NEW ALBUM RELEASE
Wise to the Fade
Release date: Monday 7th January 2008
Beanscene will be featuring exclusive simultaneous in-store playbacks of 'Wise to the Fade' in its entirety at 1.00pm and again at 4.30pm on its official release date of 7th January. Kevin McDermott's new album 'Wise to the Fade' is officially released on 7th January, but Beanscene customers can be the first in the UK to hear it on heavy in-store and online rotation from 31st December. The album will be available in-store at all Beanscene's 15 outlets throughout Scotland from 5th January – two full days before its official release. Also available from Nostrings Records

COAST-TO-COAST TOUR
Wednesday 16th January 2008
One-off, one-day, six-stop, coast-to-coast tour of Beanscene Hawick, Edinburgh, St Andrews, Stirling and Glasgow, concluding in Ayr with an in-store performance and album signing at Beanscene, 1b Alloway Place, Ayr.

Wednesday 16th January - Six Stop, One Day, un-plugged Coast-to Coast Beanscene tour:

12:30 Hawick, Tower Mill

14:30 Edinburgh,Nicolson Street

16:30 St Andrews, Bell Street

18:00 Stirling, King Street

19:30 Glasgow, Woodlands Road

21:30 Ayr, Alloway Place

Beanscene Locations

CELTIC CONNECTIONS FESTIVAL
Saturday 19th January 2008
ABC1, 300 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow G2 3JA

Celtic Connections Online Booking | ABC1 | Ticketweb

Kevin McDermott Kick Starts the New Year for Scottish Music
New Solo Album ‘Wise To The Fade’ Released Today
Exclusive Scottish tour to celebrate the album launch

Glasgow, Scotland – January 7th 2008. Legendary Scottish songwriter and performer Kevin McDermott kicks off the New Year with the launch today of his much anticipated solo album ‘Wise To The Fade’.

The highly acclaimed new material, which has already secured broad industry praise and has been enjoying significant radio airplay across the country including BBC Radio, Clyde Radio and Xfm, sees a return to form from one of the godfathers of the Glasgow music scene.

Drawing comparisons to music heroes such as John Lennon, Neil Finn and even “Bob Dylan sung by Robbie Williams but in a good way”, ‘Wise To The Fade’ reflects the artists’ unshakable belief that whilst the industry changes people’s inherent desire for great song writing does not. From its bold opening and title track to the gorgeous September Songs, ‘Wise To The Fade’ offers wisdom and integrity wrapped up in the artists’ undeniably unique style.

To celebrate his new solo venture the artist also announced the release of a limited edition un-plugged retrospective ‘Are We Having A Good Time Yet?’ The retrospective will be exclusively available with the first 500 copies of ‘Wise To The Fade’. It features classic reinterpreted KMO material that the artist describes as offering a 'lighter' approach recognising and focusing on the initial inherent qualities of the songs.

“I signed up for this circus a while ago, can’t leave now and sharing new material with the fans is what it’s all about,” said Kevin McDermott, “It’s great to have the new album out there and the retrospective is just my way of saying thanks…and to see if anyone recognises the songs in just their underwear.”