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Being contrary sorts, while everyone else is Twittering away 20 times a day we prefer to post occasional but quite long blogs. They’re usually written by Andrew, who, believe it or not, spends most of his days writing for money.

In theory there’s supposed to be a new one every Sunday but life usually gets in the way. Keep checking back though, or read some of the older entries if you’re really bored.

Bits on the side

Sunday, June 06, 2010

Now our second album is out in the world, perhaps we’ll have time to turn our attention to other projects. But which ones? We have so many…

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Posted by Andrew on 06/06 at 09:00 AM
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At the seaside with Jane Siberry

Sunday, May 09, 2010

Look, a famous Canadian singer-songwriter performing in a living room on the Portobello seafront. And who’s this introducing her?

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Posted by Andrew on 05/09 at 03:40 PM
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Four hours on The Darktown Cakewalk

Sunday, April 25, 2010

I caught the last four hours of Linder’s epic, 13-hour performance at the Glasgow International art festival, and wished I’d seen the whole thing…

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Posted by Andrew on 04/25 at 01:37 PM
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Chat Roulette Improv

Sunday, April 18, 2010

If I was Merton, the Chat Roulette Improv guy, I’d think about doing an Edinburgh Fringe show…

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Posted by Andrew on 04/18 at 06:56 PM
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Japanese ghost towns, Scottish nuclear bunkers

Sunday, April 04, 2010

Why the cover of our new album is a red telephone in a nuclear bunker…

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Posted by Andrew on 04/04 at 02:13 PM
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Do we really have to play live? Oh, ok then

Sunday, February 14, 2010

A live show should be as much of an artistic statement as anything you record, otherwise why do it?

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Posted by Andrew on 02/14 at 10:20 AM
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Most exciting gig of this year, possibly

Sunday, January 03, 2010

Very exciting news, just in. In May Jane Siberry will play a gig in a flat in Portobello…

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Posted by Andrew on 01/03 at 01:45 PM
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Our new album, song by song

Sunday, December 13, 2009

Andrew’s track by track guide to the second Swimmer One album…

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Posted by Andrew on 12/13 at 04:03 PM
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I am a vampire, and I am not ashamed

Sunday, November 08, 2009

True Blood, and fetish clubs…

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Posted by Andrew on 11/08 at 06:28 PM
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McAlmont, Stephenhero and lyrical verite

Sunday, November 01, 2009

In the past two weeks I’ve had long conversations with two of my musical heroes…

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Posted by Andrew on 11/01 at 09:00 AM
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