Douglas Kay
Douglas Kay started playing acoustic gigs around Edinburgh in 1995 and has honed his skills in the coffee houses and bars of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Europe.
His latest album, Of All The Towns To Sleep In, is home to an organic set of songs born of singer-songwriter craft and swaddled in an uplifting collection of sounds.
Airplay on various radio stations worldwide, including BBC Radio Scotland and Xfm (where Moving Target won the listener vote after featuring on the show X-Posure), has followed the album's release.
Tell me about your history? How did you get where you are now?
Douglas Kay started playing acoustic gigs around Scotland in 1995 and has honed his skills in the coffee houses and bars of Australia, New Zealand, Canada, South Africa and Europe. His extended travels have given him a wide range of influences and experiences which inform his writing and have bolstered his performance skills.
His debut album, Of All The Towns To Sleep In, is home to an organic set of songs born of singer-songwriter craft and swaddled in an uplifting collection of sounds. From the loop-driven opener Moving Target to the melancholy guitar and vocal closer Year, the album represents a clear step forward in Kay's musical journey. Songs from the album have received airplay on BBC Radio Scotland, London station Xfm (where Moving Target won the listener vote after featuring on the show X-Posure) and Australia's Central FM. The album also led to Kay's first Australian TV appearance in spring 2004.
April 2005 saw Douglas return to the studio to begin recording his new album with bassist Alex Hunter and drummer Paul Gilbody. May then saw the three play at the prestigious T Break showcase gigs at Edinburghs Liquid Room, having been selected from over 750 bands to appear at the shows.
Have you performed live in front of an audience? Any special memories?
I play regularly around the UK and, every year or two, tour overseas doing solo acoustic shows as well as gigs with my bassist and drummer. Thankfully the good shows outweigh the bad.
Your musical influences
Huge range of stuff, although my own music is pretty much acoustic based. I like to plug in the electric and go wild now and then though too!
