Cathal Fitz emerged in 2025 with a voice that feels both timeless and unmistakably new, weaving Irish storytelling tradition with a modern, atmospheric edge. Influenced by artists like Damien Rice and Tom Waits, Fitz crafts songs that balance raw intimacy with sweeping universality; the kind that can hold a room in stillness before lifting it into a collective chorus. His performances have quickly earned a reputation for sincerity and emotional weight, leaving audiences with the sense that they’ve witnessed something personal yet widely relatable. He performs at Gullivers in MANCHESTER on Tuesday 15 September 2026
Myshkin’s Ruby Warblers is the project of award-winning US songwriter and multimedia artist Myshkin, now based in the Scottish Highlands thanks to a prestigious UK Global Talent Visa. They kicked off 2026 as the Artist of the Week in The Scotsman and clocked-up airplay via Amazing Radio (in both the US and the UK). They’ve won the New Orleans Music Industry Award for Best Folk Album and performed at major festivals including Vancouver Folk Festival, Pickathon, New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Brooklyn Americana Fest and Joshua Tree Music Festival. They perform at Nice N Sleazy in GLASGOW on Wednesday 22 April 2026 and support Mike West at The Castle Hotel in MANCHESTER on Thursday 23 April 2026
Mike West is the singer songwriter behind legendary Manchester band The Man From Delmonte, who performed a reunion show at The Ritz in December 2025. Support comes from award-winning US songwriter and multimedia artist Myshkin’s Ruby Warblers now based in the Scottish Highlands thanks to a prestigious UK Global Talent Visa. Join them at The Castle Hotel in MANCHESTER on Thursday 23 April 2026
Alice Sloan is an 18 year old singer-songwriter from Bangor in Northern Ireland, influenced by artists such as Fiona Apple, Jeff Buckley, Adrianne Lenker and Haley Heynderickx. Her debut EP Borrowed Not Bought is raw and personal, with uncompromising lyrics touching on themes of self-discovery and paving your own path. She supports Foreign Mornings at The Belfast Barge in Belfast on Saturday 18 April 2025.
Glasgow-based Eleanor Hickey, raised in a musical home on South Uist, has been writing and performing since childhood. She’s influenced by artists including Angel Olsen, Joni Mitchell, Aretha Franklin, and Big Thief and has earned airplay on BBC Introducing Scotland, BBC Radio Nan Gàidheal, Amazing Radio, and other regional stations. Live she’s performed at festivals like Celtic Connections and Solas Festival, and for Sofar Sounds. Hickey was the Artist of the Week feature in Scotland On Sunday for her debut EP, Evening Swell
JOYFUL is a singer-songwriter hailing from Aberdeen, Scotland. His music packs a punch with his unique voice and guitar playing. Alongside this, his bald head and big beard make him hard to forget! His songs are always lyrically raw and touch on his on-going war with mental health problems, especially depression. Through his pain and struggle, he really hopes that he can give others a sense of JOY and HOPE in the midst of their struggles. He supports Florence Jack at Cafe Drummonds in ABERDEEN on 25 September 2025
Florence Jack is an electro-pop artist from Aberdeenshire. She’s been championed by BBC Introducing, BBC in the Afternoons, BBC Radio nan Gàidheal, The Skinny, Scotland on Sunday Ireland’s national TV and Radio broadcaster RTÉ and scores of regional stations like CamGlen. She performed at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival on the Off Axis stage. She supports Niamh Maclennan upstairs at Nice N Sleazy in GLASGOW on Friday 29 May 2026
Blending elements of folk, jazz, blues, pop, and gospel, Ellyn Oliver is Artist of the Week in The Scotsman secured airplay via BBC Radio Scotland, BBC Introducing, Amazing Radio, Christian station UCB and Radio Wigwam. She has performed at festivals like Celtic Connections, Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival, Orkney Jazz and Blues Festival, and Limivady Jazz and Blues Festival in Northern Ireland. Watch out for several launch parties to coincide with singles released from her Seaglass EP.
RIA TIMKIN is a cinematic alt-pop artist known for her unique fusion of lush harmonies, heartfelt lyrics, and catchy beats. Her latest single, The Difference, co-produced with Tom Wilding (Melanie C, Gabrielle Aplin), explores the power of taking that first step toward your dreams, even when the full path is still unclear. Having performed at festivals like Glastonbury, Bristol Harbour Festival, and Redfest, with airplay courtesy of BBC Introducing and several local radio stations across the UK, Ria Timkin is definitely an artist to watch.
Holly Murphy is a self produced singer / songwriter from County Cavan, Ireland. She is a creative individual with a particular interest in indie folk, pop and rock music. After picking up her first guitar at 8 years old, she has been playing and singing ever since. Holly plays live music in pubs across Ireland and she writes and produces her own tracks from her bedroom. Her first single Yours, was released in July 2024. She plays Spirit Store in Dundalk on 14 November 2024 alongside NoVendors, Forgetting The Future and Foreign Mornings
Cameron Ferguson is a songwriter from Tain in the North of Scotland, his music encapsulates a punchy guitar style with lush synth sounds and cutting vocals. They’ve played legendary venues such as King Tuts and The Garage and supported acts like Declan Welsh and the Decadent West. After opening the main stage at Belladrum Tartan Heart Festival 2024, Cameron and the band SOLD OUT The Tooth and Claw in Inverness and are heading to Glasgow to support Flair on 18 October 2024
Harry Miles-Watson is refreshingly different, incorporating a varied melting pot of genres and styles, with aspects of post-punk, folk, country, rock, pop and even jazz. The Edinburgh-based artist has already sold out several shows in Scotland’s capital city, headlined Glasgow’s King Tuts and played gigs in Manchester, Leeds, and London. They’ve also secured the Artist of the Week spot in Scotland On Sunday
Originally from Ireland, but currently based in Glasgow, Mima Merrow is a talented singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. After releasing her excellent debut album Almost Home in 2023. She secured airplay via BBC Radio Ulster, BBC Radio Foyle, BBC Radio Scotland, Amazing Radio and was featured in Scotland on Sunday. Catch Mima Merrow perform on Tuesday 12 November 2024 at The Dirty Onion and Yardbird in BELFAST for the Off Axis / Un-Convention showcase at Output as part of Sound of Belfast festival