Header Image Unedited photo of cane burning in Rambla Honda. All this time on our hands over different lockdowns has given us the chance to look over the journey we have been on since 2014 when we found ourselves playing music and subsequently writing our own. Been quite a process. Fraught with nerves and lack... Continue Reading →
Living Room Rehearsals
We are doing some recordings of us rehearsing and putting together some new songs. For those interested, we want to present some insight into how our songs evolve and hopefully come about. If you see any of these vids in the next few weeks, please feel free to comment at www.riomacrae.com - we are always happy to... Continue Reading →
Jerry
In February, we also played a venue called Trip in Venice, CA at their open mic and came across Jerry. When he walked in, we were intrigued by him and interested to know what he would sound like. All we can say is have a look at the video. His originality is undeniable. Watch Jerry here.
‘The Future’
Undeterred and back in Spain, we decided to continue without Blue Jay and this was the first of our living room recordings of 'The Future'. Here are the two recordings. Which do you prefer? This one? Live at Topanga Canyon with a Blue JayOr this one? Live In Our Living Room
‘Last Chance’ Video
Here’s a lockdown video of one of our latest songs. We are writing daily so there are more in the pipeline. We recorded this in our backyard and feel so lucky to live in the campo. Stay safe everyone . Watch 'Last Chance' video.Love from RioMacRae
RioMacRae Usurped by a Blue Jay
Topanga Canyon, California. January 2020. We had struggled up this lovely canyon with all the gear to make a live vid. Unseasonably warm with great light. The sun shone onto a beautiful red rock with red berries on a bush beside it. Amazingly some one had left a number of stones in a heart shape... Continue Reading →
La Resistencia
This was our first gig as part of Acoustic River Collective at La Resistencia, a community cafe in the heart of Almeria. It was early evening and several families came making it a lovely atmosphere. There are 3 other members of ARC all British singer/songwriters - Left Bank Two, Distance Of Hope and The Creedless... Continue Reading →
In The Studio
August 2019. Circa 16 Studios, Dumfries, Scotland. Dave Miller sound engineer. Purplebox Productions on visuals. Armorel on cello. Joe on harmonica. RioMacRae on cloud nine and on fire! https://youtu.be/vHOzc8mToBQ
Festivals
This summer we will be heading to our favourite festival in the UK - the Upton Blues Festival in Worcestershire (19-21 July). Last year we played twice on the Campsite Stage with our friends Joe Evans and Rob McCabe - watch here. We were also interviewed twice and did a live 4 song set on... Continue Reading →
RioMacRae at Game of Thrones film set
We drove and then tramped across a Spanish desert, passing palm trees to find this abandoned Game of Thrones film set. We sang some songs, made a vid or two and got some photos. Great laughs and fun! So, here is a vid of our song ‘Blown Off Course”, which is about the sober subject... Continue Reading →