Person · Scottish folk musician, singer-songwriter & author
James Yorkston
Albums
24
Members
6
Active
1971–present
Origin
United Kingdom
Biography
James Yorkston (born James Patrick Yorkston Wright; 21 December 1971) is a Scottish folk musician, singer-songwriter and author from the village of Kingsbarns, Fife. He has been releasing music since 2001. As well as recording as a solo artist, he has released music with his backing band the Athletes, as part of the Fence Collective, and as a member of the trio Yorkston/Thorne/Khan. He has also written fiction and non-fiction books
Discography
30
The Year of the Leopard
The Year of the Leopard: Acoustic Versions
Roaring the Gospel
Acoustic Sessions
A Selection of Covers & Remixes
When the Haar Rolls In
Folk Songs
Moving Up Country / When the Haar Rolls In
I Was a Cat From a Book
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My Yoke Is Heavy: The Songs of Daniel Johnston
The Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society
The Demonstrations of the Craws
Summerhall (Improvised set)
The Route to the Harmonium
That Summer, We Flew
J Wright Presents
The Wide, Wide River
The Songs and the Poems of the Book of the Gaels
The Great White Sea Eagle
Songs for Nina and Johanna
Songs For Nina And Johanna
Yorkston / Jaycock / Langendorf
Credits
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The Great White Sea Eagle
There Is No Upside
The Wide, Wide River
Struggle
Drift Code
Shallow
The Route to the Harmonium
My Mouth Ain’t No Bible
Everything Sacred
Feathers Are Falling
Fellow Man
The Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society
My Yoke Is Heavy: The Songs of Daniel Johnston
Spanish Ants
Border Song
Catch
I Was a Cat From a Book
Just as Scared
Folk Songs
Martinmas Time
Tortoise Regrets Hare
When the Haar Rolls In
Roaring the Gospel
Woozy With Cider
Steady as She Goes
The Year of the Leopard
Shipwreckers
Just Beyond the River
Kenny and Beth’s Musakal Boat Rides
Someplace Simple
Songs for Creatures
Moving Up Country
St. Patrick
Sweet Jesus / I Spy Dogs
Tender to the Blues
It's Not Your Gold Shall Me Entice
Murmuration
Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars
Songs For Nina And Johanna
The Angel And Daniel Johnston - Live At The Union Chapel
The Boy Who Cried Wolf