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.

“Contary 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 commitments , has penned more than 20 songs in the last year in preparation for the EPs and release concert.

The singer, formerly known as Reverieme, added: “One or two of the songs I’ve written are floating around amorphously.

“But the majority are preened and queued up at the Hellish Saturday night taxi-rank that is my head, waiting for a record to come and rescue them.

“I plan to keep writing more before the second and third EPs are finished because I have to keep writing.

“For the most part though, aside from production, my work is done.”

Part-time English teacher Louise records her music at Beetroot studios in Airdrie and explained the plans for her newest records.

She added: “Squall is an acoustic record with a wee edge and is the first of the three EPs.

“Each one will feature slightly different arrangements and production to its siblings.

“Once they’ve escaped into the world we’re going to smash them together into one double album,

“We had planned for digital release only but my friend James Marsh created three beautiful sleeves and it felt wasteful not to print hard copies.”

Hard work Louise has put in the graft to produce these EPs