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24.10.06 (scroll down for current and past news items) SGQ DATES FOR 2006 A big thank you to everyone that turned out to see us at Kirkcaldy, Fort William and Aberdeen. Despite the terrible weather the turn out at these performances was great and I hope that all of you who made it enjoyed the concerts as much as we enjoyed giving them. Apologies to everyone at Bristol who bought tickets for the Bristol Guitar Festival performance. The reason for the cancellation of the gig was not our doing and beyond our control...hopefully we will be down in your neck of the woods soon.
FEATURED DOWNLOAD SITE Each month we are going to give you direct links to SGQ albums on a featured download site. Hopefully some of you who do not know the music of SGQ will download a couple of tracks to check our recorded work out. As well as this, each download site has it's own style and musical direction so hopefully you will find other music you enjoy. This month we are featuring the site INTOMUSIC You can see all our tracks currently available on the site here:
http://www.intomusic.co.uk/scripts/artpagenew.asp?ArtID=1348
09.10.06 (scroll down for current and past news items)
SGQ DATES FOR 2006 SGQ are undertaking an eleven date tour starting on the 11th of October at the Adam Smith Theatre. We will be playing many of the new works that we have created for our fourth album release so we hope that we will see you at some point over the next two months!
07.06.06 (scroll down for current and past news items)
SGQ AT THE EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2006 Hopefully you are all looking forward to a welcome break over the holiday period but for the musicians of the Scottish Guitar Quartet things are really starting to hot up! We are currently rehearsing the first batch of new material which will be recorded later this month. This will be the first of several recording dates that will eventually see the release of album number four. We will be previewing these new works at not one but FIVE outings during the Edinburgh Festival 2006!
The dates are as follows:
August 05th - THE HUB (part of the Edinburgh International Jazz Festival) 22nd - The Acoustic Music Centre 24th - Valvona & Crolla (afternoon concert begins at 3pm) 25th - Valvona & Crolla (afternoon concert begins at 3pm) 26th - Valvona & Crolla (afternoon concert begins at 3pm)
We would love to see you at one (or more) of our concerts and as there are plenty to choose from you have no excuse!
CIRCULAR RECORDS & BUYING SGQ CDS The Scottish Guitar Quartet are signed to a rather groovy label titled Circular Records. They have recently updated their website and we have our own artist pages with reviews etc that don't appear here. Circular distribute out albums not only in the UK but throughout America via CD baby. You can also purchase our albums through their online shop no matter where you are in the world. There are also links to numerous download sites as well. To view the site go here: http://www.circular-records.com
DATES There are a lot of new dates coming up in the latter part of the year and cover a huge amount of the UK. Keep checking to find out when we will be near you.
SOFTWARE We have now added a software section to our DOWNLOADS site and we will be adding in various SGQ endorsed programs very shortly. Enjoy!
BBC INTERVIEW Ged Brockie recently gave an interview to Michael Brothwell on BBC Radio North Yorkshire about SGQ. To hear it again click here http://www.bbc.co.uk/northyorkshire/local_radio/
31.03.06 Recent Performances
SGQ TAKE VIENNA BY STORM We are now back from playing in the magnificent environs of the radiokulturhaus in Vienna. A full house of over 250 people greeted us. So many in fact that extra seating was provided for the audience and set up to our immediate left and right. Giving us that lovely boxed in feeling! The response from the audience was magnificent with the band being asked to come back on stage for a third time to take a bow! We were treated wonderfully well and everyone involved with the performance, from lighting to sound ensured that the evening went spectacularily well. It is possible that SGQ will be returning to Vienna in the not so distant future, such was the impact of the band on the Austrian music going public.
The day before flying to Vienna we were delighted to perform in the Wakefield Jazz Club in the north of England. The weather was pretty poor that evening, but for all the people that braved the elements and came to hear us we give a big thanks for your warm welcome and support.
New Projects SGQ are delighted to inform you that we will soon be recording a live DVD this summer. More details as things firm up, however, this will be an extensive project which we are all very excited about.
