Sean McGowan | Glasgow

The ever-grafting son of the smith, Seán McGowan, is barrelling
into 2019 via his favourite place: the road. With 2018 an indelible
highlight and highpoint of his decade of crafting songs, Seán is
stepping up his already considerable efforts to bring his smart wordplay
and clash of sad and riotous tunes to everyone he can muster.

As he prepares for his biggest headline show to date, a Christmas
homecoming in Southampton at the 1865 supported by friend and labelmate
Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly.) Seán has now announced an extensive UK tour
to kick off the new year.

Following the release of his debut
album Son of the Smith in May 2018 - available on vinyl, CD and download
from Xtra Mile Re-cordings now - Seán has had opportunity after
opportunity to show all sorts of crowds what he’s made of. His biggest
show saw him performing main stage at the legendary Camden Roundhouse as
one of the main supports at Frank Turner’s Lost Evenings II. He toured
with more friends and Xtra Mile family Skinny Lister, Get Cape. Wear
Cape. Fly. and Will Varley, as well as fellow working-class hero Billy
Bragg. He skirted the fringes of the island with a set of dates in
lesser-played Scottish towns. And he ended a year of touring with a UK
and European jaunt with eternal folk travellers The Levellers, in
somewhat of a dream support slot.

Now, as always, he’s thinking
big and now’s the time to see Seán get his band in on the act for this
full UK tour in February and March 2019, with 21 stops and hardly a day
off in between.