From Scotland with Love
From Scotland with Love is a documentary feature film produced by Grant Kier, Heather Croall and Mark Atkin and directed by Virginia Heath, soundtracked by an original studio album by Scottish singer-songwriter King Creosote (Kenny Anderson).
| From Scotland with Love | ||||
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| Released | 21 July 2014 | |||
| Recorded | Chem19 Studios; Blantyre, Scotland | |||
| Genre | Folk | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | David McAulay | |||
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| From Scotland with Love | |
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| Directed by | Virginia Heath |
| Produced by | Grant Keir and Heather Croall and Mark Atkin |
| Music by | King Creosote |
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
The film was commissioned as part of the Cultural Festival accompanying the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games. It was screened with live musical accompaniment on Glasgow Green on 31 July 2014. It was produced by Faction North, Crossover, National Library of Scotland and Scottish Screen Archive in association with BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland.
The album was produced by David McAulay and released on 21 July 2014 on Domino Recording Company.
Regarding the album, and its film counterpart, Anderson stated: "It's basically just looking at ourselves in the past – it's like looking at your grandparents' or your great grandparents' generation goofing about, just doing what they're doing. But you have to remember that it wasn't the past for them - they were right at the cutting edge of time like we are now."
Released to widespread critical acclaim, the album reached number twenty-one in the UK Albums Chart; Creosote's highest-charting album to date. The album also peaked at number one on the UK Record Store Chart, and at number three on the Scottish Albums Chart.