Celtic Connections went well.
Ayr Beanscene - Gig 12th April
I am involved in the Cornerstone Podcast show on a monthly basis.
Texas Tour News
Scott recently returned from a two week tour to the United States, where he was based in and around Houston, Texas. Up and coming rapper Billy Kilpatrick (K9ine) accompanied him, he features on track 3 of Stunning Silence, 'It's too beautiful'. It was a very succesful stay for Scott and the American audience took kindly to his latest work. It also provided useful for his networking in the States. Scott now has an extensive group of contacts in the Southern Texas region which he hopes will see him make further ventures across the Atlantic in the not too distant future.
Scott appeared on Daystar TV, being interviewed as well as performing live in the studio. He also featured on Houston based KKHT radio and spent a day performing tracks for TBN studios which will be aired at a later date an experience the artist described as "amazing".
Scott also did several live gigs, K9ine accompanied him at two youth events whilst Scott performed solo at Triumph Church, Richmond and "Jane's Grill" at 2nd Baptist Church, one of the largest churches in the area. Scott also travelled east to play a concert in Winnie, Texas where he was able to see first hand the damage caused by Hurricane Wilma earlier in the year.
On the final night of the trip Scott had the opportunity to lead worship at Calvary Church, Stafford (under a prophetic annointing), the fourth time on the trip that he had been able to work in some capacity with local musicians.
All in all it was a great trip and lets see what 2006 brings for 'Stunning Silence'.
Tour 2006
The plan for 2006 is for an accoustic tour which will feature Fiona Jane ('Reshaping Eve') with dates and venues yet to be confirmed. The aim is to take the tour around Europe and moves are being made to play as far afield as Milan, London and Galway. However, the Scottish public should not fret as several gigs shall also be played in Scott's homeland.
