THE PICTISH TRAIL is the nom de plume of singer-songwriter Johnny Lynch, who – alongside Kenny Anderson (aka King Creosote) – runs micro-indie DIY-folk collective Fence Records, from a remote fishing village in Fife, Scotland. His music is a sonorous mixture of acoustic-driven balladry and lo-fi synthesised pop, that has been described as “a post-summer trove of sun-warped electro, anamorphic folk” (Plan B Magazine).
Over the past 7 years he’s recorded various mini-albums, EP’s and singles of his own material for the Fence label – working with a number of artists such as King Creosote, KT Tunstall, James Yorkston, The Red Well and The Earlies along the way, amongst a legion of others. The Pictish Trail’s debut full-length album, Secret Soundz Vol.1, was released in 2008, to glowing reviews: “Glorious, 4 STARS” MOJO // “4 STARS” Metro // “Compulsory listening, 4 STARS” The Observer // “Limitless imagination” NME. In 2009, Johnny embarked on an extensive tour of the album – playing shows across the UK, main-land Europe and America. In 2010, he released an album of brand new material – an electronic-pop collaboration with multi-instrumentalist Adem – under the name SILVER COLUMNS.
2011 has seen the release of IN ROOMS, an album of 50 songs each 30 seconds in length. This mini-album was born out of the 100 Days Project that comedian Josie Long started at the end of 2009 – Johnny’s project was to write & record a new 30-second song every day. The result is a collection of süper-concentrated pop, ranging from the plaintive to the playful.
The Pictish Trail is currently spending most of his time on the Isle of Eigg, writing and recording songs for Secret Soundz Vol. 2. And feeding goats.
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