Stu Larsen Releases ‘Marigold (Raaysay Sessions)’; Out Now
October 30, 2021 BY Nettwerk
Marigold has been out for a year and a half now; it entered the world at the same time the pandemic shut down everything, and most of the planet entered some form of lockdown. During these quieter days, Stu Larsen spent a few months in a small cottage on The Isle of Raasay off the west coast of Scotland, surrounded by the coldest of winters – the days were for exploring every corner of the island, and the evenings spent with a whisky and a guitar by the fireplace.
Marigold: Raasay Sessions was born in this little cottage. These are rough and raw acoustic versions of each of the songs from Marigold, plus a new little lullaby called “Goodnight x.” You can sometimes hear the fire crackling in the background and the odd sheep passing by the front window too.
Also out now is a live radio performance from Deutschlandfunk recorded in August 2020. Selected tracks are available on all streaming services but head to YouTube for the full show plus interview sections. Larsen reminisces, “it’s strange to look back at this time and to hear my thoughts and see where I was just a few months into the pandemic. Some things have barely changed since then, but other things have changed dramatically, especially the information revealed around the 46-minute mark.”
Since leaving a day job 15 years ago, Stu has toured the globe numerous times, cultivating fans with concerts all around the world. As a result, fan favorites like “San Francisco” and “Thirteen Sad Farewells” have earned millions of streams across digital platforms. Documenting his travels through photos, Stu has lived numerous adventures, including an emergency appendectomy in Indonesia and being “embraced” by an “overly friendly” jaguar at a party in Mexico City.
2022 will see Stu hit the road again for a run of shows where he’ll finally be able to bring these songs from Marigold (and maybe a few new ones) to crowds across Europe. This will be Stu’s first full European tour since 2018 when he shared the stage with Japan’s harmonica virtuoso, Natsuki Kurai.
Tour Dates:
07 April – Whelan’s Upstairs – Dublin IE
10 April – Night N Day Cafe – Manchester UK
11 April – King Tut’s – Glasgow UK
13 April – Chalk – Brighton UK
14 April – Bush Hall – London UK
15 April – The Brook – Southampton UK
20 April – 1999 – Paris FR
22 April – La Nau – Barcelona ES
23 April – Moby Dick – Madrid ES
27 April – Biko – Milan IT
29 April – Papiersaal – Zurich CH
30 April – Raumbar – Solothurn CH
02 May – Im Wizemann Studio – Stuttgart DE
03 May – Hansa 39 – Munich DE
04 May – Chelsea – Vienna AT
05 May – Chapeau Rouge – Praque CZ
07 May – Bardzo Bardzo – Warsaw PO
09 May – Badehaus – Berlin DE
10 May – Nochtspeicer – Hamburg DE
12 May – Krosset – Oslo NO
14 May – Folk a Rock – Malmo SE
15 May – Ideal Bar – Copenhagen DK
17 May – Lutherse Kerk – Groningen NL
18 May – Bitterzoet – Amsterdam NL
19 May – Rotown – Rotterdam NL
20 May – Luxor – Cologne NL
21 May – Trix Bar – Antwerp BE
Track List:
We Got Struck By Lightning (Raaysay Sessions)
Hurricane (Raaysay Sessions)
Whisky & Blankets (Raaysay Sessions)
Wires Crossed (Raaysay Sessions)
Wide Awake & Dreaming (Raaysay Sessions)
Where Have All the Leaves Gone? (Raaysay Sessions)
Je Te Promets Demain (Raaysay Sessions)
My Love My Love (Raaysay Sessions)
Movement & Time (Raaysay Sessions)
The Loudest Voice (Raaysay Sessions)
Phone Call from My Lover (Raaysay Sessions)
Goodnight x (Raaysay Sessions)
Marigold (Raaysay Sessions) is available at all digital retailers. Click HERE: https://stularsen.ffm.to/marigoldraasay.
