Tae Sup at The Queen's Mar 2023

Songwriter James Yorkston’s gloriously eclectic nights of music and sounds have made a new home at The Queen’s Hall.

For these two very special editions of Tae Sup at The Queen's, we move from our usual cosy performance space to the spectacle of the main Hall.

“I just try and mix things up, keeping the line-ups interesting, not one particular genre or theme to a night… A lot of the people I ask to play are friends who I’ve known for years, or just people I’ve met on the road whose music has taken to me. When programming, I start with Who would I like to see play? and work from there…” (James Yorkston)

SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMERS:

Horse: "One of the finest voices of modern times, soul and intelligence combined" (David Quantick). Horse is not only known for her unique, passionate vocals and performance, but also for her skills as a songwriter. For decades, Horse has been a constant in Scottish Music. She has toured all of her career and has also opened for many greats including BB King and Tina Turner. She was recently honoured to have her portrait painted by artist Roxana Halls. This bold work was acquired for the nation and now hangs in the Scottish National Portrait gallery. She is currently working on her 11th album. Horse recently joined the ‘Tae write wi’ a Fifer’ project and will be performing songs from this with Finn and Me For Queen alongside some of her own classics.

Finn Anderson: An award-winning artist moving between the worlds of music and theatre, Finn Anderson is one of Scotland's most enchanting storytellers. Embracing a love of folk balladry and a penchant for the theatrical, Finn’s songwriting flows freely from the soft and sensitive to the bold and dramatic, with striking lyrics that go straight for the heart. His second album 'Into the Arms of Ghosts' was released in 2021, with recent shows alongside Rachel Sermanni, Douglas Dare, The Magic Lantern and Tom Robinson. As a theatre-maker, Finn recently co-created award-winning musical 'Islander' which has taken him from the Highlands and Islands to New York, with a 9-week run off-Broadway.

Me For Queen: With a voice often likened to Carole King and Regina Spektor, a classical piano training, and influences ranging from Björk to Chopin, Me for Queen – the creative alias of Mary Erskine – is rapidly winning acclaim for her beguiling ‘soul-folk’ songcraft, blending traditional folk story-telling with a contemporary edge. Growing up feral in rural Fife/Scotland, years of classical training together with a Blues guitarist for a father make for an interesting mix of soul and folk. Her much-anticipated debut solo album, “Loose End” was released via Seahorse Music in September 2018, followed by an EP “Perfect Stranger” exploring motherhood, a collaboration with the Nashville singer, Alva Leigh.