baillie & the fault

Having made his name through a number of stints with different bands, Mike Baillie has invested all his songwriting talents into his own band. His skills have already been recognised by many Scottish luminaries including Snow Patrol, Idlewild, Thirteen Senses and Belle & Sebastian, and many international ones such as Stars, Len, Slim Francis, The Besnard Lakes and Land Of Talk, who he has toured with, played with and supported.



Baillie & The Fault is the band: Mike Baillie (Vocals/Guitars/Keyboards), Martin Ritchie (Bass/Vocals) and Sean McGrath (Drums/Vocals).



You are the audience.



YourSound Artist of the Month at King Tut’s Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow – April 2007.



Short-listed in JockRock’s ‘Best Newcomer’ award, alongside Frightened Rabbit, The Twilight Sad and Make Model – January 2008.



“Debuting with the “Cross Your Fingers And Pray That It Rains” EP, Mike and the gang give us a fine slab of melodic, but jaggy anthems. It’s fair to say that something special is brewing”. JIM GELLATLY, Xfm.



“A good pedigree of musician…If this was Cruft’s, Mike Baillie would be straight in with first prize!”. VIC GALLOWAY, BBC Radio One.



“Great musicianship. Great songwriting. Great songs.” ANDREW TULLY, BBC Radio One/Avalanche Records.