greetings!

thanks for all your support this year - we have so much coming in the new year........

best wishes, df.

download december mix.

1. yusef lateef - the plum blossom.

2. sepalcure - pencil pimp.

3. mulatu astatke - tezeta.

4. rem - southern central rain.

5. atlas sound - mona lisa.

6. sleep over - romantic streams.

7. aquarelle - a strange sweet woe.

8. julia holter - the falling age.

9. fennesz & sakamoto - 0425.

10. steve hauschildt - peroxide.

11. mulatu astatke - metche dershe.

12. jan jelinek - do dekor.

13. tim hecker - trade winds, white heat.

backroads/bygones mix.

1. windy & carl - btwn you + me.

2. lawrence english - organs lost at sea.

3. polvo - channel changer.

4. lee hazlewood - my autumn's gone.

5. ruby suns - blue penguin.

6. caboladies - out of a question.

7. atlas sound - cold and golden.

8. libraness - cold and golden.

9. supreme dicks - jack-o-lantern.

10. william bowers - night moves on shallow ground.

11. beat happening - ponytail.

12. sonic youth - hallowe'en.

13. fennesz - saffron revolution.

upcoming shows.

friday 14th october - aberdeen - drummonds, belmont street.

wednesday 19th october - glasgow - the captain's rest, great western road.

with the fantastic copy haho.

the douglas firs news bulletin:

- still working on a second record. good progress. also working on other side releases...

- two dates with stonehaven's copy haho in october. more info soon.

- tshirts now £5 in our store! i need room in my room..

if you would like on the half-price guestlist for our show on september 24th at the wee red bar, edinburgh, please email your name to thedouglasfirs@gmail.com

df mix: september.

1. green gerry - 1990s.

2. constellations - reflection mandible.

3. clams casino - im-god-instrumental.

4. matthewdavid - reunited.

5. ben frost - the carpathians.

6. the geese - air flask.

7. tim hecker - analog paralysis, 1978.

8. sogar - st.12.

9. jefre cantu-ledesma - body within body.

10. talk talk - new grass.

df mix july/aug.

1. laeto - wildnaturecrank

2. big troubles - misery

3. woody guthrie - the great dust storm

4. the residents - infant tango

5. a winged victory for the sullen - steep hills of vicodin tears

6. the fall - gross chapel -- british grenadiers

7. pure x - twisted mirror

8. sean mccann - the snowcreek grove plant tubes

9. sonic youth - i'm insane

The Capital from sean mccann on Vimeo.

Sean McCann & Matthew Sullivan LP from sean mccann on Vimeo.

df mix:june/july 2011.

1. pink floyd - remember a day

2. a silver mount zion - 13 angels standing guard 'round the side of your bed

3. the caretaker - tiny gradiations of loss

4. boards of canada - in a beautiful place out in the country

5. balam acab - oh, why

6. mount kimbie - carbonated

7. laurel halo - aquifer

8. moon gangs - sea

9. buddy holly - true love ways

10. iceage - white rune

11. jurgen muller - sea bed meditation

12. sand circles - stellar waves

we play sneaky pete's this saturday 18th. it is the last 'planned' show for the time being, while we push to finish the second record. it's getting there.. we would like some brass and woodwind however..

does anyone do the following, and would like to do some recording with us on our next record?

-sing

-play brass or woodwind

-play another instrument of interest

please email us.

the sky looked good tonight.

df mix for may.

df mix for may.

1. magazine - about the weather

2. the microphones - lanterns

3. holy other - touch

4. grouper - she loves me that way

5. hank williams - jambalaya (on the bayou)

6. todd rundgren - i saw the light

7. sleater-kinney - hot rock

8. kyle bobby dunn - new pures

9. sparklehorse - most beautiful widow in town

tshirts now available for sale in our shop.

http://thedouglasfirs.bandcamp.com/.

Maria Kozaczek and Pawel Drozd

we're playing in the black isle, in the name of ale, on june 4th. it's free, and there will be ale. and a hog roast. there's also ale. ale.

The Black Isle Brewery Summer Shindig

To celebrate the opening of the new brewery the Black Isle Brewery will be hosting a Summer Shindig on Saturday the 4th of June to celebrate .

Live music will come from the likes of Parma Violets, The Douglas Firs, Black Diamond Express, Homecoming String Band, Wax, Jack Rabbit’s Foot Minstrels, Abigail Grey which will ensure everyone will be dancing from dusk till dawn.

To celebrate Black Isle Brewery welcomes adults and children to the brewery and farm on the Black Isle for a day of fun country fare. The two acres of the farm and the 18th c. barn will provide the peaceful atmosphere to a festive weekend. Guests are invited to set up tents in one of the lush green fields only steps away from all the excitement. It is sure to be special communal event with a hog roast, live music, country camping, a farm shop and delicious organic beer.

Throughout the day guests can take a guided stroll around the farm to see the animals, learn how the celebrated beer is made on a brewery tour, and try for a prize by participating in a number of beer-themed games.

No need to bring any food, we’ll be roasting our farm reared pig and sheep and in the original 18th c dairy there will be a chance to buy fresh organic milk, eggs, baked goods, soup and sandwiches, and salads, all grown and produced on the farm complimented by flowing fresh organic beer.

The Summer Shindig will commence on Saturday, the 4^th of June at 10am and end on Sunday 5th June at noon. The ribbon cutting ceremony will be at 12:30. Guests are welcome to arrive and camp Friday night for an evening around the bonfire.

Admission is…..FREE But donations are welcome.

Further Details!!!

• Artist: The Black Isle Brewery Summer Shindig
• Genre: Festivals
• Date: Saturday, June 4th 2011
• City: Black Isle
• Venue: Black Isle Brewery

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THE SHADOW LINE by THE DOUGLAS FIRS FREE DOWNLOAD>>>

by Armellodie on Monday, 09 May 2011 at 12:03

THE DOUGLAS FIRS’THE SHADOW LINE’

FREE DOWNLOAD SINGLE OUT TODAY

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From the northern gales of the Highlands to the peaks of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh, The Douglas Firs is the brainchild of Neil Insh, born and bred in Aberdeen before de-camping to Scotland’s capital. Daring, lively and tender, The Douglas Firs have recently been described as "Belle & Sebastian on a spirit-quest" (The List). To which Neil responded, "I would agree, but only if the 'spirit' was hard liquor, and Belle and Sebastian had some balls."

The Shadow Line is taken from the forthcoming album Happy as a Windless Flag - out onMonday 16th May via Armellodie Records - tackling the melee of giving in to growing old, articulately dissecting and mournfully celebrating the different ways of dealing with the maxim that life’s apropos is coming to terms with death, whilst making every effort to avoid cliche of expression.

Anyone who has ever tried to dig their way through avant-garde, post-rock, experimental or improvised music will know that it can at times be a little dry – The Douglas Firs themselves claim they would be verging on prog-rock if they could play their instruments, and didn’t like Buddy Holly so much – this record is the perfect remedy for hard worked ears, in the dark, on your headphones, for the best results!

The single is available as a free download and streaming at the following links:

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Armellodie Shop: http://thedouglasfirs.bandcamp.com/track/the-shadow-line

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also, "df" stands for 'david fothergill'.

df shirts now available.

we will be selling these at the album launch: 13.05.11.

(our model, 'van norden': single and looking).

nebulae.

glasgow tonight.

captain's rest, great western road, 7.30pm.

the douglas firs album on cassette.

£3 plus postage (60p) - paypal to thedouglasfirs@gmail.com