Findlay Napier

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Findlay Napier, born November 1978 in Glasgow, Scotland, is a British singer-songwriter and music teacher. He graduated from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland in 1999 and began his career as an accompanist for Margaret Bennett on her album In the Sunny Long Ago (2001). In 2000, Napier joined the Scottish folk group Back of the Moon, recording Gillian Frame and Back of the Moon (2001), Luminosity (2005), and Fortune's Road (2007) before the band disbanded in 2007. He collaborated with Boo Hewerdine on his solo album VIP: Very Interesting Persons (2015), which reached number 2 on The Daily Telegraph’s top folk albums chart in 2015. Napier has also worked as a lecturer at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland.

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03	Baloo Baleery	Findlay Napier	The Ledger			02:35
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier

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Outsider

2025 The Bothy Society: 04-04-2025

Outsider

01	Running the Light	Findlay Napier	Outsider			03:44
	Composers: Findlay Napier
02	Silver Service	Findlay Napier	Outsider			02:34
	Composers: Findlay Napier
03	Outsider	Findlay Napier	Outsider			02:28
	Composers: Findlay Napier
04	Call Me If You Need Me	Findlay Napier	Outsider			03:04
	Composers: Findlay Napier
05	Oh Amy	Findlay Napier	Outsider			03:20
	Composers: Findlay Napier
06	Fidel Castro Five Years Gone	Findlay Napier	Outsider			02:55
	Composers: Findlay Napier
07	An Extensive List of Lost Things	Findlay Napier	Outsider			03:04
	Composers: Findlay Napier

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It Is What It Is

℗ 2021 The Bothy Society: 01-10-2021

It Is What It Is

01	It Is What It Is	Findlay Napier	It Is What It Is			02:50
	Writer: Findlay Napier - Angus Lyon / Composers: Findlay Napier - Angus Lyon
02	Piece of my Heart	Findlay Napier	It Is What It Is			03:25
	Writer: Findlay Napier - Boo Hewerdine / Composers: Findlay Napier - Boo Hewerdine
03	I've Never Been Wrong	Findlay Napier	It Is What It Is			02:35
	Writer: Findlay Napier / Composers: Findlay Napier
04	Under the Moon	Findlay Napier	It Is What It Is			02:31
	Writer: Findlay Napier / Composers: Findlay Napier
05	American Promise American Lies	Findlay Napier	It Is What It Is			04:11
	Writer: Findlay Napier / Composers: Findlay Napier
06	Slip of the Tongue	Findlay Napier	It Is What It Is			05:14
	Writer: Findlay Napier / Composers: Findlay Napier
07	La La La Song	Findlay Napier	It Is What It Is			02:23
	Writer: Findlay Napier / Composers: Findlay Napier

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The Ledger

(P) 2020 Cheerygroove Records: 06-11-2020

The Ledger

01	Bonnie George Campbell	Findlay Napier	The Ledger			02:56
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier
02	Burnie Bushel	Findlay Napier	The Ledger			01:34
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier
03	Baloo Baleery	Findlay Napier	The Ledger			02:35
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier
04	Van Diemen's Land	Findlay Napier	The Ledger			03:03
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier
05	Barbara Allan	Findlay Napier	The Ledger			06:07
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier
06	Walking All Alane	Findlay Napier	The Ledger			03:51
	Composers: Anne Neilson
07	Jamie Raeburn	Findlay Napier	The Ledger			04:08
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier

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Glasgow

: 13-10-2017

Glasgow

01	Young Goths in the Necropolis	Findlay Napier	Glasgow			03:11
02	Wire Burners	Findlay Napier	Glasgow			03:02
03	Marchtown	Findlay Napier	Glasgow			04:19
04	St Anthony's Digging a Hole	Findlay Napier	Glasgow			03:32
05	Glasgow	Findlay Napier	Glasgow			03:44
06	Cod Liver Oil and the Orange Juice	Findlay Napier	Glasgow			03:56
07	A Walk Across the Rooftops	Findlay Napier	Glasgow			03:27

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VIP: Very Interesting Persons

: 06-10-2014

VIP: Very Interesting Persons

01	Hedy Lamarr	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Persons			03:09
02	The Man Who Sold New York	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Persons			03:55
03	An Idol in Decline	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Persons			03:01
04	Eddie Banjo	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Persons			02:36
05	What a Shame About George	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Persons			03:47
06	Rising Sun	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Persons			03:14
07	Sweet Science	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Persons			02:59

