Calum Baird, Scotland On Sunday, 27 December 2020
Calum Baird | JUMP Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday, 27 December 2020
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com
Falkirk-based singer songwriter Calum Baird, was regularly touring across mainland Europe and throughout the UK before Covid-19 struck. He’s been championed by Jim Gellatly, Amazing Radio, Bella Caledonia, Calon FM and performed alongside the likes of Kyle Falconer, Dick Gaughan, and scores of international artists.
Baird writes political / protest songs, and his excellent EP, A View From the Notebooks (released earlier in the month), touches upon all too familiar 2020 themes. The pandemic, alienation, climate crisis, the absurdities of the world we live in, but also the beauty just underneath the seemingly bizarre surface.
As a therapeutic and creative hobby he took up painting during lockdown. The result is a full colour, hand-painted artwork that accompanies the EP, he wanted to paint his bleak subject matter in colour, emphasising his optimism for the year ahead, we think the perfect way to end 2020 https://calumbaird.com/
Website: https://calumbaird.com/ | Facebook: @CalumBairdSongs | Instagram: @calumbairdsongs | Twitter: @CalumBairdSongs | Spotify: HERE
Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run music industry seminar and social night Born To Be Wide visit www.borntobewide.co.uk
JUMP sponsors Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday
Applications are open for European development and mentoring programme JUMP. Coordinated by six European festivals / conferences, the UK partner Un-Convention, alongside MaMA Festival & Convention (France), Athens Music Week (Greece), Linecheck (Italy), Lisbon International Music Network (Portugal), and Nouvelle Prague (Czech Republic), are seeking applications from music industry professionals from throughout Europe, with innovative ideas. Successful applicants will have travel, accommodation and tuition costs covered. Apply at https://www.jumpmusic.eu/apply
* For consideration as our Artist of the Week please visit https://www.newfoundsound.co.uk/scotland-on-sunday and review the checklist of what we NEED in order to feature bands / artists in Scotland On Sunday. Then email Derek with all of the information required (derek@newfoundsound.co.uk ) Scotland On Sunday