I AM - HOME - HORSE

(2026 Edit - this post is from the archive and was first published on 6 July 2013 at 18:06. Things, facts and views may have changed since then. Removed are dates and links to a previous tour. ).

That Scottish singer with a voice of and unusual name and a voice like pure gold is back with another single and album!  Yes,  Horse Macdonald has released a single called I Am which has been lovingly remixed by Rocket Science, the team who mixed the new forthcoming album 'HOME', and is now available to download here.   Top telly chat show host Graham Norton has already given it the tune his seal of approval by playing on his Radio 2 weekend show!

For those of you who don't know, I've been a fan of Horse for many a year,  since I worked at a radio station in Sussex and heard the lovely song God's Home Movie. I was amazed by the moving song, but moved to tears by a voice that is pure, unique, and so achingly beautiful that one could listen to it every hour of every day for a decade and still not grow tired of it.  But don't just take my word for it,  Q Magazine said she was 'One of the finest singers in Britain". Iain Banks confirmed she has "A voice like folds of very rich chocolate", and the Scotsman says "Her voice wraps us up like a great big duvet".   She's opened and toured with the likes of Tina Turner, BB King, Bryan Ferry and Burt Bacharach.  Will Young has covered one of her songs to critical acclaim. Her first record deal was with EMI/Capital circa 1990, and since then she's released eight albums, her ninth comes out in August  - download 

God's Home Movie

HOME - the ninth Horse album launched on 5th August.

Horse says, "I'm truly proud of this album and delighted to announce it will be officially released on Monday, 5th August. If you can't wait for the download, a physical CD is available for pre-order here, with the opportunity to have it signed with a personal message from me." 

You'll also be able to see her live in Brighton on Saturday, 3rd of August, for an appearance on the women's stage at Brighton Pride. 

Next will be the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, where Horse will be doing a very special acoustic performance at the famous Assembly Rooms on George Street, on Sunday, 4th August.   This will be the launch for the new album HOME, officially released the next day on 5th August.  During that show, Horse will play a few favourite Horse songs, but the main focus is on the songs from the new album. 

Tron Main Theatre, Mon September 9th  Horse will be doing her first masterclass with an audience, where she'll share some of her vast knowledge both as performer and writer, stories from he travels and experience. 

Busy, so very busy........

(2026 Edit - this post is from the archive; it was first published on 30th August 2011 at 15:00/ Things, views and events may have changed since then.)

Just before I sat down to work this post from thought to word, I had a clear idea of what I wanted to write, what I wanted to say. You know, the place where it was leading and the message I wanted to give. Now, however, I sat down, turned on and looked at the blank expanse of white with the little sticky cursor blinking away and everything has vanished -  whoosh and gone!

The screen is as blank as my mind, which isn’t very good; well, be honest,  did you come here for a blank page? Nope, you came here for a song, a memory, perhaps a giggle or a realisation that life isn’t always a bowl of cherries,  at least mine isn’t.  You might have come to laugh at me, laugh with me or laugh about me, but one thing you didn’t come here for is a blank page! However, if I don’t think of something pretty darn fast, that’s exactly what you will get.  

Thinking cap well and truly on!

(5 minutes later)      Nope, nothing yet……..

(15 minutes later)     Still nothing…………….

(40 minutes later)     Still absolutely nothing, but now my bum is rather numb!

(59 minutes later)     Still completely nothing and now all feeling in my bum has gone, and my legs have needles and pins!

(75 minutes later)      Still nothing to write except that I now think my legs have been cut off!

(85 minutes later)     Still nothing to write except that I’ve come to the realisation that my pants are too tight and I’ve noticed that my left thumb is just a fraction bigger than my right thumb!

(95 minutes later)   Still nothing to write,  just a question to ask -  is it usual for toes to be a dark blue purpleish colour?

(100 minutes later)   Gosh, I’ve never been so busy doing nothing.