Thank you to everyone for an amazing Bandcamp Friday where both our albums Glamour In The Grey and Gil Brenton were amongst the bestsellers there on the day.

We’ve had a lot of requests from new fans for a complete CD bundle of all our music instead of having to buy them individually and we’re happy to oblige so you can now buy our Three EPs, Glamour and Gil Brenton in one 5 CD swoop AND get a free download voucher for each of them so you can listen to them on the move.

Anyone interested can grab the lot at this link here…..

The Magpie Arc complete 5 CD music bundle with free downloads

The Magpie Arc 💜xx

Last Saturday was annual Record Store Day and we would have loved to be part of it……but we couldn’t because to get stock in to record stores you need to have a deal with a record distributor and none of the UK’s distributors wanted to take us on as they couldn’t see the audience potential.

So we DIY it our way and thanks to your incredible support we have two Top -10 UK Chart albums and two Bandcamp bestsellers where we collect 100% of sales money instead of the 40% that distributors pay to artists.

And we can have our own UK Record Store Day anytime or indeed all the time so today we’re doing that with 15 copies of our album Glamour In The Grey on special limited edition sea-foam coloured vinyl with lyric insert and band photo.

When they’re gone, they’re gone so if you would like a copy then now’s the chance to grab one here…..

UK Buyers – Click here for limited edition Glamour In The Grey on coloured vinyl

Overseas buyers – Click here for limited edition Glamour In The Grey on coloured vinyl

And of course you can get all our other music including special priced bundles of Glamour and new album Gil Brenton and also of our first three EPs and Glamour on CD and vinyl from our shops here….

UK buyers – Click here for The Magpie Arc music

Overseas buyers – Click here for The Magpie Arc music

AND now that the temperature in Scotland has nudged over 6-degrees and summer is obviously just round the corner what better way to celebrate than with a The Magpie Arc T-shirt? Excellent quality and plenty size options available so head over to the link below and grab one.

All buyers – Click here for The Magpie Arc t-shirts

Happy “The Magpie Arc” Record Store Day everyone!

TMA xx

Just a heads up everyone, all of our CD’s and vinyl are now off Amazon so if anyone is looking and you see “items unavailable” it’s only unavailable from there, you can still buy our new album Gil Brenton and all our other albums on CD and vinyl from us directly at our webshop here….

https://themagpiearc.company.site/

And on download from Bandcamp here…

https://themagpiearc.bandcamp.com/

Why?

It’s not some grand statement, just simply that for every CD we sell there at £12 they are now taking over 50% of that as their cut and the old “but you’ll be in a shop window in front of hundreds of millions of potential buyers and new fans” line is complete nonsense, much the same as that other thief Spotify.

Also, and this is the biggie, a hugely increasing number of rogues are buying there with the sole intention of “returning an item” to get a refund from the seller, which Amazon automatically comply with, and then tell the buyer to keep the item or give it away as it’s too much hassle for them to administer. And then said rogues are straight off to Music Magpie to exchange the free CD or album for cash.

It’s just another kick in the teeth for artists (and indeed sellers of all kinds) to deal with and we’re not going to let that happen to us any more.

As ever, thank you for your support everyone.

TMA xx

Thanks to all our Gil Brenton vinyl buyers for your patience as delivery was slightly delayed due to the sheer demand for vinyl these days and very little manufacturers worldwide but we’re delighted to say that copies are arriving this afternoon and will be in the post to all of you as soon as possible.

If you’re still to buy the album you can listen first and then get it on CD, vinyl or digital download wherever you are from the links below…..

Click here to listen to Gil Brenton before buying

Click here to buy Gil Brenton on Digital Download worldwide

Click here to buy Gil Brenton on CD or Vinyl – UK orders only

Click here to buy Gil Brenton on CD or Vinyl – Overseas orders only

Thank you for supporting an independent band doing it their way everyone, it is hugely appreciated.

TMA xx

Our Indoor Festival of Folk 2026 at Cecil Sharp House in London on Saturday the 7th of February is almost sold out so if you’re thinking of going then do get in quickly.

Maddy Prior and Peter Knight of Steeleye Span performing a set together, Simon Nicol founder member of Fairport being interviewed about all things folk rock by Matthew Bannister, sets from award winning folk artists Chris Wood and Lisa Knapp with her collaborator Gerry Diver, the outstanding up and coming singer/songwriter Ellie Gowers and us.

You can get them here – themagpiearc.com/live

And don’t forget our new album if you’re still to buy it.

You can listen first and then get it on CD, vinyl or digital download wherever you are from the links below…..

Click here to listen to Gil Brenton before buying – themagpiearc.bandcamp.com/album/gil-brenton

Click here to buy Gil Brenton on Digital Download worldwide – themagpiearc.bandcamp.com/album/gil-brenton

Click here to buy Gil Brenton on CD or Vinyl – UK orders only – themagpiearc.company.site

Click here to buy Gil Brenton on CD or Vinyl – International orders only – themagpiearc.bandcamp.com/album/gil-brenton

Thank you for supporting an independent band doing it there way everyone, it is hugely appreciated.

TMA xx

Tickets for our Indoor Festival of Folk 2026 at Cecil Sharp House in London on Saturday the 7th of February are flying and it’s no surprise with this line-up.

Maddy Prior and Peter Knight of Steeleye Span performing a set together, Simon Nicol founder member of Fairport being interviewed about all things folk rock by Mathew Bannister, sets from award winning folk artists Chris Wood and Lisa Knapp with her collaborator Gerry Diver, the outstanding up and coming singer/songwriter Ellie Gowers and us.

It’s going to be a fantastic day with folk, food, facilities and a nice warm winter sit down in the beautiful surroundings of the spiritual home of British folk music so don’t hang about getting your tickets.

You can get them here – https://themagpiearc.com/live

And you put our new album Gil Brenton in the charts for us!!! 

Number 2 in the Official UK Indie Chart and number 7 in the Official UK Folk Chart….absolutely fantastic and ALL from proper CD, vinyl and download sales, not a single stream from Spotify or any other streaming platform.

If you’re still to buy it you can listen first and then get it on CD, vinyl or digital download wherever you are from the links below…..

Click here to listen to Gil Brenton before buying

Click here to buy Gil Brenton on Digital Download worldwide

Click here to buy Gil Brenton on CD or Vinyl – UK orders only

Click here to buy Gil Brenton on CD or Vinyl – International orders only

You can also gift the album download to someone you love music with via email and a link will be sent to them by email.

Thank you for supporting an independent band doing it their way everyone, it is hugely appreciated.

TMA xx

Thank you everyone for your wonderful support for our new album Gil Brenton!

A Bandcamp bestseller, number 2 in the UK Official Indie Chart and now we’re just waiting to hear about our position in the UK Official Folk Chart.

And we’re super proud that all this has been achieved on real CD, vinyl and download sales only as we haven’t released the album on ANY streaming sites.

The reviews and fan feedback have also been amazing so if you’re still to buy it then please do. You can give it a listen on Bandcamp beforehand and then dive in.

We know it sounds a bit grand but all sales go towards a chart placing and every single one helps as in a hard to make yourself heard world that is invaluable to us for PR purposes.

You can see it, listen to it and buy it on download from here – themagpiearc.bandcamp.com/album/gil-brenton

Or you can get it on CD/vinyl here – themagpiearc.company.site

Thanks everyone and Happy New Year!

TMA xx