Burnt Island

Burnt Island is Rodge Glass (vocals, guitar), Malcolm Jack (bass, guitar) and Anna Miles (vocals, piano, flute). The band was formed in early 2007 and have since been Vic Galloway's 'Unsigned Heroes' on his BBC Radio Scotland show, and played acoustic sets at both the Triptych and Connect festivals. Rodge (also a novelist and biographer) has contributed to ‘Ballads of the Book’, an album of collaborations between writers and musicians, for which he co-wrote and performed the track 'The Fire' with influential folk legend Vashti Bunyan. The brainchild of Idlewild's Roddy Woomble, ‘Ballads…’ was released in 2007 by Chemikal Underground Records. In January 2008 Burnt Island completed recording sessions at Chemikal Underground’s Chem 19 studios with Paul Savage (The Delgados, Malcolm Middleton, Arab Strap, Emma Pollock) at the helm, also on drums. The band are returning to the studio in April 2008 to record more material for a limited edition release due later in the year. Lyrically they draw inspiration from the likes of Nick Cave, Johnny Cash, Leonard Cohen and Mark Lanegan. Musically, Low, Mogwai, Sparklehorse, Godspeed You Black Emperor! and The National are influential. “(Burnt Island’s) soaring vocal harmonies, sparse acoustic guitars and beguiling banter are the perfect Sunday afternoon tonic.” The Skinny “Their mix of Nick Drake-esque folk and atmospheric sounds is well put together and well executed… they’re worth further investigation.” Is This Music? Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.