Scottish singer and songwriter Gerry Cinnamon is releasing a new ‘definitive’ version of his second studio album The Bonny at midnight tonight in the UK. The original album was released back in April and does not include the new track Ghost that will feature on the re-release.
New versions of the singles Kampfire Vampire and Fickle McSelfish will also be included in the re-release. Cinnamon noted on social-media that Ghost was written around the same time as the two previously released singles, in addition to the track Roll the Credits, and he is pleased they can all be together in this new version of the record.
The Glasgow artist began his cult-following in 2014 when he released his first debut single Hope Over Fear and performed it at a festival supporting the Referendum of Scottish Independence, inadvertently making him widely popular through the Yes campaign. After a string of successful festival gigs at T in the Park, he was awarded Best Live Act at the Scottish Alternative Music Awards in 2016.
Cinnamon remained unsigned throughout his career and still managed to headline a sold-out show at the O2 ABC venue in Glasgow. Shortly after he released his first full-length album in 2017 called Erratic Cinematic and produced by Chris Marshall.
The album reached #1 on the UK charts for singer-songwriters and briefly outsold Ed Sheeran before landing the #6 overall slot. In promotion for the album, 2 Barrowland Ballroom concerts were announced on the back on the Erratic Cinematic CD and sold-out immediately. This accomplishment had never been done by an unsigned artist and landed Cinnamon a spot in the Barrowland Ballroom Hall of Fame along with massive icons including David Bowie.
Among other accomplishments that the Scottish born artist has achieved, he has won The Great Scot Award for entertainment and broken the record for the most ever indoor attendance at a Scottish venue, with 15,000 audience members at the P&J Live Show in Aberdeen. He the went on to open for Liam Gallagher during his Australian national tour.
Cinnamon held a Scottish, English and Irish tour in 2018 which sold-out and continued onto many headlining shows, including Glastonbury, throughout 2019. This year the artist then released his second full-length album, The Bonny, which was met with tremendous critical praise.
The original release of The Bonny went # 1 on the UK and Irish album charts and was the fastest selling vinyl record of 2020. The album was released under Cinnamon’s self-created label Little Runway.
Cinnamon had to reschedule all of his concerts, including opening for DropKick Murphy’s American tour, as well as all of his 2020 show dates. He has rescheduled these dates for 2021 due to safety concerns surrounding the global Covid-19 health crisis and will appear in multiple festivals in the coming year.
The re-release of Cinnamon’s second full-length album The Bonny will drop at midnight and will be available for download and on all streaming platforms. Tickets for Cinnamon’s upcoming concerts are available here.
Gerry Cinnamon UK and Ireland Tour Dates:
28/05/2021 – Victoria Park – Warrington
30/05 – Cardiff Castle – Cardiff
01/06 – Alexandra Palace – London
04/06 – The Brighton Centre – Brighton
05/06 – A0 Arena – Manchester
06/06 – FlyDSA Arena – Sheffield
08/08 – Gleneagle INEC Arena – Kerry IE
09/06 – Ormeau Park – Belfast IE
11/06 – Resorts World Arena – Birmingham
18/06 – Irish Independent Park – Cork IE
20/06 – Malahide Caste – Dublin IE
17/07 – Hampden Park National Stadium – Glasgow
26-29/08 – Bramham Park and Reading Festival – Reading and Leeds
