HOWIE REEVE

I have collaborated with Mike Watt (Minutemen/Iggy and the Stooges), Andy Kerr (NoMeansNo), GW Sok (The Ex) and many others.

“Unplugged-punk genius Howie Reeve is a linchpin in Glasgow's DIY community…a breathtaking bass player." (Nicola Meighan, The Herald)

"Life affirming...fragile, funny, oozing with empathy and above all fantastic songcraft."

“Howie Reeve is a unique and singular figure in the current British underground...delivering a fragmented and dexterous music that takes in post-punk and avant-folk. Increasingly turning to songwriting, he further engages audiences with cryptic, intimate and unsettling lyrics." – Chris Joynes.

"The DIY gigs in which Howie is involved do feel like acting out on more controllable, microcosmic stage ideals and on how the world should be rather than how it is presented." (Andrew Neal, Louder Than War, 23/02/2015)

"Howie Reeve’s approach is essentially one divorced from the traditions of 'making a pop record'…part of a wider tradition of underground troubadours and gleemen, musical ranters and shakers, who hold audiences through their strength of character." (Richard Foster, The Quietus, 22/02/2021)

COD O’DONNELL

Dropped from a Wormhole over the Dead Holiday Resort of Dunbar and Now Stumbling Around Edinburgh, Cod O'Donnell's Music Captures the Sound of the Horror at the Back of the Biscuit Cupboard - Strange Backwater Escapades Over Buzzing, Corroded Soundscapes/ Scratchy Oddball Folk Songs.

He creates folk music powered by original, witty and insightful lyrics and driving clawhammer banjo. His music is accompanied by a nasal yelp which is nothing if not idiosyncratic.

Having released a number of EPs as well as his first album "Onomatopoeia & Such", Cod O'Donnell has collaborated and performed with a number of stellar musicians from in and around Scotland's Central Belt. Performances are often filled with surreal anecdotes and unique audience participation. In the past year O'Donnell has played shows with such acclaimed figures as Bob Log III and The Cool Greenhouse.

"O’Donnell has the attributes to become a cult hero nationwide" - Pictish Prism

NYLA

Nyla is a singer-songwriter from Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire, now living in Glasgow. Armed with an electric ukulele, she sings songs about grief and yearning. She has supported the likes of Kimya Dawson, Trust Fund, Caleb Nichols, Franz Nicolay, Aaron Cometbus, AJJ and Jeff Rosenstock. In 2016 she released a split with Crywank, and has been recording and performing as a solo artist since 2012.

She played bass and sang in punk band Joyce Delaney for ten years. Their first and final album ‘Gently but Firmly’ was released in 2023 via GoldMold Records and Common Records before disbanding.

Access Guide and Tickets for Personal Assistants

You can view/download The Glad Cafe's Access Guide here. If you require a ticket for a Personal Assistant/Gig Buddy (at no extra cost), please contact kim@thegladcafe.co.uk.