News – ADRIAN NATION

Earlier this month it came as a bit of a surprise to realise that by the end of this year I will have travelled in excess of 20,000 miles playing shows across England, Scotland, Ireland, The Netherlands, Norway, Quebec, Ontario, Alberta and the Yukon Territory. However, in all that time I have not played any local shows at all but I have decided to put that right. So on the 24th November I will be performing a concert in my hometown of Holland on Sea at the Public Hall. This will be a first time for me playing so close to home and I hope that many of you will be able to join me there.

Tickets go on sale today at midday and the link is right here...

A short round up of what's been happening since the new year began sees Anarchy and Love, Adrian's 4th release. named as Best Album by a Male Artist 2017 over at Folkwords UK.

At the end of February Adrian returns to Canada but this time to the Yukon Territory where he is playing the Frostbite Festival in Whitehorse followed by just one show in Alberta, details to follow.

Back in the UK there are shows already lined up in England, Scotland and Ireland, plus November will see the return for the first time in a couple of years to the Netherlands. With shows later in the year in Quebec also it looks to be just as busy as last.

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On Friday June 23rd Adrian will be returning to the Mercury Theatre in Colchester, Essex for a third consecutive year. Following the success of his previous shows there he was invited to be a part of this year's season and will be appearing solo for parts of the show but also with a few guest musicians to perform songs from his new album which is set for release in the autumn.

Tickets are avaialble from the theatre's box office either online at www.mercurytheatre.co.uk or by telephone on 01206 573948

I am delighted to announce that work is about to begin on my 4th album. I shall be teaming up once again with Chris West who was producer on Fall or Fly to start recording early next month.
I am so excited to get going on this project especially with some of the musicians I have met in the past 12 months on my travels who will be involved. There will certainly be a change in direction for some of this record and a tiny flavour of that can be tasted in a short video being released tomorrow October 28th which you can see here first by clicking the PLAY VIDEO button at the top of the page.
Let the voyage begin.......

We are very happy to reveal some new merchandise items that will be available for the first time at this summer's festival tour in Canada. We have these lovely maple leafs made from canadian maple and hand crafted in Canada with Adrian's logo and a choice of four different lyrics. Also we have T-Shirts available with both Adrian's logo and name in White on Black in medium, large and extra large sizes. All these items will also become available on this website from the end of the tour.
Keep an eye on our shop for availability.

Today see the release of the second of two videos featuring Adrian as part of the Infuse Insession Series filmed by the University of Hetfordshire. "The Benderloch Stone" is a brand new song that will appear on Adrian's upcoming 4th album and was written partly in Scotland and partly in Canada.
To watch the video just click the box at the top of the page that says Play Video.
Adrian's other video in the series is "The Dying of Democracy" and you can find a link to that video at the end of "The Benderloch Stone". Thanks for watching.

This week will see the first of 3 shows for Adrian in Scotland. On March 4th Stonehaven Folk Club will host Adrian's first scottish date of 2016 and then on March 11th he will be returning to The Victory Hall in Benderloch on the west coast. This will be a particularly special night where for the first time Adrian will be able to perform his new song The Benderloch Stone in the village where it was inspired.
The next day it will be a ferry over to the Isle of Mull for a show at MacGochans in Tobermory.

From Adrian: "With my Canadian tour just days away now I want to say a massive thankyou to Andy Donnelly of the CKUA Radio Network who has not only championed my music on the Celtic Show on CKUA but has also had the belief in me to put together this tour and promote it so passionately and drawing together a wonderful group of people who have all played a part in making this tour what it is. So thanks too must got to Roddy Campbell of Penguin Eggs Magazine, Larry Thiessen and Jared Paul at Crown Media, Bill and Betty Jo Werthmann, Tom Coxworth, Brad Bowie plus all the venue owners and promoters who have been willing to get involved. I can't wait to meet you all. "

On October 18th Adrian will be joining with award winning Canadian singer songwriter Stephen Fearing to present a songwriting clinic followed by a concert performance Upstairs at The Red Lion in Manningtree, Essex. The two peformers met in Leicester, UK back in 2007 when Adrian opened for Stephen's iconic band Blackie and the Rodeo Kings. Another of the band members Adrian met that night Colin Linden, went on to play slide guitar on Adrian's second album Fall or Fly.

Further details will be announced first through the Newsletter and then here on the News page very soon.