Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes is a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominee and three-times nominee for Scottish Album of the Year. His latest (6th) album is even titled 'The Voice of Scotland'. His songs have featured widely on Radio 2 and Radio 3, BBC Scotland, Edith Bowman?s BBC Scotland Quay Sessions show and Virgin Radio, amongst many others. One of 8 children raised by his mother in a small flat in Portobello, he crafts lyrics that resonate like old folk songs, set to melodies rooted in the haunting slow airs and church hymns that echoed throughout his childhood. His masterful songwriting and enchanting voice has, over the years, seen him work and share stages with renowned musicians including Karine Polwart,John Prine, Graham Coxon, Becky Unthank, Eddie Reader, Laura Marling and Richard Thompson, among many others. Licensed bar