A thwarted artist returns home to rural Scotland in this bittersweet slacker debut by an acclaimed, internationally-renowned singer-songwriter.
Johnny's return from London to stay with best friend Stevie is the final admission that his dreams of being a great artist are dead. In Victoria Bus Station he meets Mikey, a low-level dealer, who is from the same area. As Johnny tries to get his life back on track, living in a tiny cottage with Stevie, Mikey won't leave them alone, a constant presence destabilising everything around him.
As Johnny tries to hang on to the only job he can get, Mikey's actions threaten his livelihood and Stevie's sanity. In a blackly comic climax, events take a sinister turn. Can Johnny and Stevie survive the consequences or will they be dragged down by their unwanted 'friend'?
Three Craws is a beautifully evoked portrait of contemporary rural life for those dealt a meagre hand.
Praise for Three Craws:
'Three Craws is assured, funny, and tragic all at once. Brilliantly captures the quirks and paraxoes of small town Scottish life.' Doug Johnstone, author of Gone Again, The Jump, and The Dead Beat
'Atmospheric, absorbing and darkly funny. Every bit as skilful as his songwriting.' Lauren Laverne
'James Yorkston's facility for an insidiously absorbing yarn isn't restricted to his songwriting. On Three Craws, he uses it to masterful and often hilarious effect, detailing a world with which we are all (too) familiar: one which occupies the yawning chasm between the lives we desire and the lives we have to accept.'Pete Paphides
The Year Of The Leopard – Reissue 2x12" Vinyl (Signed)
£28.49 GBP
When The Haar Rolls In – Reissue 2x12" Vinyl (Signed)
£28.49 GBP
Moving Up Country –
Reissue 12" Vinyl (Signed)
James Yorkston and The Athletes
£24.49 GBP
Just Beyond the River –
Reissue 12" Vinyl (Signed)
James Yorkston and The Athletes
£24.49 GBP
The Great White Sea Eagle T-Shirt
£22 GBP
The Great White Sea Eagle –
12" Vinyl with Flexi Disc
James Yorkston, Nina Persson & The Second Hand Orchestra
£27.49 GBP
The Great White Sea Eagle –
12" Vinyl in gatefold cover
James Yorkston, Nina Persson & The Second Hand Orchestra
£23.49 GBP
The Great White Sea Eagle –
CD
James Yorkston, Nina Persson & The Second Hand Orchestra
£12.99 GBP
The Wide, Wide River –
12" Vinyl in gatefold cover
James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra
£23 GBP
The Wide, Wide River –
CD
James Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra
£12.99 GBP
Hold. Star. Return –
Limited Edition of 300 on 12" eco-vinyl, with Download Card.
David A Jaycock
£22 GBP
The Book of the Gaels
£11.99 GBP
J Wright Presents – Full length, 12" album on eco vinyl, full colour outer and inner sleeve.
£22 GBP
Navarasa : Nine Emotions –
CD
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
£12 GBP
I Was A Cat From A Book – 2 x 10" Vinyl in Gatefold Sleeve
Sold Out
Navarasa : Nine Emotions –
Double Vinyl
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
£25 GBP
"Wide, Wide River" Enamel Badge Set
£9 GBP
The Route To The Harmonium – Limited Edition 12" Vinyl
£25 GBP
Moving Up Country –
Double CD
James Yorkston and The Athletes
£14.99 GBP
It's Lovely To Be Here - Book *Signed*
Sold Out
Neuk Wight Delhi All-Stars –
CD
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
£12 GBP
The Year Of The Leopard – CD
£12 GBP
Everything Sacred –
180gm 12" Vinyl
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
£20 GBP
The Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society – CD
£12 GBP
I Was A Cat From A Book – CD
£12.99 GBP
Cat Cap
£12 GBP
Cat Beanie Hat
£12 GBP
Hoopoe – Digipak CD
£8 GBP
Everything Sacred –
CD
Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
£12.99 GBP
Dewar House presents EXPERIMENTAL_BATCH_NUMBER_26 - Digipak CD
£11 GBP
Yorkston Athletic T-Shirt (Blue)
£15 GBP
The Route To The Harmonium – CD
£12.99 GBP
James Yorkston Scotland, UK
This is the home of the limited run releases of James Yorkston, a low-rung sangster from the East Neuk o' Fife, Scotland. For James' official Domino Records releases, his books, live dates and such, please go here - www.jamesyorkston.co.uk/shop/
