Findlay Napier

It’s @bandcamp.com Friday. A great day to do your early (and ethical) Christmas shopping. Buy my book or CD’s and even pre-order @themagpiearc.bsky.social new album.

Favourite releases of 2025 Playlist - Favourite releases of 2025 - 77 items

I’ve put together a playlist of tracks from my favourite releaaes of 2025 on Tidal. tidal.com/playlist/2bc...

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Apparently it's better to pre-order from our website. Whoops. Link here themagpiearc.com

We are delighted with the new @TheMagpieArc album. It comes out on 12th December. If you pre-order it and download the album it'll help us qualify for those all important album charts: themagpiearc.bandcamp.com/album/gil-br...

Vote now for your favourite act or organisation now! Vote now in the MG ALBA Scots Trad Music Awards. Vote for your favourite act, organisation or album here or fill in the form below. Nominations close on Sunday 16th November at midnight. The awards…

Hello Folks,
I'd be very grateful if you'd vote for me in the @handsupfortrad.bsky.social Scots Trad Music Awards. There's a link here. Lots of names you'll recognise I'm sure.
projects.handsupfortrad.scot/scotstradmus...

Damn you technology. Oh when you work you're great. A broken link prevented this newsletter reaching fans. Solo touring, @themagpiearc.bsky.social tour, songwriting workshops and my Patreon page returns. preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4751...

The word 'finalist' in bold capital letters against a blue and purple blurred background. There is a logo at the bottom which says 'Independent Podcast Awards 2025'.

We're delighted to be nominated in two categories at the Independent Podcast Awards: "Music" and "The Arts". This is a real testament to our hardworking team, and we look forward to the ceremony at @kingsplacelondon.bsky.social on 15th October!

independentpodcastawards.com/IPA25/en/pag...

Fantastic. See you there 👌

My monthly newsletter is back. Much easier to consume that social media. Solo shows, tour & album with The Magpie Arc, 3 songwriting workshops. Everything you need to know at your fingertips. CONSUME and DISTRIBUTE 😂 preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4751...

Back by popular demand. The Isle
Of Arran Comedy Workshop. #comedy #workshop #isleofarran

YouTube video by BBC Music Findlay Napier - Firecracker (Radio 2’s 21st Century Folk)

"Firecracker" video www.youtube.com/watch?v=PXg2...

My NEWsletter with all things songwriting workshop, 21st Century Folk, solo shows and @themagpiearc.bsky.social gigs and new album and much more preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4751...

Logo saying British Podcast Awards Finalist 2025.

We’re delighted to be nominated once again in the Best Arts and Culture section of the British Podcast Awards. This nomination is a real tribute to the hard work put in by our team behind the scenes.

The event takes place at Indigo at The O2 on 2nd October - wish us luck! 🤞

Wow! I’m in @radiotimes.bsky.social an article about the song I wrote for 21st Century Folk. I’ll be on @thejeremyvine.bsky.social Show @bbcradio2bot.bsky.social and Front Row BBC radio 4 on Monday and Folk Show @markradcliffe.bsky.social on Wednesday. #folk #singersongwriter

Findlay Napier's Newsletter July 2025

Here we go. The all new newsletter. A bunch of new gigs and workshops from Winchester to Lerwick! preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4751...

Great album.

Beautiful shot. Thank you for sharing.

Socialism is what they called public power.

Socialism is what they called social security. 
 
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
 
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.

—Harry Truman, 1952

Heather and flies. Off to #Glasgow for #songwriter in the round at King Tuts Wah Wah Hut (it’s freeee). Girvan Folk Club coming up 11th July and @elyfolkfestival.bsky.social on 13th July with The Magpie Arc.

“Silver Service” (minus the prominent SHITE) got a spin on @bbcradio2bot.bsky.social Folk Show last night. Listen again here- www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

If you’re at all the kind of person who is into reading the liner notes on an album, then this is pretty much the apogee of that experience. Peak liner note, if you will.

The music is good too 😎 I’m particularly fond of Running The Light.

What is my coffee table book all about? Watch this. Then head over to my website and get yourself a copy 👍

There Will Never Be Another 'WTF With Marc Maron' | Defector I heard Marc Maron announce he was ending his podcast the way that I imagine he’d’ve wanted me to—while walking through my neighborhood in Los Angeles, through wired headphones, just a little too hopp...

Fantastic read. Thank you @dianamoskovitz.bsky.social for putting into words, much better than I could, how much this podcast has meant to me over the years. And I was c.600 episodes late to the party 😆

There Will Never Be Another ‘WTF With Marc Maron’ - defector.com/there-will-n...

Songwriting retreat! Amazing criac. Eskdale in the Lake District with @peteastor.bsky.social as my co-tutor. Thank you Lorraine Lucas (Folkestone Songwriting Fest) for organising and thank you all the participants.

Douglas Adams :)

Happy Towel Day. I almost forgot.

Looking forward to Whiting Bay Forest Trail Race on Sunday 1st June. Info and sign up is here: www.sientries.co.uk/event.php?el...

Something to read on your coffee break. I wrote “The Procrastinated Creation of Outsider” for the Trad Music Forum’s TRACS Blog. tracscotland.org/blog/the-pro... #blog #singersongwriter #creative

There are three copies (on CD) of Sgt Pepper’s in my car. Is that enough?

There are a few places left on this songwriting retreat. We’d love you to join us. People have asked so we’ve set up Clearpay so you can spread the cost over a few months.

May newsletter is out now. Check your inbox or click here. I'm at @feisrois.bsky.social this weekend performing and teaching. Songwriting workshop with Tracyanne & Donna from #CameraObscuraBand next week. preview.mailerlite.io/preview/4751...