‘I Was A Cat From A Book’ by James Yorkston will be released by Domino on Monday the 13th of August 2012.  His first album since 2008’s ‘When The Haar Rolls In’, ‘I Was A Cat From A Book’ finds James playing with a new band comprised of members of Lamb & The Cinematic Orchestra alongside old friends.  The album was produced by James Yorkston and Dave Wrench and mostly recorded live during 5 wintry days in Bryn Derwen Studios, North Wales. It’s an al...

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Songs for Nina and Johanna

Album

The Great White Sea Eagle

Album

The Wide, Wide River

Album

The Route To The Harmonium

Album

The Cellardyke Recording and Wassailing Society

Album

I Was A Cat From A Book

Album

Moving Up Country 10th Anniversary Edition

Album

When The Haar Rolls In

Album

Roaring the Gospel

Album

The Year Of The Leopard

Album

Live at Le Poisson Mouillé

Album

Just Beyond the River

Album

Love That Tree

Single

Oh Light, Oh Light

Single

A Moment Longer (Vince Clarke Remix)

Single

A Moment Longer / Love / Luck

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The Harmony

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An Upturned Crab

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Hold Out For Love

Single

There Is No Upside

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Ella Mary Leather

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Struggle

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Shallow (Vince Clarke Remix)

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Shallow

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My Mouth Ain’t No Bible

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Guy Fawkes’ Signature

Single

Feathers Are Falling

Single

Spanish Ants

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Tortoise Regrets Hare

Single

Woozy With Cider

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Steady As She Goes

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Surf Song

Single

Shipwreckers

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Someplace Simple

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St. Patrick

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Sweet Jesus / I Spy Dogs

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Tender to the Blues

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The Lang Toun

Single

Welcome to James Yorkston

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James Yorkston news

James Yorkston and the Second Hand Orchestra ‘The Wide Wide River’ out 22nd January 2021

Yorkston/Thorne/Khan ‘Navarasa : Nine Emotions’ out 24th January 2020

Upcoming James Yorkston gigs

16 September 2025 James Yorkston  Queens Hall Edinburgh Edinburgh UK
17 September 2025 James Yorkston  The Common Room of the Great North Newcastle Upon Tyne UK
19 September 2025 James Yorkston  Hallé St Peter's Manchester UK
20 September 2025 James Yorkston  St Martin-in-the-Fields London UK
05 December 2025 James Yorkston  Centre for Contemporary Arts (CCA) Glasgow UK
08 December 2025 James Yorkston  Future Yard Liverpool UK
10 December 2025 James Yorkston  Claypath Delicatessen Sunderland UK
12 December 2025 James Yorkston  HydeAway Bath UK
13 December 2025 James Yorkston  ALPHABET Brighton UK
14 December 2025 James Yorkston  Bodega Nottingham UK
15 December 2025 James Yorkston  Strange Brew Bristol UK
20 January 2026 James Yorkston  Quasimodo Berlin Germany
21 January 2026 James Yorkston  UT Connewitz Leipzig Germany
22 January 2026 James Yorkston  Brotfabrik Frankfurt Germany
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