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| Blair Coron - Photo by Skaiste Klaniute |
Blair Coron is a musician and poet from Springfield, a small village in Fife, Scotland. His quiet and intimate music blends modern classical, storytelling and traditional melodies, with themes of nature, people, time and place. Through music, words and cinematography, Coron's primary intention is to create enchanting atmospheres that sets course for introspection and connection to the landscapes surrounding us.
His debut album was On The Nature of Things and his second was Cairn a celebration of Scottish heritage which had an accompanying film and was in collaboration with the School of Scottish Studies Archives and National Trust for Scotland. Cairn included new music set to archival interviews of those living in the Highlands and Islands during the early 20th century discussing local legends, childhood reminiscences and traditions long forgotten.
Blair Coron's latest project is A Carrying Stream, a new collection of music and companion public exhibition from the Scottish Archives. Blair describes it thus:
"For the past while my mind has been seaward, accompanying the previous generations amongst their days. With drowned sailors, tales of the sea, songs of lament by parted lovers and all that lives on the carrying stream of Scotland's history and heritage. And now it brings me so much joy to finally introduce the culmination of everything, A Carrying Stream. A new exhibition and EP commissioned by the School of Scottish Studies Archives and Edinburgh University. I was invited to curate a deep, immersive, listening experience, through haunting sound and visual installations inspired by materials in the archives, offering fresh perspective on Scotland's rich oral tradition."
The exhibition is open until September 30, at 30 George Square, Edinburgh, further information from the University of Edinburgh website. Blair's EP was issued last month and is available to stream [lnktree] or via BandCamp.
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