RIOMACRAE and friends play the Mojacar Area Cancer Support BIG MAC 5 on Sunday 10th February at the Hostal Rural, Turre. There is plenty to do - live music from many bands, food, stalls and children's activities. This is a great cause worth supporting. It starts at 12 midday. We are due to play at 1.50pm.... Continue Reading →
Last week we were lucky enough to get tickets and see the amazing DELINES in Glasgow at the Oran Mor. What a great gig, packed out and an atmosphere of mutual appreciation. Tracks from the old album Colfax and new album Imperial. This band can really play! Exciting times! Featured image is of half of... Continue Reading →
To ease you into the new year, maybe you need something calming and beautiful. We may just have the solution for you... Watch our latest video for 'Sweetwater' filmed in Joshua Tree, California
Pappy and Harriet’s Palace, Pioneertown, Yucca Valley, California - Monday December 10th 2018 We had heard of this place but only in passing. A great gig venue in the mountains above the Yucca Valley. A famous place where some famous musos go, as a bucket list thing, to play the open mic evening. Within 2... Continue Reading →
Here’s us having the time of our lives at Pappy and Harriet’s with the fabulous Jimmy Mack of Sly and the Family Stone fame. We can’t tell you how exciting this was for us! More to follow soon here on our website. (Thanks to Liza Kane for the photo)
Being in LA at the moment reminds me of a couple of years ago, when RioMacRae were invited to play at the Arts Cooperative in downtown LA. After the gig and the photos, we saw by chance that Den had sprouted wings and Fred had a Buddha with him. We went down well with an... Continue Reading →
I want to say a big thank you to a lovely lady from Lexington, Hollywood called Lila who sold me her old guitar at a very low price. I've got it home, put fettling and strings into it and, within my musical means it's back in action. Sounds like the big beauties that get used by... Continue Reading →
One of our favourite bands over the years has been the Blue Nile and in 2012, their singer Paul Buchanan released a solo album called 'Mid Air'. On being interviewed about it, he said this rather lovely thing: "Mid Air was written from a place of humility and wee-small-hours contemplation. You can struggle with your sense... Continue Reading →
Sunshine, 8am, Pacific Coast Highway underpass. I am out for a walk in Santa Monica minding my own. I come up from the underpass on the beach side of the busy road head back towards the town along a good cycle and walking path. No more than 30 metres from the road and my ears... Continue Reading →
