“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. 



    


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Curious Things Given Wings - £12

(released 2010)