Hit The Road
Hit The Road is back after nearly 2 years | 15-17 December 2021
After a 20-month gap owing to COVID-19, youth music project Hit The Road is back.
From 15 - 17 December 2021 Sean Bonner (15-year-old Glasgow artist), Shorthouse (19-year-old Edinburgh-based Rob McLaughlin) and Leiah Maitland (18-year-old Crieff-based songwriter) will perform at The Mash House in Edinburgh on Wednesday 15 December, Websters Theatre in Glasgow on Thursday 16 December and Stirling on Friday 17 December.
Past participants of Hit The Road include Lewis Capaldi, Be Charlotte, RILEY, Parliamo, Zoë Bestel, Deni Smith, Keir Gibson, Angry Man Car Park (and many more) all of whom have said the project was incredibly beneficial and helpful for their careers. Full info and tickets visit https://www.hittheroad.org.uk/
Wednesday 15 December 2021 | The Mash House EDINBURGH | TICKETS | Facebook event
Thursday 16 November 2021 | Websters Playhouse GLASGOW | TICKETS | Facebook event
Friday 17 November 2021 | The Tolbooth STIRLING | TICKETS | Facebook event
SEAN BONNER
Sean Bonner is a 15-year-old singer songwriter (and actor) from Glasgow. Since February, he has written and recorded 9 original songs with producer Jamie Duffin (whose father is a member of Wet Wet Wet) at Glasgow Barrowlands studio. He’s received airplay on CamGlen and Sunny G Radio, and was nominated for the Scottish Album of the Year (SAY Award) new series The Sound of Young Scotland. Bonner has been invited to perform at Teenstock in Florida, ahead of his tour with Hit The Road.
Listen on SoundCloud or Spotify
Facebook: @SeanBonnerMusic | Instagram: @seannbonner
LEIAH MAITLAND
Leiah Maitland is an 18-year-old singer songwriter from Crieff who began learning to play the piano and sing at just 7 years old. She’s attended Edinburgh School of Music and developed her craft performing in musical theatre shows, including productions at Edinburgh International Conference Centre and the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Maitland is currently completing an HND in Music Performance at Motherwell College and is busy working on her debut EP, set for release early next year.
Listen on SoundCloud
Instagram: @leiah.music
SHORTHOUSE
Shorthouse is the musical alias of 19-year-old Edinburgh-based, Dunfermline-born singer songwriter Rob McLaughlin. The young artist blends indie, folk, and rock genres and is set to release his next single Lived on 26 November, pre-save at https://shorthouse.ffm.to/lived
McLaughlin often performs live with a full band and has a songwriting partnership with Colin Graham.
Listen on Spotify
Facebook: @shorthousemusic | Instagram: @shorthousemusic | Twitter @shorthousemusic
Initiated and run by Scottish Music Centre and funded by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) and PRS Foundation, Hit The Road provides early-stage musicians age 14-19 the opportunity to learn about the live industry before embarking on a professionally managed tour.