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  • Genre: Emo / Screamo / Tango

    Location UK

    Profile Views: 300301

    Last Login: 7/22/2011

    Member Since 12/7/2005

    Website www.jamesyorkston.co.uk

    Record Label www.dominorecordco.com

    Type of Label Indie

  • Bio

    guitar player/singer from the east neuk of fife, signed to domino records. also playing with the fence collective and unpoc. in bands for years, gave up, wrote some songs at home, sent a copy to John Peel, he played one (moving up country, roaring the gospel), got a phone call from a wee label called bad jazz, who'd heard peel play it, they released it on 7", sent a copy to local promoter asking for local john martyn support, got told to sling my hook, sent a copy to john martyn, got offered the entire tour, got involved with a budding young record label in london, didn't work out due to lack of funds, bumped into head of domino records at a show in edinburgh, drank until 4am playing gram parsons tunes, swapped email addresses, he sent me everydominoreleaseever, i felt guilty and sent him one cd full of FENCE artists - kingcreosote/ lonepigeon/ pipdylan/ unpoc/ billypilgrim/ jamesyorkston, got offered a contract by domino, signed said contract, released 3 'official' albums, moving up country (2002) & just beyond the river (2004), 'The Year Of The Leopard' (2006) on Domino Records, plus a few other things on Fence Records. still releasing music on other labels, especially www.fencerecords.com & www.houstonpartyrecords.com In 2007 Domino Records released 'Roaring The Gospel' - a compilation of Fence / b-sides / eps, etc. In September 2008, Domino released James' album - When The Haar Rolls In In August 2009, Domino will release 'Folk Songs' by James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players In Feb 2011, Domino Press will publish 'It's Lovely to be Here - The Touring Diaries of a Scottish Gent' .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. ..

  • Members

    James Yorkston and the Athletes are - james yorkston - guitar/banjo/etc - doogie paul - double bass/etc - faisal rahman - percussion/etc - reuben taylor - accordion/concertina/etc - with - Emma Smith - fiddle - Sarah Scutt - Clarinet - Nancy Elizabeth - Harp - and - jon bews - fiddle - wendy chan - vocals & fiddle - holly taylor - low whistle & small pipes -

  • Influences

    .. .............. .. .. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Tings an' Times .. Michael Hurley - Sweetkorn .. Jacques Brel - Brel .. Leo Ferre - Le Temps De Roses Rouges .. Anne Briggs - Classic .. D'Gary - Mbo Loza .. Can - Tago Mago .. Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight - Once In A Blue Moon .. Nic Jones - Penguin Eggs .. John Strachan - Songs From Aberdeenshire

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  • Okapins Gästabud

    yup, I agree. Myspace is crap but I can't find anything better at the moment.

    3 months ago
  • Tom Baird

    Enjoyed your book. I laughed a lot, sometimes heartily (at the appropriate bits I should say)

    4 months ago
  • Tom Baird

    Enjoyed your book.I laughed heartily (at the appropriate bits)

    4 months ago
  • a Jigsaw

    Hola James !
    Nosotros vamos estar en gira por España.
    esperamos contar con tu presencia!
    Gracias,
    a Jigsaw

    4 months ago
  • Matilda ZAmora



    Would you like to go sightseeing this weekend?

    6 months ago
  • BEss HAmblIn

    Enjoying your music.

    11 months ago
  • Julien V

    Hi James Yorkston

    I really appreciate your music and especially "i awoke" that i listen all the time. It makes me in a special mood. I know an another version of this sons by King Creosote. Who has written the original version ?

    Kipyahedup

    11 months ago
  • Thirteen Dead Trees

    I love your music. I've put a comment on your album "moving up country" on amazon. You're a great songwriter

    1 year ago
  • Lucky Number Nine Recor…

    Commercial Alternative Festival @ Mono - This Sunday! Ta x



    THE PHANTOM BAND, COMET GAIN, 1990s, REMEMBER REMEMBER, SPECTRALS, GIRLS NAMES, ASTRAL PLANES, PETER PARKER, GOLDEN GRRRLS.


    Tickets:
    http://www.tickets-scotland.com/booking.html?booking_method=viewevent&booking_event_id=63bbb3fa-6753-11df-a1fc-12313b06aa02

    1 year ago
  • Caan Hamlet (The Mayfly…

    i never saw your good moments a few years ago but i've been playing the surf song and the summer song over and over for days now and the novelty hasn't worn or faded it has only grown like a huge vine with lips instead of flowers around my world.

    1 year ago
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Bio:

guitar player/singer from the east neuk of fife, signed to domino records. also playing with the fence collective and unpoc. in bands for years, gave up, wrote some songs at home, sent a copy to John Peel, he played one (moving up country, roaring the gospel), got a phone call from a wee label called bad jazz, who'd heard peel play it, they released it on 7", sent a copy to local promoter asking for local john martyn support, got told to sling my hook, sent a copy to john martyn, got offered the entire tour, got involved with a budding young record label in london, didn't work out due to lack of funds, bumped into head of domino records at a show in edinburgh, drank until 4am playing gram parsons tunes, swapped email addresses, he sent me everydominoreleaseever, i felt guilty and sent him one cd full of FENCE artists - kingcreosote/ lonepigeon/ pipdylan/ unpoc/ billypilgrim/ jamesyorkston, got offered a contract by domino, signed said contract, released 3 'official' albums, moving up country (2002) & just beyond the river (2004), 'The Year Of The Leopard' (2006) on Domino Records, plus a few other things on Fence Records. still releasing music on other labels, especially www.fencerecords.com & www.houstonpartyrecords.com In 2007 Domino Records released 'Roaring The Gospel' - a compilation of Fence / b-sides / eps, etc. In September 2008, Domino released James' album - When The Haar Rolls In In August 2009, Domino will release 'Folk Songs' by James Yorkston & The Big Eyes Family Players

Member Since:

December 07, 2005

Members:

James Yorkston and the Athletes are - james yorkston - guitar/banjo/etc - doogie paul - double bass/etc - faisal rahman - percussion/etc - reuben taylor - accordion/concertina/etc - with - Emma Smith - fiddle - Sarah Scutt - Clarinet - Nancy Elizabeth - Harp - and - jon bews - fiddle - wendy chan - vocals & fiddle - holly taylor - low whistle & small pipes -

Influences:

.. ....
.. Linton Kwesi Johnson - Tings an' Times .. Michael Hurley - Sweetkorn .. Jacques Brel - Brel .. Leo Ferre - Le Temps De Roses Rouges .. Anne Briggs - Classic .. D'Gary - Mbo Loza .. Can - Tago Mago .. Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight - Once In A Blue Moon .. Nic Jones - Penguin Eggs .. John Strachan - Songs From Aberdeenshire ..

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