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Two Men On a Boat

2014 Chris Sherburn & Findlay Napier: 26-05-2014

Two Men On a Boat

01	Valentina	Chris Sherburn	Two Men On a Boat			03:36
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Boo Hewerdine
02	Johnny Cope	Chris Sherburn	Two Men On a Boat			04:27
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Chris Sherburn
03	After the Last Bell Rings	Chris Sherburn	Two Men On a Boat			04:09
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Boo Hewerdine
04	Wee Drappie O't	Chris Sherburn	Two Men On a Boat			04:26
	Composers: Findlay Napier
05	Spencer the Rover	Chris Sherburn	Two Men On a Boat			05:25
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Chris Sherburn
06	Tender the Cattle & the Watchmaker	Chris Sherburn	Two Men On a Boat			03:37
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Chris Sherburn
07	Sold Out	Chris Sherburn	Two Men On a Boat			03:45
	Composers: Findlay Napier

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EPs

The Story Song Scientists: Quantum Lyrics

(P) 2021 Dharma Records Ltd: 29-10-2021

The Story Song Scientists: Quantum Lyrics

01	1800 and Froze to Death	Findlay Napier	The Story Song Scientists: Quantum Lyrics			03:53
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood
02	Ode to the Man with the Golden Arm	Findlay Napier	The Story Song Scientists: Quantum Lyrics			02:24
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood
03	Lo and Behold	Findlay Napier	The Story Song Scientists: Quantum Lyrics			04:39
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood
04	The Anarchist Cookbook	Findlay Napier	The Story Song Scientists: Quantum Lyrics			03:45
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood
05	Clouds	Findlay Napier	The Story Song Scientists: Quantum Lyrics			04:23
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood

The Story Song Scientists

(P) 2019 Dharma Records Ltd: 01-03-2019

The Story Song Scientists

01	Unnamable Radio	Findlay Napier	The Story Song Scientists			03:35
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood
02	Shepherd	Findlay Napier	The Story Song Scientists			03:33
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood
03	End of Numbers	Findlay Napier	The Story Song Scientists			02:52
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood
04	North Pond Phantom	Findlay Napier	The Story Song Scientists			03:29
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood
05	Wild Wild Country	Findlay Napier	The Story Song Scientists			03:22
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood
06	The Last Straw	Findlay Napier	The Story Song Scientists			03:15
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood

VIP: Very Interesting Extras

: 19-02-2016

VIP: Very Interesting Extras

01	How Will You Escape	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Extras			03:34
02	Princess Rosanna Drowned in the Clyde	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Extras			03:04
03	52des	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Extras			04:34
04	After the Last Bell Rings	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Extras			04:16
05	Show Folk	Findlay Napier	VIP: Very Interesting Extras			05:09

Singles

Ode to the Man with the Golden Arm

(P) 2021 Dharma Records Ltd: 15-10-2021

Ode to the Man with the Golden Arm

01	Ode to the Man with the Golden Arm	Findlay Napier	Ode to the Man with the Golden Arm			02:24
	Composers: Findlay Napier - Megan Henwood

Barbara Allan

(P) 2020 Cheerygroove Records: 01-05-2020

Barbara Allan

01	Barbara Allan	Findlay Napier	Barbara Allan			06:07
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier

Van Diemen's Land

(P) 2020 Cheerygroove Records: 01-05-2020

Van Diemen's Land

01	Van Diemen's Land	Findlay Napier	Van Diemen's Land			03:03
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier

Twa Recruitin' Sergeants

(P) 2020 Cheerygroove Records: 01-05-2020

Twa Recruitin' Sergeants

01	Twa Recruitin' Sergeants	Findlay Napier	Twa Recruitin' Sergeants			06:00
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier

Bonnie George Campbell

(P) 2020 Cheerygroove Records: 01-05-2020

Bonnie George Campbell

01	Bonnie George Campbell	Findlay Napier	Bonnie George Campbell			02:56
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier

Burnie Bushel

(P) 2020 Cheerygroove Records: 01-05-2020

Burnie Bushel

01	Burnie Bushel	Findlay Napier	Burnie Bushel			01:34
	Composers: Gillian Frame - Mike Vass - Findlay Napier