Hamish Hawk, Scotland On Sunday, 26 September 2021

Hamish Hawk | Off Axis / Dragon Soop Artist of the Week, Scotland On Sunday, 26 September 2021 [photo copyright Jannica Honey]

Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/music 

Earlier this year Hamish Hawk was selected to showcase at our Wide Days convention by a panel of bookers from some of the world’s leading international new music events including SXSW and Eurosonic. Therefore, the hugely enthusiastic response to Heavy Elevator, his new album released on Scottish label Assai, should come as no surprise. 

Boasting the lyrical prowess of the Divine Comedy and Jarvis Cocker, the Edinburgh-based poetic crooner has long been championed by Radio Scotland’s Vic Galloway, who has been followed more recently by BBC 6 Music, Radio X, Radio 2’s Jo Whiley and Germany’s Radio Eins. The adulation is well earned, with the current crop of songs benefitting from a top band who lend them a more bombastic edge than previous recordings and they are further enhance his highly charismatic live performances. Last week Hamish Hawk was among The Great Escape festival’s first fifty acts to be announced for next year and has already sold out the London and Glasgow dates of his forthcoming tour. With international offers beckoning for 2022, expect this artist to soar! See https://hamishhawk.com/ | Facebook | Twitter | Instagram | Spotify

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Hamish Hawk | Off Axis / Dragon Soop Artist of the Week, Scotland On Sunday, 26 September 2021 [photo copyright Jannica Honey]