Friday 16th May, Dunfermline Carnegie Hall: Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake / The Pearlfishers’ David Scott

A unique bond formed between two of Scotland’s finest songwriters as they toured Europe together in 2007 as part of the ‘Sit Down and Sing’ tour.
Accompanied by a string quartet and other friends, Norman and David will perform some classic tracks from the Teenage Fanclub and the Pearlfishers’ catalogue with a few choice surprises along the way!

Norman Blake happens to be one of the best songwriters to have come out of Scotland. This has not been said often enough over the years.
After first gaining acclaim for a densely melodic sound which anticipated the coming emergence of grunge, Norman and Teenage Fanclub spent their careers as torch-bearers for the power pop revival, unparalleled among their generation for both their unwavering adherence to and brilliant reinvention of the classic guitar pop approach of vintage acts like Big Star and Badfinger.
Blessed with the talents of three formidable singers and songwriters Teenage Fanclub's radiant brand of pop classicism enjoyed only a brief moment in the spotlight. Nevertheless, almost none of their contemporaries can claim either Teenage Fanclub's consistency or longevity their music possesses a timelessness and accessibility matched by precious few.

David Scott

After an extended hiatus, Glasgow’s The Pearlfishers returned refreshed and all improved with Up With The Larks, their sixth album for Marina Records - the latest in a line of orch-pop masterpieces including Across The Milky Way, Sky Meadows and A Sunflower At Christmas. The album is clear evidence that main Pearlfisher David Scott continues his unique musical journey with renewed joy and verve - and that classic songwriting and well- crafted arrangements are alive and well in 2007. The Pearlfishers are firmly rooted in the classic tradition of three minute cinematics as pioneered by Webb, McCartney and, recently Rufus Wainwright

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