2010-03-25T01:33:00.001-07:00

“Beautiful...and indeed very radio friendly”

- BBC Radio Scotland

“Don’t miss this rising star”

- Edinburgh Evening News

Singer-songwriter James Lowe has almost forgotten what it means to have a “normal day”. In 2007, disillusioned with his lifestyle and the “business” of music, he gave up on the 9-5, sold his flat in Edinburgh and quit his office job at a local radio station - which had been sold off to a bigger corporation.

This change of direction - and perspective - afforded James the opportunity to independently record his debut album ‘Radio Friendly’. The vintage feel of the songs are inspired by the notion of a time before playlists, formats and of course, corporate takeovers...

After the album launch – an idealistic radio-themed showcase for friends, fans and media – James didn’t take the usual route of promoting the record with a tour. Instead, he took off round Europe in his new home, a 1988 VW campervan and pretty much vanished from the music scene, taking time to just “switch on and tune out…”

He spent the next 12 months freewheeling, until one sunny day he drove into a little fishing village in the East Neuk of Fife and decided to drop anchor. The coastal air, home comforts and sea views did wonders for his musical creativity and before long James hit the road again, this time to promote his debut album.

The ‘Radio Friendly’ tour was the outward-facing culmination - and celebration - of his journey towards finally grasping a real sense of personal fulfillment and freedom...

‘Radio Friendly’ has also proven to be an appropriate title for the record and the tour. James has performed live for Edinburgh city stations Forth One and Forth 2 as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; he hit the airwaves on RUV (the Icelandic equivalent of the BBC) while in Reykjavik to perform at the capital's Cafe Rosenberg. He has been play-listed across seven stations in the French Alps, recorded live sessions for Northsound 1 in Aberdeen and was featured live on BBC Radio Scotland’s lunchtime show, ‘The Radio Café’.

James also won support from the people behind T in the Park and Scotland’s legendary music venue King Tuts in Glasgow, who invited him to open the show for award winning Aussie musician Josh Pyke.

James has just completed a mini summer tour of the West Coast of Scotland and is currently hard at work on his second album. Stay tuned...

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