Guitar Solo Transcriptions Yes that's right! For all you guitarists out there looking for a challenge; solos as performed by Kevin, Nigel, Malcolm and Ged from selected recordings will be appearing soon in the downloads section.
Software Downloads Due to the force of work the software branded downloads has taken longer than we had hoped. Rest assured that these excellent pieces of software that the SGQ endorse will be with you for downloading very soon.
Track Downloads SGQ tracks are now available to download on just about every major (and not so major) download site available around the world. Why not pick and choose a few of your favorite songs and recommend them to a friend? The more we sell, the quicker new music will be recorded. Go to the music tab to the left of this column to find out more.
24.02.06 Recent Performances SGQ have had quite a busy time of it over the last two months with performances at Genuig, West Linton (both with workshops added) as well as our most recent outing at Livingston. We also took part in the Burn's night celebrations by playing in Glasgow on the 24th of January. As always, it's great to get out and play and meet you all. Thanks to everyone who took the time to come to our concerts; hopefully you enjoyed our music and tell all your friends about us!
SGQ Action - Live In Oxford!
New Dates A new date has been added. We are delighted to say that we will be playing in Ardross (near Inverness) on the 11th of March which follows hard on the heels of our Campbeltown performance at the wonderfully picturesque Picture House Theatre.
Software Downloads SGQ have added two links to guitar software packages from our links sectionwhich we are delighted to endorse. They are both powerful, feature rich and inexpensive when you consider what each package offers. We looked at over fifty pieces of guitar software, in particular we wanted innovative products that were easy to use from companies that we felt would be around for years to come.
TONAL ALCHEMY Chord Alchemy is the ultimate fretboard tool from the company Tonal Alchemy. The software shows chords, scales and intervals. It really is a treasure chest of knowledge.
Chord Alchemy
SGQ are working with Tonal Alchemy to create an SGQ specific chord Alchemy version...more on this later as things progress.
GUITARMASTER
Guitarmaster takes raw wav data and translates it into standard midi files which can be read into any of today's excellent notation programs such as Finale and Sibelius. We were surprised to find that the creator of Guitarmaster is based here in Scotland...
GUITARMASTER
Again, we are looking at working with the authors of Guitarmaster to create a version of the software that is specific to SGQ.
23.12.05 First up, everyone in SGQ would like to wish you all a very happy and relaxing Christmas and prosperous New Year when it comes. 2005 was a very good year for the band with our first performances in Germany, a compilation release in Germany through Acoustic Music and an indepth interview in the major guitar magazine Akustik Gitarre. There has been several bits of news which follows, but we are all very confident that SGQ can build upon the success of 2005 with more concerts, more recordings and hopefully increased profile around the world.
Recent Performances Thanks to everyone that came to see us at the "Spin" - Oxford and "The Royal Elizabeth Hall" in London. It was great to see so many returning to hear us and get such a large turnout at both venues.
New Dates Our performance diary has now been updated. More information will be added about specific dates as information comes in. The date in Austria may well be added to with two other hopeful performance opportunities still to be confirmed.
Downloads The full interview in Akustik Gitarre magazine in now in the downloads section under the promotional category. The article is in German...so get those dictionaries out. A BBC session is now on the site, however, due to some technical difficulties It will not be available to hear until after the festivities. The stream includes an interview with the band and three songs played live.
Albums All of our albums can be bought from any of the main high street stores - HMV, Virgin, Borders, Fopp etc. In some cases you may have to order them from the shop...they are however available throughout the UK and Ireland. News from our record company (Circular Records) is that we will soon have distribution throughout Europe in the new year.
04.11.05 ALBUM OF THE MONTH The Scottish Guitar Quartet compilation CD "A Different Point Of View" has been chosen as CD of the month on the German website AGAS. To read the extended review (which is in German) please go here http://www.schmitz-net.info/html/intro.html Also added to our now bulging review section are several more reviews including one for the SGQ's second release Fait Accompli (released in early 2002), just reviewed by Net Rhythms!
