Tide Lines, who have amassed more than 32,000 Instagram followers with their modern take on folk music, are performing at various stops on the city’s subway route, playing stripped-back versions of songs from their upcoming album, Glasgow Love Story, in a tribute to the city the band says “shaped them”.
The album is due to be released on April 25, meaning fans and passers-by can enjoy a preview ahead of its launch.
The busk crawl takes influence from the city’s sub crawl, where people alight at every stop on the SPT subway for a drink at a nearby pub, before repeating the process at the next stop and so on.
The crawl takes place on Monday, and each of the four-piece’s songs from the new album pays tribute to the streets of the city.
The busk crawl is all part of the build-up to the band’s biggest headline show to date – a 5,000-capacity outdoor set at Rouken Glen Park, Giffnock, on Friday June 6, where they will open this year’s edition of The Reeling – a summer festival celebrating traditional music.
Front man Robert Robertson said: “We’re busking some songs at a few stops on the subway, and for us it’s about taking the songs back to where they were written, to the places that mean something to us.
“This city’s been a big part of our journey.
“We’ll be updating our mailing list subscribers with our location as we go, so make sure you’re signed up – it’ll be just like an Easter egg hunt, but with tunes.
“Each song is a nod to the city that helped shape us and our story, making this crawl a true love letter to Glasgow.”
Glasgow Love Story is available to pre-order.