Culann, Scotland On Sunday, 8 October 2023
Culann | Dragon Soop Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday, 8 October 2023
Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com
Hailing from Irvine, Culann (pronounced Kull-Ann) are a refreshing take on the alternative rock scene, combining their signature heavy rock sound with a touch of traditional Scottish folk.
The five-piece, PJ and Sean Kelly, Greg Irish, Calum Davis and Ross McCluskie have played scores of festivals, toured extensively throughout Scotland and even as far afield as Sweden. They’ve also performed in front of over 40,000 people at Celtic Park, thanks to their relationship with the Mary’s Meals charity, played The Barrowlands alongside Frightened Rabbit and Big Country (in aid of the Clutha Fund) and were crowned Best Live Act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards (SAMAs).
Championed by Jim Gellatly on Amazing Radio, The Wkndr Mag, local publications like the Ayrshire Post as well as online blogs like Is This Music? they’ve just released their brilliant and most personal collection of songs, their EP Songs of Saints & Reivers standout tracks are City Eternal and Heart of the Sea (with guest Ewen Henderson from Mànran). Every music video the band has released has also featured the actor Rab Affleck (Gangs of new York, Layer Cake, Dr Who, The Big Man, Still Game) keep an eye out for new videos and listen at https://culann.ffm.to/songsofsaintsandreivers
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