Radio de Broken Records

Broken Records are a seven-piece indie folk band from Edinburgh, Scotland, which formed in December 2006. The band was originally a three-piece comprising Jamie Sutherland, brother Rory Sutherland (violin, guitar and accordion) and Ian Turnbull (guitar, piano and accordion). After a few performances they added Arne Kolb (cello), Dave Smith (piano, trumpet), Andrew Keeney (drums), and David Fothergill (bass). They played 60 gigs in 2007 and recorded a session for BBC Radio 1 at the Maida Vale studios. They played a well received set at T in the Park's T Break stage in 2007 and have gone on to play two sets at the 2008 Connect Festival, including a well-attended headline set at the Your Sound bandstand. Tipped for big things by publications such as The Skinny, NME and Q, the band signed a deal with the independent record label 4AD with whom they will release their debut album in June 2009. Use of the violin, cello, and accordion gives them a distinctly Scottish edge and their faster numbers have been known to provoke ceilidh dancing at gigs. The NME branded them the Scottish Arcade Fire, although this is an accolade previously bestowed on My Latest Novel.