One of my favorite songs, of all time, is this gem by Hamish Imlach, a fantastic Scottish songwriter.
Cod Liver Oil & The Orange Juice
Mike Nisbet
Scottish / Troubadour
Live Date: July 7th, The Boogaloo, London
It’s nice to be living out in eat London, where there is some grass and I can see the sun set, take some walks and pretend i live in the country side. Even is it does rain like hell… all the better!
On Sunday the 7th of July I’ll be playing a special headline show at The Boogaloo, Highgate, London. A nice hour long set of new tracks and some old classics for goo measure, I may even wear a shiny white suit, maybe not.
If you fancy spending your sunday evening with music and entertainment, come on down from 6pm to catch the awesome opening acts, I’ll be on stage about 9pm.
Here is a beautiful poster for the even designed by Marianne @themazatron
See you there
Mike
goNorth, Inverness, 6th June
goNorth 2013
On Thursday 6th June I’ll be performing as part of goNorth at the Encore Hotel, 10:15PM
goNorth is a fantastic festival held in Inverness and I’m super excited to be a part of it this year. If you see a tall man nursing a pint of Tennents at the back of a gig it’ll probably be me, come say hello, don’t be a stranger.
I’m looking forward to leaving the bright lights of the city behind for a few days and getting back to the country. Inverness has always treated me well, and every tour has included a show in the fine town. So here is hoping the tradition continues. If you’re going to be around, please do drop me a line.
On the night I’ll be taking the chance to showcase new material to the the big bad world, and a few oldies of course. Lots of new material for a new record and I’ll be trying it out on y’all.
Stay safe,
Peace,
Mx
P.s. Check out the new Crystal Fighters album, it’s pretty awesome
The Finsbury, Sunday 2nd June
This Sunday I’ll be playing a set at The Finsbury
On stage at 6pm free entry!
Beers and tunes, sounds like a great Sunday to me!
Go North
Excited to announce that I have been invited to showcase at this years Go North Festival.
Along side a whole bunch of fantastic acts we’ll be all over Inverness like a rash on the 5 & 6 of June.
For further informations and stuff check out
http://gonorthfestival.co.uk/
there will be all sorts of talks, showcases, screenings, screamings and wailings!
more info to follow soon.
M
RSD13 Free Album Download, today only!
Today is Record Store Day 2013 and to celebrate all that is joyous about music I’m giving everyone the chance to download a copy of my album ‘Vagrant’ for what ever price you like. Download all 10 tracks for free, leave a donation if you feel like it. Share with your friends, introduce someone who hasn’t heard it. Record Store Day is all about sharing music with one another and making record stores live! So why not download the tunes, dig the tunes, then pop down to your nearest record store and buy the real thing!
Peace be with you on #RSD13
Gigs! 23rd April, The Finsbury, London. Free Show
On the 23rd of April I’ll be playing at one of my favorite venues in London, The Finsbury. Run by a bloody good guy called Chris, I’ll be kicking out the jams along side Apple Of My Eye and Mikey Fitz
Come on up, drink beer and we’ll show you a good time
Facebook Event – Mike Nisbet // Live at The Finsbury
The Regal Room
Photo by Brad Inglis
Last friday night was my first show at The Regal Room down in Hammersmith, and what fun it was too. One of the reasons I first headed to London was to get in about the singer/songwriter night and have new places to play, new people to meet and play music with. The regal room host live music every Wednesday, Thursday & Friday and it’s alway Free. you should get down there!
On the night there was a kind gent names Brad Inglis, who took some photos of the night, I just wanted to share them with you. Be sure to check out his stuff online!
Photo by Brad Inglis
Photo by Brad Inglis
Manchester-folk-city
Last night of the tour finished off in one of the best cities I’ve ever been in. Manchester has got a pulse that you can feel in the streets, bars and the people! Odd Bar, you were great, I hope to return soon. And the Castle Hotel, what a proper boozer. I’ll come back l solely for that.
Thank you Tom for inviting me to play at Odd, and for the spare room for the night. Hospitality was second to none. Everyone should check out his tunes and the man himself live in concert.
T.G. Elias on Bandcamp
I tell you what, there’s nothing quite like traveling and gigging for a week, different city every night, different life everyday, great people along the way. It’s something I hope to continue doing all my days, thank you to all the folk I met, who came to the gigs and let me stay in their homes.
But now I am going home to my beautiful Rosaleen.
Peace.
Seven Drunken Nights
So for the last week I’ve been out on the road playing some gigs on my own, talking to strangers on trains, eating in weatherspoons, catching up with friend and family and making new connections along the way I hope I can keep.
Tuesday night it all kicked off at Hootenanny Inverness, a place I’ve played many times before and always enjoy the challenge of that bar. Get them early or not at all. I believe is how it works in the business, what business it is.
Edinburgh treated me with love and open arms on Wednesday night, with a show at Pivo. Thank you to Holly and Simon for the opening sets, and to those known and unknown who turned up to listen to a tall ginger guy talk about his feelings and play acoustic guitar for 45 min.
I’ve always had mixed feeling about that city but I got to say I loved Pivo. Davey is a true gent and I hope more acts rock his venue. Christian and Lily, your radio show is awesome, I hope to come back and talk about re-painting paintings.
Luna kept me company, my couch surfing buddy Edinburgh. Thanks Liam and Christina!
Glasgow, home from home. I wish I had more time with you, but the short 19 hours I was in you were wonderful! First time playing at the newly opened Broadcast, was a blast. A good crew of familiar faces filled the audience and continued boozing after. Love it. A huge thank you to Erin Todd for opening up the show and to T.G. Elias, coming all the way from Manchester, for an incredible set.
A fee beers worse for ware I retired to the country side to visit the family. It’s always interesting to see how things change at home with the passing of time, my sister on the phone, nearly finished University. The granny, fighting fit and who I’m sure will out live us all, still asking when I’m going to university, and the parents in love and enjoying life in a quiet house, free of teenagers!
Tonight I’m on my way to Manchester for the first time where I’ll perform at Odd Bar, with Song From Walter. Any recommendations of things to check out in the city?
For now I leave the mountains behind, but plans are afoot for a new album, and I’m excited to be recording again with Marcus Mackay. Keeping quiet about it all for now but I leave you with a hint.
Peace.
