James Yorkston is a Scottish folk musician, singer/songwriter and author. He has been releasing music on Domino Records since 2002 – His debut album Moving Up Country being Rough Trade’s Album of the Year. James was an integral original member of the much lauded and hugely influential Fence Collective. His first steps out of Fife as a solo artist were made in 2001 after he sent a demo cassette to folk rock legend John Martyn asking for a support slot on the Edinburgh date of his upcoming tour. But when John listened to the cassette, he offered James all 31 dates of the tour. Since then James has been releasing several studio albums on his own.