02.11.05 Our German visitors will be pleased to know that we know have several reviews from recent concerts translated both in English and in German. We will continue to build up this part of the website as we will be uploading the recent two page feature in Akustik Gitarre shortly.
26.10.05 A big hello to all of you who are visiting the SGQ website for the first time. The latest news is all very positive as both the band and our music are now getting a lot of exposure across Europe and the USA in both printed media and radio.
The first news relates to our latest album. As mentioned in the last news update this release is titled "A Different Point Of View" with all the songs chosen by master guitarist Peter Finger. The albums official release date is the 11th of November. However, you can buy the album (simply click the link under the Acoustic Music name) as you read this direct from Acoustic Music as it is now on sale.
A Different Point Of View
The track listing etc will be posted in our "MUSIC" section of the website shortly.
Radio Play The SGQ will be heard all over Germany starting within the next few weeks, but we also have been greatly encouraged by the response to just one play on Radio 3s "Jazz Line Up". The website has really been taking a battering and it's great to see people from around the globe visiting us.
Website We will shortly be adding several German concert reviews including one which featured in the German newspaper influential Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. We will also post the full feature that the band received in the recent Akustik Gitarre magazine for German visitors to the site.
Performances Although we don't want to go into to much detail, it does now seem extremely likely that the SGQ will be back playing in Germany and several other counties in 2006. We will give you full details in the weeks to come...
Downloads Ged, Nigel, Malcolm & Kevin would like to thank all of you who purchase SGQ downloads from the various companies that stock our music online. We were not sure how the download system would work for us, but we are glad to say that we are delighted with the results. If you don't want a physical CD, or you want to choose your favorite tracks then try these sites out. A number are detailed in the MUSIC section of site.
15.09.05 The last few months have been very exciting for the band. We are happy to announce that the German label Acoustic Music will be releasing a compilation SGQ CD titled "A Different Point Of View". The songs chosen for this album compilation come from all three SGQ CD releases to date and are the favorites of master guitarist Peter Finger as mentioned on the front cover of the new album. The album will be released by the end of September so if you want an SGQ compilation...check out Acoustic Music!
Hot on the heels of this news which was also mentioned in Music News Scotland, SGQ had not one but two mentions in Akustik Gitarre magazines September issue. We had a small feature on our endorsment of Frank Krocker's Frameworks guitars, as well as a full two page spread on the band.
Thanks to everyone who managed to make it out on a cold night to Glenrothes. We had a great time we hope those that came along did as well. There are several new gigs posted now so if we are in your area it would be great to see you at our concerts.
08.06.05 SGQ will have Landmarks reviewed in two guitar magazines this coming month. From America, 20th Century Guitar Magazine will carry a review and from Germany, Akustik Gitarre will carry both a review and interview with the band.
We are delighted to confirm that SGQ will be playing a set at the hugely popular "The Open Strings Guitar Festival" at Osnabrueck in Northern Germany on September the 30th. SGQ will play one set as part of the "Hot Guitar" evening. Crowds of over 800 attend these events so we are very excited about this opportunity. Other Continental European gigs will be detailed closer to the performance dates.
If you live in the Canada or America you can now buy SGQ albums direct from Abstract Logix or CD Baby.
Downloads of all SGQ tracks are now available from the following companies; Apple iTunes, Bitmunk, LoudEye, MP3tunes, MSN Music, MusicDock, MusicNet, Napster, Rhapsody and Sony Connect. You can download as few or as many tracks as you wish from all our albums.
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04.05.05 The first SGQ portait! This beautiful picture was sketched during an SGQ performance at Arisaig Community Hall at a recent gig by the talented Rachael Robertson (aged 9). Many thanks to Rachael for this our first live performance sketch. A budding artist in the making...without doubt!
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29.04.05
SGQ would like to extend their thanks to the
huge audience that turned out to support us on the 21st of April for our
Landmarks launch gig at the
Queen's Hall in Edinburgh.
We have big plans for the website, so keep
coming back and it would be great to hear more of your thoughts on any of
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08.04.05 SGQ website goes live. Bringing you news, reviews, downloads and a whole forum to keep you busy between gigs. |
