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James Yorkston

Folk & acoustic band · formed 1971

Music and Words Next novel, 'Callum, Reine, Sylvie and Sparrow', out Oct 2026, Album 'Songs for Nina and Johanna' August 22nd 2025

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James Yorkston photo
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Shows on record
8
Rooms played
8
Cities
6
Releases
41
Last show
Feb 19, 2026Mareel

About

James Yorkston is a band, formed in 1971, tagged folk by its sources. Shows on record run from 2012 to 2026, across 8 rooms in 6 cities.

The summary is assembled from the record fields and shows on this page; each fact listed names its source. See Sources & corrections for what each source supplied.

Shows

8 on record · facebook, Songkick
Upcoming shows
DateVenue
Dec 2, 2026Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse · FolkestoneTicketsHeadliner

Shows per year

  1. 20121 show
  2. 20132 shows
  3. 20141 show
  4. 20231 show
  5. 20263 shows
Show history
DateVenue
Feb 19, 2026Mareel · LerwickHeadlinerwith Andy Irvine, Katherine Priddy, Len Pennie
Feb 18, 2026Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre · PeeblesHeadlinerwith Andy Irvine, Katherine Priddy, Len Pennie
Nov 4, 2023Royal Festival Hall · LondonSupportwith Bernard Butler, Brigid Mae Power, Steve Gunn, +9
Feb 27, 2014Falkirk · FalkirkSupportwith Steve Mason, King Creosote, Ross Fairweather, +2
Nov 6, 2013St Pancras Old Church · LondonHeadlinerwith Suhail Yusuf Khan, Jon Thorne, Lisa O'Neill
Jul 4, 2013Barbican Centre · LondonSupportwith Beck, Jarvis Cocker, Franz Ferdinand, +17
Dec 8, 2012Workman's Club · DublinHeadlinerwith Lisa O'Neill

Where they play

8 rooms in 6 cities

Rooms played most

Cities played

  • London3 shows
  • Dublin1 show
  • Falkirk1 show
  • Folkestone1 show
  • Lerwick1 show

and 1 other city

Live history

7 shows on record
Shows counted
7
First on record
Dec 2012
Latest on record
Feb 2026

Shows per year

  1. 20121
  2. 20132
  3. 20141
  4. 20231
  5. 20262

Top rooms

  • Mareel, Lerwick · 1
  • Eastgate Theatre & Arts Centre, Peebles · 1
  • Royal Festival Hall, London · 1
  • Falkirk, Falkirk · 1
  • St Pancras Old Church, London · 1

Top cities

  • London · 3
  • Lerwick · 1
  • Dublin · 1
  • Falkirk · 1
  • Peebles · 1

Often on the bill with: Andy Irvine, Katherine Priddy, Lisa O'Neill, Bernard Butler, Brigid Mae Power, Kathryn Williams, King Creosote, Martin Simpson

Counted from the shows BandSlate holds; missing shows are not counted.

Releases

41 releases, 2003–2025

Discography

48 releases, 2003–2025
  • 2025Songs for Nina and JohannaAlbum

    Domino · WIG539D

  • 2025Yorkston / Jaycock / LangendorfAlbum

    We Are Busy Bodies

  • 2023The Great White Sea EagleAlbum

    Domino · WIGLP512

  • 2022The Songs and the Poems of the Book of the GaelsAlbum
  • 2021J Wright PresentsAlbum
  • 2021The Wide, Wide RiverAlbum

    Domino · WIG484D · Producer: James Yorkston; Producer: Karl-Jonas Winqvist

  • 2021There Is No UpsideSingle

    Domino · RUG1196D · Mixed By: Fredrik Swahn; Producer: Karl-Jonas Winqvist

  • 2020Ella Mary LeatherSingle

    Domino · RUG1206D

  • 2020StruggleSingle

    Domino · RUG1186D · Mixed By: Daniel Bengtson; Producer: Karl-Jonas Winqvist

  • 2020That Summer, We FlewAlbum
  • 2019ShallowSingle

    Domino · RUG1015D

  • 2019The Route to the HarmoniumAlbum

    Domino · WIGLP425

Show 36 more releases
  • 2018My Mouth Ain’t No BibleSingle

    Domino · RUG1014D

  • 2017Summerhall (Improvised set)Album

    [no label]

  • 2015The Demonstrations of the CrawsCompilation

    Domino · WIGLP359

  • 2014Feathers Are FallingSingle

    Domino · RUG628D

  • 2014Fellow ManSingle

    Domino · WIG329DS1 · Mastered By: Sean Magee; Producer [Produced By]: Alexis Taylor; Recorded By, Mixed By: Jonathan Gilmore

