Jocknroll - Top 10 Albums of 2009

Lloyd over at Peenko has invited many of the blogging community to submit their Top 10 albums of 2009. Here, just for the record, is the selection of The Cat (Dave might get round to his at some point). There's an obvious jockanese slant to my selection. To be honest most of the stuff I've bought this year has been compilations for my radio show but here is the modern stuff that has floated my tanker in the past 12 months and, yes, they're in order.

1. Camera Obscura – My Maudlin Career
2. Dropkick – Abelay Hotel
3. Trashcan Sinatras – In the Music
4. Colin MacIntyre – Island
5. Sergeant – Sergeant
6. Ian Brown – My Way
7. Prefab Sprout – Let’s Change the World with Music
8. God Help The Girl – God Help The Girl
9. Butcher Boy – React or Die
10. Jackie Leven – Winter: Men in Prison/Munich Blues

The Cat
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Colin Macintyre - Tour Details

4th Sept: ISLE OF MULL 'Homecoming 2009' Aros Hall, Tobermory

USA
Tues 6th Oct : NEW YORK The Living Room

UK
15th Oct EDINBURGH The Voodoo Rooms
16th Oct GLASGOW Stereo
18th Oct INVERNESS Hootenanny
19th Oct SHEFFIELD Leadmill
20th Oct BRISTOL The Thekla
21st Oct LONDON The Lexington (Fleur-de-Lys Club)
22nd Oct MANCHESTER Night & Day
23rd Oct NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
27th Oct BRIGHTON Latest Music Bar
28th Oct BIRMINGHAM Glee Club
29th Oct MINEHEAD (Somerset) The Hobbyhorse
6th Nov LIVERPOOL Zanzibar (Liverpool Music Week)

Ticket & info details below.

Fri 4th Sept: Aros Hall, Tobermory, Isle Of Mull
Homecoming 2009 Event.
Tickets £10: Available from available from An Tobar Arts Centre in Tobermory - 01688 302211 or Buy on-line or tel. 01688 302211
Support: The Brief

USA:
Tues Oct 6th: The Living Room, New York
8pm show. 154 Ludlow St New York, NY 10002. (212) 533-7235
Tickets $10: Buy on-line

UK October Tour

Thurs 15th Oct: EDINBURGH The Voodoo Rooms
Tickets £10: Available from Ripping Record and The Voodoo Rooms, or buy on-line or tel. 0131 220 3234.
Support: 8 Track Stereo & Sorren MacLean

Fri 16th Oct: GLASGOW Stereo
20-28 Renfield Lane: Glasgow G2 6PH
Tickets: £9 Buy on-line or tel. 0844 847 2487

Sun 18th Oct: INVERNESS Hootananny
67 Church Street, IV1 1ES
Tickets: £5 adv, £6 on door. Buy on-line or tel. 01463 233 651
Support: Sorren MacLean

Mon 19th Oct: SHEFFIELD Leadmill
7 Leadmill Rd, Sheffield, S1 4SE
Tickets: £7 adv Buy on-line

Tues 20th Oct: BRISTOL The Thekla
The Grove, East Mud Dock, Bristol BS1 4RB
Tickets: £8.50. Buy on-line or tel. 08713 100 000

Weds 21st Oct: The Lexington, London 'Fleur-de-Lys Club'
96 Pentonville Rd, N1 9JB
£6 adv £8 on the door. Buy on-line
Support: The Loose Salute
Facebook event page

Thurs 22nd Oct: MANCHESTER Night & Day
26 Oldham St, Manchester, M1 1JN
£7 adv. Buy on-line

Fri 23rd Oct: NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
Masonic Place Goldsmith Street, Nottingham NG1 5JT
Tickets: £8.50. Buy on-line or call 08713 100 000

Tues 27th Oct: BRIGHTON Latest Music Bar
14-17 Manchester St, Brighton, BN21TF
Tickets: £6. Buy on-line or tel. 01273 687171

Weds 28th Oct: BIRMINGHAM Glee Club
The Arcadian, Birmingham, B5 4TD
Tickets: £9. Buy on-line or tel: 0871 472 0400

Thurs 29th Oct: MINEHEAD (Somerset) The Hobbyhorse
Esplanade, Minehead, Somerset, TA4 4AE
Tickets: Buy from The Hobbyhorse (01643 702274) or
West quay records, Bridgwater (01278 428509) or Martian records, Taunton (01823 330978)

Fri 6th Nov: LIVERPOOL The Zanzibar
(Liverpool Music Week)
43 Seel Street, Liverpool L1 4AZ
Tickets: £6. Buy on-line

Colin Macintyre - "Island"

From Colin Macintyre, ex-Mull Historical Society:

"Hi All

My new album "Island" can now be pre-ordered on iTunes. The iTunes album download will come with 2 exclusive bonus tracks, 'What Kind Of Man' & 'Faith Finds A Way', as well as the 'Cape Wrath' video and digi-booklet. It's now available digitally worldwide with all the usual retailers.

It is released in the shops this Monday 6th July! The album CD comes with a short story I've written. Order the CD at AMAZON, HMV, or at PLAY

The new single edit of "Cape Wrath" is available for download too. You can download it from iTunes and all the usual places.

Listen/stream this Sunday 5th July to Radio Clyde's Billy Sloan Show for exclusive live tracks from my Isle of Mull home gig

If you're around come along to FOPP in Glasgow's Union St on Thursday 16th July - I'll be strumming in the store at 5pm. I'll also be at ROUGH TRADE EAST in Brick Lane, London, for an in-store performance on Friday 17th July.

Oh, and watch what the sun is doing to people on the Isle of Mull here

Whoa..

Colin"

Colin Macintyre - In Residence

A wee message from Colin himself regarding his imminent residency at 12 Bar Club, London:

"Hi all

A few more bits of info on my London 12 Bar Club London residency dates, which start today, Wed 8th and continue through Weds 15th, Tues 21st, Tues 28th. (see below for more details or click here)

Football Fans - I know some of you (and me, even though Celtic are knocked out) will have one eye on the Champions League football during this time so I'll be taking the stage each night after the games finish - around 10ish - so come along win lose or draw!

(My Gran is coming along this week - all the way to London from Mull - she fed and watered me during the recording back home...I hope she's bringing her Chicken Curry...)

I'll be playing songs from my new album, 'Island', and each week different tracks from The Water, This Is Hope, Us and Loss. I've also had some B-side suggestions too since last week's newsletter. I'm since re-learning the chords to 'Ugly Buildings Are Beautiful', 'Sad Old Day To Be Down' & 'Don't Suffer'. Tweet your requests or follow me on Twitter

More info on Island's worldwide release coming soon.

As I mentioned last week the first play of my new single 'Cape Wrath' will be on Sat May 2nd when I'll be live in session on the Dermot O'Leary Show on BBC Radio 2. Tune in or stream live on iPlayer

Here's a selection of your requests for my live cover version for the show... Rocket From The Crypt, Olivia Newton John, Neil Young, Sebastien Tellier, REM, Husker Du, Indigo Girls. Got some more? If so, email them

Colin"

For the record I suggested a cover of A1's "Caught In The Middle". Do let me know if he does it!