“Curious Things Given Wings” out now! We are thrilled to announce that our new cd, “Curious Things Given Wings” is ready for puchase! After recording the album out in the beautiful Heriot Toun Studios in Mid-November, Mattie and Jamie Foulds mixed the album over Christmas and it’s ready just in time for this weekend of cd release concerts at Celtic Connections and Edinburgh. Details for the concerts are on the gigs page of our site. Ta for now, we’re off to Glasgow...!! The new album!!! We’re currently holed up in the studio in the lovely Scottish Borders recording the new album. Its set to be released on Jan 15th 2010 at Celtic Connections and we’re really pleased with the results so far. Watch this space for more details and sneak previews! November Tour The Outside Track are on the road again, this time in the UK. We’re touring round some great folk clubs, theatres and halls around England so we hope you’ll come and join us. Check out the gigs page for details. AFO Conference We are delighted to announce that The Outside Track will be showcasing at the annual Association of Festival Organisers conference on 21st November 2009. This is the UK’s largest gathering of Folk activists, organisers and artists, with a dynamic programme of speakers and events. Offering four days of training, networking and debate this incredible gathering will offer advice, support and inspiration to both seasoned Folk Arts professionals and those just breaking into the sector. The Outside Track will be performing on Saturday evening. The Outside Track in Canada: The Outside Track are off to canada in July for a 3 week tour. We’re playing at 3 festivals Mission Folk Festival, Mill Race Festival and Goderich Festival, as well as a string of other gigs across British Columbia and Ontario. We’re delighted to be joined for this tour by Cape Breton Fiddle player Mairi Rankin. Check the gigs page for further details. Mairi Rankin: We’re delighted to announce the addition of Cape Breton fiddle player and step-dancer Mairi Rankin to The Outside Track line-up. One of the hugely influential Rankin Family - legends on the Canadian music scene - she plays fiddle, sings and also step-dances up a storm. Born in Mabou, Nova Scotia, Mairi has been influenced by some of the best Cape Breton traditional musicians and instructors on the island. She has developed her own unique style by being immersed in such a rich musical culture. She has toured nationally and internationally as a solo artist, a sideman and is a member of the Cape Breton Celtic super group Beolach. She has performed with the Rankin Sisters, Unusual Suspects and Bruce Guthro to name a few. She has appeared on the television broadcasts of DRUM!, the East Coast Music Awards, Rita MacNeil’s Christmas special and MNE’s Togaidh Sinn Fonn in Scotland. Her festival credits internationally include Celtic Connections, Chicago Celtic Festival, Milwaukee Irish Festival, BLAS, Tonder Festival. In Canada she has performed at all the major folk and Celtic festivals including Winnipeg Folk Festival, Calgary Folk Festival, Edmonton Folk Festival, Dawson City Folk Festival and the internationally renowned Celtic Colours Festival. SArts School, Ohio; Buddy MacMaster School of Fiddling, Cape Breton; Montpelier Fiddle Camp, Vermont. Mairi has recorded one solo album, two CDs with Beolach and has been featured on numerous compilations and recordings. Gigs.htmlshapeimage_3_link_0
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Curious Things Given Wings - £12

(released 2010)