Whatever Gets You Through The Night. June 2012. The Arches, Glasgow
We’re thrilled to announce that Whatever Gets You Through The Night, the live show Swimmer One made last year with Cora Bissett, David Greig and lots of other talented people, will be at the Queen’s Hall, Edinburgh, 20-25 August, as part of the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. If you missed it during its sell-out run at the Arches in Glasgow, now’s your chance.
Whatever Gets You Through The Night is a collection of night-time stories, told in numerous different ways by over two dozen Scottish musicians and writers, from Alan Bissett, Alan Spence and Annie Griffin to Eugene Kelly, Ricky Ross and Errors. Playing live in the show this time will be Withered Hand, Rachel Sermanni, Emma Pollock, Bigg Taj, Wounded Knee and other special guests tbc. Swimmer One will be acting as house band as well as playing some of our own songs.
Tickets are now on sale here. Scroll down to find the performance date you want.
The show is a co-production between the Arches, Regular Music and Richard Jordan Productions. It’s being presented as part of this year’s Made in Scotland showcase.
Listen to album accompanying the show and buy it in book/download form.
If this is all news to you, the Skinny’s feature about the show is a good place to start.
Whatever Gets You Through The Night: Edinburgh Fringe 2013 (Trailer 3) from The Arches on Vimeo.