on 20th June 2018
Colin MacIntyre & Catherine Thomann: The Humdrum Drum Edinburgh International Book Festival Thu 16 Aug 14:00 – 15:00 Baillie Gifford Corner Theatre £5.00 Prepare to get lively and loud with musical maestro Colin MacIntyre (most notable for Mull Historical Society and his Edinburgh First Book Award-winning debut novel, The Letters of Ivor Punch)) and illustrator Catherine Thomann […]
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on 14th June 2018
PRE-ORDER NEW BOOKS / MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY AUTUMN TOUR / NEW ALBUM Hello all, I’m delighted to share news of the publication of two new books this month from me — a Memoir and a Children’s Picture Book (with songs) — and launch events at Border Book Festival & Edinburgh Book Festival. Both are now available to pre-order. Mull Historical […]
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Hello all — I’m delighted to share this news of the publication of my new book. It’s been a lot of fun to write and I hope you might enjoy it! All you need to know is below – Colin PRE-ORDER ‘HOMETOWN TALES: THE BOY IN THE BUBBLE’ Hometown Tales: The Boy in the Bubble, […]
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on 25th May 2018
‘From Stage To Page’: Borders Book Festival Saturday June 16th, 7.45pm An evening of storytelling from Scotland’s Top Creative Talent award-winning musician and author Colin MacIntyre. Colin will be playing his Mull Historical Society hits — including new tracks from his new MHS album (released in September and Produced by Bernard Butler!) sprinkled with readings from his new book […]
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PRE-ORDER ‘THE HUMDRUM DRUM AT WATERSTONES PRE-ORDER ‘THE HUMDRUM DRUM AT LITTLE DOOR BOOKS PRE-ORDER ‘THE HUMDRUM DRUM‘ at AMAZON Delighted to announce my first children’s book! ‘The Humdrum Drum‘ – and its launch at 3pm, Saturday June 16th at Borders Book Festival in Melrose, Scotland – The book comes with an accompanying CD of […]
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on 4th May 2018
**UPDATE: it was a really fun event and thanks to all for the wonderful feedback — check out the film below. There will be more of these events to come!! CM Spring has sprung, and I’ve been busy over the long winter: 2018 will see the release of my new MHS album, and 2 new books from […]
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on 17th December 2017
Have a great Christmas one and all – to add to your yuletide soundtrack, check out MHS’s ‘Christmas Is Here Again’ on Youtube or Spotify. Colin’s label Xtra Mile Recordings are also getting festive with their Spotify playlist here. Enjoy! Check ho ho here for all the exciting news of Colin’s MHS album release and new book publications coming your way in 2018.
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NEW MULL HISTORICAL SOCIETY ALBUM TO BE PRODUCED BY BERNARD BUTLER: I’m excited to share news that my new MHS album will be produced by the Brit Award-winning Producer, and Mercury Award-winning songwriter and musician, Bernard Butler (ex-Suede, McAlmont & Butler). Bernard is someone I’ve admired for a long time and he has produced many great artists as well […]
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on 6th November 2017
Hi all, I’m taking a break from writing the new Mull album and my second novel to hit the road this week — touring as a special guest of Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) & Bernard Butler (ex-Suede, McAlmost & Butler), both terrific songwriters. Bernard is also a Brit Award-winning producer as well as Mercury Award-winner… and I’m delighted […]
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on 12th September 2017
Hi all, I’m delighted to announce I’ll be touring MHS around the U.K. in November with Mark Eitzel (American Music Club) & Bernard Butler. More on Mark & Bernard below, both terrific songwriters. Meanwhile, I’m excited to have started recording the new MHS album, and am also writing my second novel. June 2017 will also see a children’s picture book with […]
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on 24th August 2017
I am delighted to announce I will be writing a memoir for the W&N Books series of books ‘HOMETOWN TALES’ celebrating regional voices. Also featuring the comedian and writer Stewart Lee, Gemma Cairney, Kirsty Logan and many others. Meantime, I am also working on my second novel. You can read more below from W&N Books! Celebrating Regional […]
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on 23rd August 2017
‘Trainspotting’ author Irvine Welsh has named Colin’s debut Mull Historical Society album ‘Loss’ among his favourite albums of all time! See who else he picked on Radio X “Rousing, beautifully crafted songs. His gigs are incredible entertainment.” Check out ‘Loss‘ Irvine also mentioned recently on U.S. book blog The Virtual Memories Show that he had Colin’s award-winning debut novel […]
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