Scottish Album of the Year
Out All Night – Findlay Napier and the Bar Room Mountaineers
The Celtic Classic Festival in Bethlehem, PA, was almost rained out last year, and God help me, but I don’t remember who put this album in my hand and asked me to listen to it. But to whomever it was, I am eternally grateful.
Apart from a couple of fine traditional arrangements, it is the songwriting and voice of Findlay Napier that makes this album special. Some may call it contemporary, but it is a beautiful amalgam of Scottish soul, funk and folk. Findlay’s voice is as warm and comfortable as a well-worn leather jacket.
Out All Night is an awesome album.
