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Norrie McCulloch is a singer-songwriter and visual artist originally from Ayrshire he currently lives and works out of of Stirling, Scotland.

McCulloch's songs are 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. His latest release titled 'Compass' was out in May 2019 backed by a successful Kickstarter campaign. The new Canyons & Highlands transatlantic collaborative recording project featuring artists in the USA and Scotland is due for release on September 2nd 2022 after securing funding from Creative Scotland.

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.

He composed the soundtrack to the ‘Look Out’ theatre production 'Hanging Tree' at Edinburgh Fringe Festival and his visual artwork has 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.

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Credit: Carol Graham Photography

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Reviews/Press Quotes

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

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

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

“McCulloch is an astonishingly good songwriter”
Americana UK

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