James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Orchestra share new single "An Upturned Crab"
30th November 2022
Last month, James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra announced their new album The Great White Sea Eagle. Due for release on January 13th, the group have already shared the first single “Hold Out For Love” and today, share the second cut from the record, “An Upturned Crab”.
A song regretting missed moments of family life and seeing a child’s delight, Yorkston and Persson sing “I made a life on the road, and I thought I was doing grand / But the gold remained at home, and I missed watching you grow.”
JY, NP and TSHO have also unveiled a live version of “An Upturned Crab”, recorded at the same session as “Hold Out For Love” that features the additional talents of Radiohead’s Philip Selway.
Upcoming live dates
9th December – Claypath Delicatessen, Durham * (sold out)
10th December – The Railway, Winchester *
11th December – Florence Park Community Centre, Oxford *
12th December – Kitchen Garden, Birmingham *
13th December – The Smokehouse, Ipswich *
16th December - Rönnells Antikvariat, Stockholm ^ (sold out)
17th December - Folk Å Rock, Malmö ^ (sold out)
1st February - The Lemon Tree, Aberdeen ~
3rd February – Summerhall, Edinburgh ~
4th February - Celtic Connections, Glasgow ~
5th February - Future Yard, Birkenhead ~
6th February - Jazz Café, London ~
7th February – YES, Manchester ~
8th February - The Trades Club, Hebden Bridge ~ (sold out)
9th February - Warwick Arts Centre, Coventry ~
10th February – Louisiana, Bristol ~
11th February – St Stephens in the High Street, Exeter ~
12th February - Komedia Theatre, Brighton ~
* = solo show
^ = James Yorkston and Nina Persson
~ = James Yorkston, Nina Persson and members of The Second Hand Orchestra
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James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra The Great White Sea Eagle
Album | 13th January 2023
Yorkston and Sweden’s The Second Hand Orchestra had no real plans to do a follow up, but as James visited his studio in Cellardyke, Fife everyday in early 2021, he began to start writing songs on the piano as opposed to his usual guitar as he gazed upon the sea outside his window.
After sending the first five or six songs to Karl-Jonas Winqvist (the leader/conductor of TSHO), they began to discuss working on the music together. With Yorkston’s shift from guitar to piano, they thought about what other changes they could make to their process which led to the involvement of a guest singer and the legendary Nina Persson (The Cardigans) was brought into the fold.
James Yorkston, Nina Persson and The Second Hand Orchestra The Great White Sea Eagle
Album | 13th January 2023
Yorkston and Sweden’s The Second Hand Orchestra had no real plans to do a follow up, but as James visited his studio in Cellardyke, Fife everyday in early 2021, he began to start writing songs on the piano as opposed to his usual guitar as he gazed upon the sea outside his window.
After sending the first five or six songs to Karl-Jonas Winqvist (the leader/conductor of TSHO), they began to discuss working on the music together. With Yorkston’s shift from guitar to piano, they thought about what other changes they could make to their process which led to the involvement of a guest singer and the legendary Nina Persson (The Cardigans) was brought into the fold.
