Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Edwyn Collins in Istanbul
by Vic Galloway
This weeks listings include international dates from The Phantom Band, Broken Records and Biffy Clyro, while Vic has more on Edwyn Collins who is in Austria, Germany and Turkey this week. Next month Edwyn will visit New York, Austin and Japan. More below:
Edwyn Collins in Germany, Austria and Turkey
by Vic Galloway
It’s been well documented that Scottish indie legend, Edwyn Collins suffered from a horrific brain haemorrhage and has made an incredible, lazarus-like recovery. It’s testament to such will, determination and raw talent that not only is he recovering, but making some of the best music of his career.
‘Losing Sleep’ is the current album made post-illness and has some A-list indie collaborations thereon from Johnny Marr, Franz Ferdinand, The Drums, The Magic Numbers & The Cribs. The album is up-tempo, forceful, full of energy and ideas. So good in fact, I put it in my Top 75 albums of 2010. Edwyn’s been taking to the stage again too, and the gigs are celebratory, joyful affairs with songs from his Orange Juice years and excellent solo back catalogue.
His voice is still very much intact, and the material sounds as fresh as ever. If you’re in Germany, Austria or Turkey, try to get along and see a Scottish rock’n'roll campaigner and a true inspiration.
Also on tour this week: The Phantom Band, Broken Records, Biffy Clyro, Eddi Reader, Fran Healy and KT Tunstall.
Check out Vic on BBC Radio every week:
Monday Night 8.05pm-10pm, BBC Radio Scotland
Vic swaps shows with Ricky Ross for a week. Hear him play some alt-country classics on Friday at 8pm
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Edwyn Collins - Losing Sleep
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Orange Juice - Rip It Up.
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Scotland on Tour this week
| Artist | Date | City | Country |
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Phantom Band in Europe 2011 |
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| Phantom Band | 22 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Odense |
Denmark |
| Phantom Band | 23 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Copenhagen |
Denmark |
| Phantom Band | 27 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Aarhus |
Denmark |
Broken Records in Europe & USA 2011 |
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| Broken Records | 21 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Philadelphia, PA |
United States |
| Broken Records | 22 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in New York, NY |
United States |
| Broken Records | 23 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Brooklyn, NY |
United States |
| Broken Records | 24 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Boston, MA |
United States |
| Broken Records | 26 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Chicago, IL |
United States |
| Broken Records | 27 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Minneapolis, MN |
United States |
Biffy Clyro in North America 2011 |
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| Biffy Clyro | 24 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Portland, OR |
United States |
| Biffy Clyro | 25 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Vancouver, BC |
Canada |
| Biffy Clyro | 26 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Seattle, WA |
United States |
Eddi Reader in Europe 2011 |
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| Eddi Reader | 21 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Dublin |
Ireland |
| Eddi Reader | 24 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Kildare |
Ireland |
Fran Healy in Europe and Japan 2011 |
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| Fran Healy | 23 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Rome |
Italy |
Edwyn Collins in Europe 2011 |
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| Edwyn Collins | 21 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Cologne |
Germany |
| Edwyn Collins | 22 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Schorndorf |
Germany |
| Edwyn Collins | 23 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Munich |
Germany |
| Edwyn Collins | 24 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Istanbul |
Turkey |
| Edwyn Collins | 26 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Vienna |
Austria |
KT Tunstall in Europe 2011 |
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| KT Tunstall | 21 Feb 11 | IGNORE THIS FOR NOW in Dublin |
Ireland |
Photo Credit: Pix Gremlin





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on 22 Feb, 2011 2:59pm
Edwyn Collins is also playing SXSW in Austin Tx. !6th March
by frankieceltic
on 22 Feb, 2011 3:20pm