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WH TOUR OCTOBER 2025

Sunday, August 24th, 2025

Edinburgh Festival ’25 – August 21st – Special Guests Announced

Sunday, July 27th, 2025

For the first time in almost 10 years, Withered Hand returns to the Queen’s Hall for a hometown Edinburgh Festival show.

The evening will include WH tunes old and new, and stellar contributions from special guests James Yorkston, Kathryn Williams, Jill Lorean, Meursault and Billy Liar.

With musical collaboration from Louis Abbott, Euan Burton, Andy Bruce and Pete Liddle, and compere, poet and podcaster Ryan Van Winkle, it promises to be a special night on the Fringe.

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2025

Tuesday, May 27th, 2025

For the first time in almost 10 years, Withered Hand returns to the Queen’s Hall on Thursday 21st August for a hometown festival show, featuring special guests, a set of WH classics old and new and the chance to hear new material which will comprise the follow-up to 2023’s celebrated ‘comeback’ LP ‘How To Love’.

TICKETS AVAILABLE HERE

SAY AWARD 2024 – SHORTLISTED!

Wednesday, October 9th, 2024

Overjoyed to announce that ‘Willson Williams’ automatically qualified for the SAY Award 2024 shortlist as the surprise winner of this year’s public vote! Amazing! THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO VOTED FOR THE ALBUM!

The winning LP will be announced in a ceremony in Stirling Albert Halls on October 24th.

In the meantime, check out the other 9 excellent shortlisted albums HERE

SAY AWARD 2024 – LONGLIST NOMINATION

Saturday, September 14th, 2024

Delighted to announce ‘Willson Williams” has been nominated for the Scottish Album of the Year Award 2024. For more information on the award and the other 19 longlisted albums visit – HERE

Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand – Tour Autumn 2024

Wednesday, August 14th, 2024

Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand – Tour May 2024

Wednesday, April 24th, 2024

Kathryn Williams & Withered Hand Present…

Wednesday, April 24th, 2024

‘Grace’ – Another single from our forthcoming collaborative LP ‘Willson Williams” available HERE – Thanks to Marry Waterson for the video, from footage gathered from a daytrip to Lindisfarne, Holy Island, Northumberland.

‘Weekend’ – the second single from ‘Willson Williams’ our forthcoming collaborative LP due out April 26th via One Little Independent Records. Thanks to Marry Waterson for the video. Thanks also to Moniack Mhor Creative Writing Centre and all the brilliant songwriting workshop participants who appear in this footage, good times.

New Single! Announcing LP w/ Kathryn Williams

Wednesday, January 17th, 2024

NOV/DEC – SOLO TOUR W/ DARREN HAYMAN

Tuesday, November 7th, 2023