The twelve artist musical celebration "UNDER ONE SKY" is touring this month into December, The album is available to buy early at the shows or upon release in February 09. You can listen to a track from the album, on the player now.

Under One Sky is an hour-long vocal and instrumental suite by the Scottish multi-instrumentalist, composer and producer John McCusker in collaboration with a dozen of Britain's finest musicians.
Originally a joint commission by the PRS Foundation, the Scottish Arts Council and the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation, Under One Sky sets out to explore and interweave the many different traditions, genres and influences at work across today's dynamic UK folk scene. Bringing together an array of established and emerging talent from both sides of the Border, McCusker's hand-picked ensemble includes Blur co-founder Graham Coxon , Idlewild vocalist Roddy Woomble and acclaimed Gaelic songstress Julie Fowlis. Revered balladeer John Tams and rising star Jim Causley also feature among the singers. McCusker himself heads a crème-de-la-crème instrumental line-up of Andy Cutting (diatonic accordion), Ian Carr (guitar), Emma Reid (fiddle), Iain MacDonald (bagpipes/whistles/flute), Ewen Vernal (bass) and James Mackintosh (percussion). Within McCusker's compositional framework, each musician has been encouraged to contribute to the music's development and arrangements, infusing them with a vibrant collaborative spirit.

Tour dates start in Scotland on 25th November @ Glasgow Fruitmarket
then move onto Aberdeen Music Hall (27th), Perth Concert Hall (28th), Inverness Ironworks (29th) Pocklington Arts Centre (1st December)
Salford Quays The Lowry (2nd), Gateshead The Sage (4th), Alnwick Playhouse (5th), London Queen Elizabeth Hall (6th), Nottingham Albert Hall (7th)
finishing in Edinburgh Queens Hall on December 8th.

www.navigatorrecords.co.uk