Olive Grove Records is an independent record label based in Glasgow, Scotland. The company was established in 2010 by Halina Rifai and Lloyd Meredith, two Glasgow-based music bloggers.
History Halina Rifai and Lloyd Meredith of the Podcart and Peenko music blogs co-founded the label in 2010. The label's name comes from the song "An Olive Grove Facing The Sea" by the band Snow Patrol. Their debut release was "Battleships & Kettle Chips" by Randolph's Leap in November 2010.
Currently, the label is operated on a part-time basis under the direction of Lloyd Meredith.
The Archipelago EPs In July 2018, it was announced the label had been awarded a Creative Scotland Open Project Funding grant to support the release of a series of EPs by up-and-coming Scottish-based artists with little or no studio experience. Launched in 2019, the 6-part series featured releases from Chrissy Barnacle, Pocket Knife, Moonsoup, Circle Meets Dot, Lux Canyon, and Jared Celosse.
Artists The following artists have released music on the Olive Grove label:
Releases
+YearTitleArtistCatalogue numberRelease date2010Battleships & Kettle ChipsRandolph's LeapOGR00115/11/10Made For Life/SnowmanEsperiOGR00213/12/102011The Son(s)The Son(s)OGR003 07/03/11YearlingsPensionerOGR00402/05/11Counting Sheep / Deep Blue SeaRandolph's Leap OGR00516/05/11The EP EsperiOGR00604/08/11GermanyThe Moth & The MirrorOGR00705/09/11Honestly, This WorldThe Moth & The MirrorOGR00810/10/112012LeviathanThe Son(s)OGR00907/05/12Ghosts We Must CarryState Broadcasters OGR001017/09/12MurmurationJo MangoOGR001105/11/12Christmas EPJo Mango, The Son(s), Randolph's Leap and the State BroadcastersOGR001207/12/122013End GameWoodenboxOGR001327/05/13Real AnymoreRandolph's LeapOGR001406/09/13When We Lived in the Crook of a TreeJo Mango OGR001502/12/132014The Winter Is WhiteCall To MindOGR001614/04/14MasksSkinny Dipper OGR001708/09/14TransformurationJo MangoOGR001813/10/14The Things I Love Are Not At HomeThe Son(s) OGR001927/10/142015On The Forest Floor EPHenry & Fleetwood OGR002013/04/15Foreign OrganWoodenboxOGR0021 08/06/15Special OccasionsEtteOGR002213/12/152016Wrack Lines Jo Mango & FriendsOGR002315/01/16Cowardly DeedsRandolph's LeapOGR002420/05/16Homemade LemonadeEtteOGR002522/07/16Plastic ThroneThe Royal MaleOGR002705/08/16It Is Something To Have Been EPJo Mango, The State Broadcasters, The Son(s) and Call To MindOGR002825/11/162017IschaemiaCampfires in WinterOGR002624/02/17A Different PastState BroadcastersOGR002924/03/17From Olive Us To Olive YouVarious ArtistsOGR003108/12/172018Four Cold Walls Jared CelosseOGR003030/03/18Impossible StuffCarla J. EastonOGR003205/10/18Fish Song / Custard CreamPocket KnifeOGR003301/12/18
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