Adam Ross + Gillian Fleetwood

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Pop Mutations presents:
Adam Ross

• Gill Fleetwood
  Thursday 30th May
  at Mono
  18+

Adam Ross is the seasoned songwriter and the creative force behind Randolph's Leap (Fence/Lost Map), known for his decade-long contribution to the indie music scene. His solo career, marked by albums like his debut 'Staring At Mountains' and the forthcoming 'Littoral Zone', produced by Andrew Wasylyk, showcases his unique blend of orchestral indie-folk, characterized by intricate storytelling, humour, and poignancy. Adam has graced stages at major festivals and venues, earning acclaim for his engaging live performances and airplay on prominent stations like BBC Radio Scotland and BBC 6 Music.

“One of Scotland’s most talented singers and songwriters” – Folk Radio

“Ross’s storytelling and songwriting is still second to none” – The Skinny

“Sheer class” – BBC Radio Scotland
“Charm and character to spare” - The Scotsman

Gillian is a Scottish harper, composer and singer based in Glasgow, Scotland. She has been a key player in the Scottish Harp scene for many years as part of The Duplets, and in her own right as a tutor and examiner, but she has also accrued a loyal fanbase on the indie scene through her work with Agnes Obel, Pictish Trail and Adam Ross among others. Her career has taken her all over the world and she is proud to have inspired many people to say “I never knew the harp could do that”.
2024 will see the release of “Together With Yourself at Sea Level”, her first fully self- composed solo album.
This project has been a collaboration with producer C Duncan- Mercury Award nominee and multiple Scottish Album Of The Year Award nominated composer, blending his own chamber pop sensibilities with Gillian’s traditional upbringing.
The album has been recorded on a very rare and beautiful 210 year old Erard Grecian pedal harp housed in an art school in Arbroath, where most of the album was recorded. This connection with such an old and precious instrument is key to themes of the project as the music is an exploration of recovery, time, health and how art, nature and music carry us through when we let them.
The music seeks to take an optimistic approach to understanding the process of enduring trauma to reach a point of resolution, and meeting yourself along the way. Making this album has been crucial in helping Gillian recharge and become optimistic about the deep channels of resilience we can find in the arts and our place in time, nature and craft.
It has been received well and called “really gorgeous” by Guy Garvey on BBC Radio 6 music, received a 4 star review in the Scotsman who called it “a strikingly textured tableau” as well as a host of other positive reviews and acclaim.
Gillian will be touring both as a soloist and with her quartet of Laura Wilkie, Suz Appelbe and C Duncan