Saturday, 17 August 2024

Local singer songwriter Moteh Parrott, (Errogie) is set to release his debut album on Sept 6^th.

Combining a signature indie folk-rock sound with elements of Celtic music, Moteh Parrott’s style has been described as “a Highland wilderness with all the sweeping colour and spirit which that encompasses”.

Shortlisted for BBC Radio Scotland’s Singer-Songwriter of the Year Award in 2019, Edinburgh-based Parrott brings together reflective, uplifting lyrics with open-tuned electric guitar and cello in this 10-track debut which has been years in the making.

Influenced by a range of artists including Frightened Rabbit, Elbow, Laura Marling and Bon Iver, Moteh Parrott’s lyrics also take inspiration from nature and social and environmental justice and his early family life.

Parrott writes about world events such as war and climate change, as well as tapping into universal human experiences of love and mental health.

With some of the music written as early as 2014, the album has been a decade in the making. While the recording took place over a few weeks, the album faced delays as a result of the pandemic and an unfortunate wrist injury and surgery earlier this year, which set back some of Parrott’s plans.

Accompanying Moteh Parrott (vocals and guitars) on the album are Kathleen Rollins-McKie (cello), Marc Rollins-McKie (drums), Blair Young (bass), Nicky Murray (spoken word), Andy Ruddy (keys, rhodes and synth), Ryan Young (fiddle), and Melody McIndoe (percussion) with backing vocals from Rachel Sermanni, Sarah Irvine, Andy Ruddy and Hannah Charles and Edinburgh’s Castle Chorus choir. The record was recorded at Chem19 Studios in Hamilton and produced by Paul Savage (Mogwai, Arab Strap, King Creosote).

The album’s title comes from a poem Parrott wrote while kayaking on Loch Mhor in the Highlands which he included in the track Seven Generations. Written on a clear, sunny morning one New Year’s Day with the hills, trees and sky perfectly inverted in the water’s reflection, Parrott found inspiration to express an overwhelming feeling of connectedness. With this idea present throughout his music, it was the natural title to encompass and unify the tracklist for the album.

The Stones are Merely Sleeping will be available to download, stream, and purchase on CD and vinyl from Friday 6 September.

With two singles already released – Moth to the Flame and Seven Generations – the latest single Undertow, named after the strong current which moves below the surface water, will be out on Friday 23 August.

Physical copies and merchandise can be ordered from Moteh’s Kickstarter and digital copies can be pre-ordered now. Visit https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/motehparrott/the-stones-are-merely-sleeping.

You can watch ‘Moth to the Flame’ which was filmed here in the Strath by following this link.

For further information on Moteh Parrott please go to https://www.motehparrott.com

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