Olive Grove Records


Olive Grove Records is an independent record label based in Glasgow, Scotland. It was established in 2010 by Halina Rifai and Lloyd Meredith, Glasgow-based music bloggers.

History

The label was co-founded in 2010 by Halina Rifai and Lloyd Meredith of the and Peenko music blogs respectively. They started the label due to having a mutual frustration regarding local music they liked, which wasn't getting released. Their debut release was "Battleships & Kettle Chips" by Randolph's Leap in November 2010. The label's name comes from the song "An Olive Grove Facing The Sea" by the band Snow Patrol.

The Archipelago EPs

In July 2018 it was announced that the label had been awarded Creative Scotland Open Project Funding to support the release of a series of EPs, by up and coming Scottish based artists with little or no studio experience. Launching in 2019, releases are expected 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