  • 2014Great GhostsSingle

    Domino · DOMDIG153

  • 2014Guy Fawkes’ SignatureSingle

    Domino · DOMDIG151

  • 2014The Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing SocietyAlbum

    Domino · WIG329D · Producer: Alexis Taylor

  • 2013EXPERIMENTAL_BATCH_NUMBER_26Album

    Dewar House · DEBSM26(LP)

  • 2013My Yoke Is Heavy: The Songs of Daniel JohnstonAlbum

    Chemikal Underground · CHEM203CD · Mastered By: Kenny MacLeod

  • 2013Spanish AntsEP

    Domino · RUG530D

  • 2012Border SongSingle

    Domino · RUG483D

  • 2012CatchSingle

    Domino · RUG479D

  • 2012I Was a Cat From a BookAlbum

    Domino · WIGCD290 · Mixed By: David Wrench; Producer: David Wrench; Producer: James Yorkston; Recorded By: David Wrench

  • 2012Just as ScaredSingle

    Domino · RUG498D

  • 2011It’s Lovely to Be HeardEP

    Domino · RUG404T

  • 2010Moving Up Country / When the Haar Rolls InCompilation

    Domino · DOMDBL07CD

  • 2009Folk SongsAlbum

    Domino · WIGCD236

  • 2009Martinmas TimeSingle

    Domino · RUG332D

  • 2009Martinmas Time / Nottanum TownSingle

    Domino · RUG332

  • 2009Mary Connaught & James O'Donnell / Barbara AllenSingle

    Domino · RUG347

  • 2009Mary Connaught and James O’DonnellSingle

    Domino · RUG347

  • 2008A Selection of Covers & RemixesCompilation

    Domino

  • 2008Acoustic SessionsCompilation

    [no label] · JY 001

  • 2008Tortoise Regrets HareSingle

    Domino · RUG293D

  • 2008When the Haar Rolls InAlbum

    Domino · WIGCD221 · Engineer: David Wrench; Mastered By: Sean Magee; Mixed By: Barny Barnicott

  • 2007Roaring the GospelCompilation

    Domino · WIGCD157

  • 2007Woozy With CiderSingle

    Domino · RUG252T

  • 2006Steady as She GoesSingle

    Domino · RUG239 · Producer [Produced By]: Rustin Man

  • 2006The Year of the LeopardAlbum

    Domino · WIGCD183 · Mastered By: Frank Arkwright; Mixed By: Phill Brown; Mixed By [Assistant], Edited By: Joe Hirst; Producer: Rustin Man

  • 2006The Year of the Leopard: Acoustic VersionsAlbum

    Domino · WIGCD183X

  • 2005HoopoeEP

    Houston Party Records · HPR128

  • 2004Acoustic SessionRelease

    Domino

  • 200330Album

    Fence Records · PF A05

  • 2003Someplace SimpleEP

    Domino · RUG168CD

  • 2003Sweet JesusEP

    Domino · RUG149T

Compiled from MusicBrainz and Discogs. Releases not listed there are not shown.

Lineup

  • James Yorkston and the Athletes · eponymous
  • Yorkston/Thorne/Khan
  • The Fruit Tree Foundation
  • The Big Eyes Family Players
  • Yorkston/Thorne/Ghatak
  • Huckleberry

Airplay

  • KEXP airplay: 24+ plays, 2006-12-13–2013-11-12 — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Morning Show' (John Richards) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'Variety Mix' (Hans) — KEXP
  • Played on KEXP show 'The Roadhouse' (Greg Vandy) — KEXP

Photos, art and posters

James Yorkston — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
James Yorkston — Photo
Photo — Bandcamp
James Yorkston — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
James Yorkston — Photo
Photo — TheAudioDB
James Yorkston — Photo
Photo — Wikidata
James Yorkston — The Great White Sea EagleJames Yorkston, Nina Persson & The Second Hand Orchestra
Release art · The Great White Sea EagleJames Yorkston, Nina Persson & The Second Hand Orchestra — release
James Yorkston — J Wright Presents
Release art · J Wright Presents — release
James Yorkston — The Wide, Wide RiverJames Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra
Release art · The Wide, Wide RiverJames Yorkston and The Second Hand Orchestra — release
James Yorkston — Navarasa : Nine EmotionsYorkston/Thorne/Khan
Release art · Navarasa : Nine EmotionsYorkston/Thorne/Khan — release
James Yorkston — Mareel, 2026-02-19
Poster · Mareel, 2026-02-19 — Songkick

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KEXPAirplay
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SongkickShow history, Show posters
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This is a partial record of publicly documented activity. Missing shows, releases or members do not mean there are none. It does not confirm availability for booking.