Mull Historical Society
When: Saturday, May 3rd 2025, Start Time: 20:00, End Time: 21:30
Where: Victoria Hall High Street, Cromarty IV11 8YR
- Part of:
- Crime & Thrillers Weekend
Mull Historical Society / Colin MacIntyre — In My Mind There’s A Room
Bringing his worlds of words and music together, Colin MacIntyre’s (aka Mull Historical Society) ninth album, In My Mind There’s a Room, features an all-star cast of literary giants who have penned words about a special room that plays, or has played, a significant part in their lives. Hear it performed live and introduced by Ian Rankin. Ian’s contribution is about his childhood bedroom, ‘My Bedroom Was My Rocket Ship.’ Join Colin for an evening conjuring the spaces which have launched a thousand stories.
£12, booking with the booking form here, email [email protected] or use the Eventbrite link here.
Colin MacIntyre
Colin MacIntyre is a multi-award-winning musician, producer, author for adults and children, and playwright, who has been voted Scotland’s Top Creative Talent. Born into a family of storytellers and writers, he was raised on the isle of Mull in the Hebrides and has released 8 acclaimed albums to date, most notably under the moniker Mull Historical Society. A songwriting junkie since childhood, he had written & recorded 300 songs before he even secured a record deal (with Rough Trade, then Warner Records).
He has achieved two UK Top 20 albums and four Top 40 singles to date, since his Gold-selling debut album, 'Loss'. His new MHS album, ‘Wakelines’ has been released to critical acclaim and was produced by Mercury/Brit-Award-winning Producer Bernard Butler. Mull’s local hero status secured, he has been celebrated globally, having been voted Scotland's Top Creative Talent at the Glenfiddich Spirit of Scotland Awards, as well #12 in the Greatest Scottish Artists of All Time public poll, and his single ‘Watching Xanadu’ made STV’s ’Scottish Greatest Album'.
Colin has collaborated with a range of artists including Irvine Welsh, Annie Lennox, Snow Patrol, King Creosote, Tony Benn (appearing in Benn’s famous Diaries) and has toured worldwide, including with REM, The Strokes, and Elbow. He has appeared across the board on TV and Radio, in the UK and abroad, including ‘Later with Jools Holland’, 'The Jonathan Ross Show’ and MTV.
