Written by Tom King www.artsreviewsedinburgh.com
Fergus McCreadie was at The Queen’s Hall Edinburgh tonight with David Bowden (Bass) and Stephen Henderson (Drums), (aka The Fergus McCreadie Trio) to launch his third album Forest Floor which was released today on CD, Vinyl and download formats.
As with the previous two albums, Cairn and Turas, Fergus is taking much of his inspiration from the landscape around him and this is translated into his compositions often as an emotional response to the sounds, textures and at times the very elements that surround him on his travels. The end result is often something that blends traditional jazz structures in with far older traditional/Celtic sounds that give this trio a distinctive sound that separates them from many of their contemporaries.
This evening is an album launch, so I am giving no set list secrets away here in telling you that the majority of the music came from the new album as Fergus opened with Law Hill (the first single from the album) and The Unfurrowed Field, and both played in one continuous performance of around 30 minutes. Both however are very different in their compositional feel and “atmosphere”.
Nature, the elements and the landscape itself are playing pivotal roles in the creation of the music for this album and these ever changing facets of the world around us... read the rest of the review here.