EMB Edinburgh House Concert

EMB Edinburgh House Concert

Come join us for an intimate evening of music at Vision Mechanics studio! Warming up for summer shows with a house concert on home turf and featuring a killer brand new band with Freya Rae, Bado Reti, Tamlin Wiltshire and special guests Caro Bridges and Sally Jaquet. With Flute, Clarinet, Fiddle, Double Bass, Drums, Guitar, Banjo, Guitar and Electric Guitar... How many instruments do four musicians need?

Ewan has moved back to Scotland after 8 or so years in Quebec, He has four solo albums to date and is excited to share a new spin on this already fruitful project, working with good pals back in sunny Scotland. Get ready to enjoy live music, good company, and a unique experience. BYOB and be prepared to stay for informal tunes afterwards.

Reviews of his last two albums (Twenty First Century Fool 2023 and Dream on Sally 2020):

Macintyre's string arrangements manage to be pastoral and muscular, the interplay between guitar and strings is particularly fine on this track.... TWENTY FIRST CENTURY FOOL is a lush and funky shot in the arm
Mark Higgens, Fatea Records 2023

Twenty First Century Fool is, indeed, superb. It’s an album that’s already on my list as a contender for my Album of the Year. Do yourself a favour and give it a listen... His best work yet!
Ewan’s Celtic roots are worn loudly and proudly in the instrumentation whilst, vocally, he manages to sound like a frenzied Marc Bolan.
John Barlass, At the Barrier 2023

A dreamy folk sound, complete with wailing guitars and lush strings which at times has a jazz-like feel while never straying fully into that territory. The two Gàidhlig songs on the album show Macintyre’s desire to promote and encourage the use of Gàidhlig in a diverse array of music.
Jim Finnie, Americana UK 2023

Firmly rooted in Ewan’s Celtic heritage,Twenty First Century Foolis an absorbing musical cornucopia that is probably best savoured slowly.
Maybe it’s Ewan’s vocal style but there are times when the recording brings to mind some of the interesting excursions Robert Plant has taken in recent years. No bad thing
Brian Cope, Folk London Magazine 2023

We’re used to bands who sing in Gaelic imitating the style of traditional songs but Ewan doesn’t do that and this track is closer to psychedelic rock than a Scottish ballad... The more you listen, the more you hear.
Dai Jeffries, Folking Magazine 2023

More Morricone than Benbecula. The song starts with Ewan’s solo voice but soon the piece fills out when Karine Bouchard’s Celtic cello adds an echo of the old country. The theme of the song is the paradox of the end of the age of oil and the fact that cheap transport made emigration possible. As our petroleum era comes to a close he ponders: “Our roots and heritage will be smashed against the rocks”.
Sean Laffey, Irish Music Magazine 2023

Dream On Sally is an aural painting designed to free the soul from the delusions and nightmares of constrained existence
A beautiful sound urged to roam free 8.5/10
Ian D.Hall (Liverpool sound and vision)

Untampered, unhibited freshnes. Dream on Sally is a lesson in musical revival. ****
Michael Pritchard. Folk London Magazine. 2020

Ewan Macintyre seems to be challenging the king of Celtic soul for his crown – and maybe Van the Man will need to hand it over. Dream on Sally is an intriguing mix of bluegrass instruments, celtic tunes and extraordinary, soulful vocals. An extraordinary acheivement. ****
Peter Tomkins. Rock and Reel Magazine 2020

Masterful slice of translatic roots music from Scottish/ Canadian ensemble. Built on the solid foundation of Ewan’s Celtic roots, the music incorporates, in equal measures, splashes of blues, soul and American folk along with some heavy lacings of jazz It’s all delivered with a stunning subtlety and presented via a mix that showcases each individual’s contribution and which is an absolute aural delight.
John Barlass, At the Barrier 2020

On stage showmanship mixed with his sense of on the button musicality. Dream on Sally sees the singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist spread his wings even more with own band and eight highly individual songs and tunes, each delivered with a soulful punch.
Allan Wilkinon, Northern Sky Magazine 2020