"Earthy, rootsy songwriter, with a beautifully rough-hewn voice. Songwriting done right, skillfully realised, performed without equivocation; the results are moving." - Oli Arditi In March 2013 Ed walked through snow-drifts to TPot Studio in rural Perthshire and spent a day recording with Robin Wynn Evans . . . The songs had been distilled during the previous year during travels in Scotland, Canada and France. A fragment of family history and a visit to Alberta brought"Ballad of Lorraine and Frank" to life. Southern France inspired"Le Pain, Du Vin".Ed's hometown Dundee appears in a couple of songs:"On Magdalen Green" is set beside the River Tay, while"Ode to the Kingsway" laments the old double-circle.In October 2013, Ed toured across his native Scotland, playing shows to launch the album. At each show, new fans warmed to the sound and inspired Ed onwards . . ."King Creosote sings Leonard Cohen and The Saw Doctors" - Adrian Phillips, TunAtheDay.com"Simple Life is a perfect example of his