City gig plans by teacher and songwriter Louise
Airdrie songwriter Louise Connell has revealed her excitement at the imminent release of several brand-new EPS.
Part-time teacher Louise (28) will release three, six-track EPS between now and March as she culminates a year of songwriting with a full-band gig at Glasgow’s O2 abc on October 26. Her first release, entitled Squall, will be made available the week prior to the concert and although slightly nervous, Louise admits she can’t wait to perform her new material. She told the Advertiser: “I’m dead excited about all the planned releases, perhaps more than I’ve ever been.
“Contrary to my demeanour on stage, I absolutely love playing live.
“I’m thrilled about hanging out with my band pals again too.
“I’m not really a natural frontperson but I do love it.
“Unfortunately, unless I decrease in age by ten years or time rewinds by forty, then a full-time career in music seems woefully unlikely.
“Having said that, I’m still very fortunate to be in my position.”
Former Caldervale pupil Louise, who once had to turn down a slot at Glastonbury due to work aside from production, my work is done.” commitments , has penned more Part-time English teacher Louise than 20 songs in the last year in records her music at Beetroot studios preparation for the EPS and release in Airdrie and explained the plans for concert. her newest records.
The singer, formerly known as She added: “Squall is an acoustic Reverieme, added: “One or two of the record with a wee edge and is the first songs I’ve written are floating around of the three EPS. amorphously. “Each one will feature slightly
“But the majority are preened and different arrangements and queued up at the Hellish Saturday production to its siblings. night taxi-rank that is my head, “Once they’ve escaped into the waiting for a record to come and world we’re going to smash them rescue them. together into one double album,
“I plan to keep writing more before “We had planned for digital release the second and third EPS are finished only but my friend James Marsh because I have to keep writing. created three beautiful sleeves and
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