PYRO, Scotland On Sunday, 15 April 2018

Published in Scotland On Sunday, 15 April 2018 | Words by Derick Mackinnon and Olaf Furniss. Read on Scotsman.com [in association with Hit The Road] PYRO Artist of the Week in Scotland On Sunday PYRO are an excellent young rock duo from Bathgate in West Lothian.Formed in 2016 (when they were 16), school friends Cameron McLean and Connor McCarthy have since gained airplay on several regional radio networks, Amazing Radio via Jim Gellatly and played festivals such as Mugstock, Stereofunk and EH6 Festival. PYRO have a bright future ahead. They released their new single ‘Too Far Gone’ ( https://youtu.be/GocVrZ9Vxqw ) last week and play a hometown launch gig at Midnight Breakfast Club in Bathgate on Saturday, followed by The Tooth & Claw in Inverness on 28 April and The Tunnels in Aberdeen on 29 April.Festival bookings include Gentle Giant Festival on 12 May in Forth, Gig In The Goil the following day in Lochgoilhead, WeEH6 Festival in Edinburgh on 26 May and Party At The Palace in Linlithgow in August. See www.facebook.com/pyromusicband Olaf Furniss and Derick Mackinnon run music industry conference, Wide Days which takes place in Edinburgh on Friday and Saturday see www.widedays.com Under the Radar is in association with Hit The Road a national youth music touring project for 14-19 year olds. The initiative is now open for musicians to tour Scotland in 2018. Hit The Road is run by Scottish Music Centre and funded by Creative Scotland’s Youth Music Initiative (YMI) and PRS Foundation. Apply to tour at http://hittheroad.org.uk/#register Images: Hit The Road logo Lewis Capaldi | Indigo Velvet and Be Charlotte * For consideration as our Artist of the Week please click HERE scroll to the bottom and review checklist of what we NEED in order to feature bands in Scotland On Sunday. Then email: Derick