About

About

Since undergoing hand surgery in 2020 Norrie has been unable to play guitar and thus at present is no longer able to perform. The surgery also affected his ability to work in visual arts which had been part of his creative career since the 1990's. He most recently set up 'The Record Hide' to specialise in buying and selling rare and collectible vinyl records as well as hosting pop-up record shops.

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About the Music
McCulloch's songs have been described as a tangle up of folk, indie and country influences that manage to stay true to his Scottish roots, equating to a style that offers a welcome touch of originality that has gathered critical acclaim with Americana UK naming McCulloch 'An astonishingly good songwriter', Maverick Magazine calling his sound 'Sublime indie-folk' and David Esson of Scottish Daily Mail describing his songs as ‘Caledonia, Folk & Country combined perfectly’.

The debut album from McCulloch ‘Old Lovers Junkyard’ was released in 2014, followed by ‘These Mountain Blues’ in 2016, ‘Bare Along The Branches’ in 2017 and the ‘Townes Blues EP’ later that same year. 2019 seen the release of 'Compass' an album backed by a successful Kickstarter campaign. His latest music project was 'Canyons & Highlands' was a transatlantic collaborative recording project featuring artists in the USA and Scotland. The album and project was successful in securing funding from Creative Scotland and was released on September 2nd 2022.

McCulloch has collaborated regularly on recordings and in live settings with multi instrumentalist Dave McGowan (Teenage Fanclub / Belle & Sebastian). Other artists featured on recordings have included: Stuart Kidd and Marco Rea (The Wellgreen), Iain Thompson (live sound w/ Phosphorescent, Molly Tuttle), Shane Connolly (Alasdair Roberts Band / Issho Taiko Drummers) and Iain Sloan (Wynntown Marshals)

Since his debut album release in 2014 McCulloch has played shows in the UK and USA. He has secured slots at festivals including Belladrum, Celtic Connections, Doune The Rabbit Hole, SummerTyne, Commonwealth Festival 2018, Southern Fried and Glasgow Americana.

Other career highlights have included his composing of the soundtrack to the ‘Look Out’ theatre production 'Hanging Tree' at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and his visual artwork having been commissioned for use within the Ken Loach feature film - 'Aye Fond Kiss' and the David Mackenzie film - 'Hallam Foe’.

Aside from writing and recording music Norrie also has many years experience as a tutor of songwriting and visual art workshops to youth and community groups across Scotland. Most recently he set up 'The Record Hide' to specialise in buying and selling rare and collectible vinyl records as well as hosting pop-up record shops.

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Credit: Carol Graham Photography

Reviews/Press Quotes

“★★★★★ Sublime…indie-folk”
Maverick Magazine

“★★★★ Really special…contemporary roots music”
RnR Magazine

“★★★★ Americana & Caledonia, folk & country combined perfectly”
Daily Express

"A Glasgow 'A' Team"
Roddy Hart-The Roddy Hart Show (BBC Radio Scotland)

“McCulloch is an astonishingly good songwriter”
Americana UK

"We really like this"
Ricky Ross-Another Country (BBC Radio Scotland)

Album of the week
Iain Anderson Show (BBC Radio Scotland)

“A cross-pollination of traditional Scottish folk and Americana”
Folk Radio UK

“Beautiful music which deserves to be heard by all who care about music”
Blabber n’ Smoke

“If I had the chance to browse through McCulloch's record collection, I'd expect to find well thumbed copies of 'Harvest', 'Moondance', 'The Basement Tapes' and 'Return of the Grievous Angel'. ”
Penny Black Music

“One of the best singer songwriters in Scotland”
Mike Ritchie Sunday Show-Celtic Music Radio

“A chorus that would make Van Morrison a million bucks”
Acoustic Magazine

“Heartwarming and instinctively fresh”
FATEA magazine

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