Pearlfishers (band)

{{short description|Glasgow-based rock band}} {{Use British English|date=September 2014}} {{For|the opera by Bizet|Les pêcheurs de perles}} {{Refimprove|date=May 2013}} {{Use dmy dates|date=October 2021}}

'''The Pearlfishers''' are a Scottish, Glasgow-based rock band, fronted by the singer and songwriter David Scott, who have been described by acclaim.ca as "one of Scotland's best-kept musical secrets".<ref>Michael Edwards, [http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/PopAndRock/pearlfishers-up_with_larks The Pearlfishers – Up With The Larks], exclaim.ca, no date</ref> Other contributors include drummer Jim Gash, Dee Bahl, Brian McAlpine, Mil Stricevic and Duglas T. Stewart, also of the BMX Bandits. The band's 2007 album, ''Up With the Larks'', was named one of the top albums of 2007 by the ''Sunday Mail'' music critic, Billy Sloan.<ref>Billy Sloan, [https://web.archive.org/web/20140629072552/http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-173083292.html "I'm Up With The Larks" The Pearlfishers], ''Sunday Mail'', 6 January 2008</ref> and their 2014 release "Open Up your Colouring Book" drew favourable comparisons<ref>Keith Bruce,[http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-ents/music/the-pearlfishers-open-up-your-colouring-book-marina.1399028629.html], "Herald Scotland", 2 May 2014</ref> to the work of Paul Simon and the Beach Boys.

Scott has been the main songwriter, producer and vocalist of Pearlfishers since their inception. Scott also was a member of BMX Bandits.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2007/03/02/newsstory9370940t0.asp |title=Music fans enjoy an event of note |author=Alan Wilson |publisher=The Courier |date=2007-03-02 |accessdate=2010-02-05 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605003323/http://www.thecourier.co.uk/output/2007/03/02/newsstory9370940t0.asp |archivedate=5 June 2011}}</ref> He has produced recordings and played with a wide range of artists including Amy Allison, Alex Chilton, Yeon Gene Wang, Ricky Ross,<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.scotsman.com/fiona-shepherd/Album-review-McIntosh-Ross.5682398.jp|title=Album review: McIntosh Ross|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=2009-09-28|accessdate=2010-02-05}}</ref> Maher Shalal Hash Baz and Bill Wells.{{cn|date=November 2025}} Scott also works as a broadcaster on BBC Radio fronting music documentaries<ref name=uni>{{Cite web|url=http://www.uws.ac.uk/schoolsdepts/mlm/staff/david-scott.asp|title=David Scott bio.–University of the West of Scotland|accessdate=2010-02-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100122090035/http://www.uws.ac.uk/schoolsdepts/mlm/staff/david-scott.asp|archive-date=22 January 2010|url-status=dead}}</ref> and also has contributed music to many theatre productions in Scotland and co-organised all star tribute shows to Brian Wilson, Ennio Morricone and Serge Gainsbourg. David is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Creative and Cultural Industries at the University of the West of Scotland and is the Programme Leader for their MA in Songwriting and Performance.<ref name=uni/>

==Selected discography== * ''Sacred'' EP (My Dark Star, 1991) * ''Hurt'' EP (My Dark Star, 1991) * ''Woodenwire'' EP (My Dark Star, 1991) * ''Saint Francis Songs'' EP (Iona Gold, 1993) * ''Za Za's Garden'' (Iona Gold, 1993) * ''Living in a Foreign Country'' EP (Iona Gold, 1994) * ''The Strange Underworld of the Tall Poppies'' (Marina, 1997) * ''Even on a Sunday Afternoon'' EP (Marina, 1997) * ''Banana Sandwich'' EP (Marina, 1998) * ''The Young Picnickers'' (Marina, 1999) * ''Across The Milky Way'' (Marina, 2001) * ''Sky Meadows'' (Marina, 2003) * ''A Sunflower at Christmas'' EP (Marina, 2004) * ''Up with the Larks'' (Marina, 2007) * ''The Umbrellas of Shibuya'' 7" vinyl single (Marina, 2007) * ''Open Up Your Colouring Book'' (Marina, 2014) * ''Love and Other Hopeless Things'' (Marina, 2019) * ''Making Tapes for Girls'' (Marina, 2024)

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==External links== *[http://www.pearlfishers.co.uk/ Pearlfishers official website] *[{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=p225523/biography|pure_url=yes}} Biography at AllMusic.com]

{{Authority control}} Category:Scottish rock music groups