Exclusive:Singer Connor McGlave announces East Kilbride gig with The View's Kyle Falconer
A Scots singer songwriter who has been touring with some of rock’s biggest names is on a mission to bring the big guns who have helped him back to his hometown.
East Kilbride’s Connor McGlave is starting off by playing a special Christmas show in the town with The View star Kyle Falconer on 28 December in the Ballerup Hall and is working on lining up other big name collaborations.
Connor supported Kyle on tour in October, with shows all over Scotland and even the iconic Cavern Club in Liverpool of Beatles legend.
And Connor’s current release is a charity single for Cash For Kids with GBX star George, who asked him to sing on a new version of 80s festive hit The Power Of Love.
Connor said: “I’ve always been proud to be from East Kilbride, and so I always wanted to try to bring something to the town.
“I grew up here and still live here. For me that was a good thing because I was outside of the city and any scenes, I was doing my own thing.
“But it always annoyed me that we had to go into town or further away for shows and stuff, to see the bands I loved.
“So as son as I was able I wanted to change that and give people in East Kilbride a chance to see big artists and great shows in the town itself, get people to come to them.”
Connor has worked with Kyle a few times over the last couple of years, writing together then supporting him on tour and becoming friends.
“Kyle was right up for it, he really got the whole idea of bringing things to my hometown and offering cultural experiences here.
“He’s the right choice for sure, and it’s a nice date over Christmas in a great venue that will be pretty intimate for Kyle.
“I’ll need to take him out for food and out afterwards too, show him the sights of EK.
“I love it here and I know these shows will be amazing. I hope we can spark something here and develop it into a lasting thing for the town.”
And Connor hopes to change it up musically at the shows in future, with different genres. Connor is currently the voice of George Bowie’s Cash For Kids Christmas single Power Of Love, so will he team up with George in EK? “Geo and his wife and manager Ellene have been amazing with me and really supported me along with loads of other singers and musicians.
“Of course it would be brilliant to do something in town but he’s the busiest guy in the world, so let’s wait and see. They have been so good to me and got me on with geo at festivals and big gigs, it's been brilliant and a different lane for me.
“For now it's about the single - I hope people love the song and please do buy it and download, because every penny goes to Cash For Kids.
“It’s amazing being part of a good thing and of course, getting to know geo and Ellene and hearing myself on GBX – and going on the show with him – is still totally wild.
“They have this real passion for helping spotlight emerging talent and help people to the next stage, which I love – it really resonates with what I want to do for music fans in EK.”
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