Pictish Trail have plenty of tour dates lined up for this year, including some festival appearances – Green Man festival features, as always. Walk the Line and Lost Map present: Leyline Shows in South West of England with support from Lost Map artist Bas Jan, plus a DJ set by Guto Pryce of Super Furry Animals.
Isle-of-Eigg dwelling electro-acoustic psych-pop wonder Pictish Trail AKA Johnny Lynch’s most recent acclaimed album Island Family explores connections to place and time from the viewpoint of his life on a remote Scottish island. Which makes him a natural choice of headliner for Ley Line – a quest for myth, magic, music and merriment around the ancient landscape of south-west England. It’s presented by Weird Walk, a journal of wanderings and wonderings from the British Isles, in participation with Lost Map Records.

Bas Jan is the vehicle for harpist, and Jarvis Cocker associate, Serafina Steer, violinists Emma Smith and Charlie Stock and percussionist Rachel Horwood. Their new work Baby U Know is out now via Lost Map.
Here are the dates:
SAT, JUNE 11 @ LONG DIVISION FESTIVAL, WAKEFIELD
JUL 1–2 @ HOWLIN’ FLING PRESENTS: PICTISH TRAIL’S ISLAND FAMILY GATHERING, ISLE OF EIGG, UK (SOLD OUT)
AUG 18–21 @ GREEN MAN FESTIVAL, WALES, UK
FRI, SEP 16 @ THE VIEW, OBAN
SAT, SEP 17 @ ASTLEY HALL, ARISAIG
SUN, SEP 18 @ UNIVERSAL HALL, FORRES
MON, SEP 19 @ PJ MOLLOYS, DUNFERMLINE
TUE, SEP 20 @ THE RUM SHACK, GLASGOW
WED, SEP 21 @ RECONNECT REGAL THEATRE, BATHGATE
THU, SEP 22 @ CATSTRAND, NEW GALLOWAY
FRI, SEP 23 @ MACARTS, GALASHIELS
SAT, SEP 24 @ THE HALL, LANCASTER
SUN, SEP 25 @ RECORD JUNKEE, SHEFFIELD [TICKETS]
MON SEP 26 @ THE PRINCE ALBERT, STROUD [TICKETS]
WED, SEP 28 @ CAVERN, EXETER (w/ BAS JAN + GUTO PRYCE DJ SET) [TICKETS]
THU, SEP 29 @ BARREL HOUSE, TOTNES
(w/ BAS JAN + GUTO PRYCE DJ SET) [TICKETS]
FRI, SEP 30 @ UNDERGROUND, PLYMOUTH
(w/ BAS JAN + GUTO PRYCE DJ SET) [TICKETS]
SAT, OCT 1 @ VERDANT TAPROOM, PENYRN
(w/ BAS JAN + GUTO PRYCE DJ SET) [TICKETS]
FRI, DEC 9 @ MOTH CLUB, LONDON [TICKETS]