John McCullagh & The Escorts add new show @ Liverpool Zanzibar

With a ripping live set honed at the likes of Blackthorn Music Festival, Kendal Calling, Vicars Picnic and Party in The Pines, a busy Autumn will see the four piece take their melodic guitar pop to a host of UK venues.

Speaking about the Autumn dates, McCullagh said:

“Glad the album’s finally out there so people can hear it. Loved the dates we’ve played this year and to play Doncaster was a real highlight for me, so looking forward to keep promoting the album into the autumn.”

A final festival date at Blackburn’s Confessional Fest (26th Sept) will lead into dates atYork, Banbury and Wolverhampton – plus Scottish gigs planned at Hard Rock Cafe, Glasgow (23rd Oct) and Aberdeen’s Cafe Drummonds.

In addition, a wealth of new shows have now been added (30/09/2015) with shows lined up in Liverpool, Manchester, Sheffield and more (see below)…

Earlier this year, Doncaster’s highly acclaimed teenage troubadour John McCullagh returned with new entourage The Escorts and a brand new collection of songs to boot in’New Born Cry’. Recorded at John Power’s (Cast / The La’s) Liverpool studio and featuring the man himself on production duties, the album featured singles ‘Towerland Lullaby’ and a remixed version of ‘Box Of Tricks’, as well as current ‘She’s Calling Me’.

Influenced by the likes of Donovan, Marc Bolan, Paul Weller and Johnny Cash, McCullagh has been playing guitar and writing songs since he was twelve, and his latent talent for his beloved six-string was soon followed by mastery of the harmonica. When McCullagh was just fifteen years old, he became one of the first signings to music industry legend Alan McGee’s label, 359 Music.

Praise for ‘New Born Cry’ Album:

“New Born Cry is easy on the ear, non-violent on the mind, and is packed with melodic motif after motif” – 10/10 Louder Than War

“It appears there’s nothing McCullagh cannot do and nothing he’s afraid of attempting with panache.” – 4/5 Gigslutz

“McCullagh sounds older than his now 17 years and delivers some fine three-minute pop...” Scottish Daily Express

FULL UK TOUR DATES

02/10/2015     –     York     –     Spread Eagle
03/10/2015     –     Banbury     –     The Swan
09/10/2015     –     Birmingham     –     Rainbow
17/10/2015     –     Liverpool     –     Zanzibar
23/10/2015     –     Glasgow     –     Hard Rock Cafe
24/10/2015     –     Aberdeen     –     Cafe Drummonds
25/10/2015     –     Dundee     –     Buskers
30/10/2015     –     Manchester     –     Live Room
31/10/2015     –     Darlington     –     Green Room
06/11/2015     –     Sheffield     –     Rocking Chair
27/11/2015     –     Scunthorpe     –     Abacus

New Born Cry – Out Now on 359 Records –  

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