Castlemilk singer Gerry Cinnamon on headlining the O2 ABC, playing T in the Park and getting ahead without a record label". Second, in an age where straightforward songwriting is far from the critical flavour of the month, he probably steered clear of a bunch of scathing reviews, while positioning himself as the plucky outsider. The tour spanned throughout 2022 and included sold-out shows in Birmingham, Manchester, London, Dublin and Cork. The worst album I heard in 2017: I could nearly endure a Chainsmokers album but Gerry Cinnamon is so horribly unlikable with his unbearable lyrics and colourless instrumentals that it's pretty much torture for anyone with a taste of good folk music. Word of Cinnamon reached the Guardian in 2016 when he started selling out biggish rooms in Glasgow; it rapidly became apparent he wasn’t interested in talking to us, or to anyone else, really.

His 350,000-capacity UK and Ireland tour, originally due to happen in 2020, included shows at Birmingham and Manchester Arenas, London’s Alexandra Palace, the 25,000 capacity Malahide Castle, Dublin, and Musgrave Park Stadium, Cork. a b c "Castlemilk star Gerry Cinnamon who shot to fame with pro-independence song Hope Over Fear is looking forward to new single release". Following on from his 2021 show, Gerry also embarked on a 2022 tour, heading around the UK and Ireland. Gerry's fans can relive 2022's Hampden Park shows thanks to a live album, which has now been released.So the album is more about saying ‘fuck you’ to the people who were trying to tell me there was a system that you have to follow. But that lack of filter produces some wonderful songs which create this certain kind of nostalgia, along with the folky instrumentals of course. Having experienced problems in the local area and in school as a young teenager, he spent some time living in London with the father of a friend; finding himself with little to do "apart from watch cricket or play guitar", [3] [7] he became proficient in the instrument (as well as the harmonica).

The Scottish singer has released two Top 3 albums, 'Erratic Cinematic' and 'The Bonny', and six Top 20 songs in Scotland, including 'Belter', 'Canter' and ' Where We're Going'. It's no secret that the icon that is Mimi Webb owes the skyrocketing of her career to popular social media app TikTok.While Cinnamon knows his grassroots methodology might not be for everyone, Erratic Cinematic vindicates his indomitable instinct to do things his own way.