‘Beautiful Tuesday’: A psychedelic Indian/Celtic/Zen stew?

“This sun is coming out …”

The longest number on our ‘A Day of Rainbows’ album, ‘BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY describes a magic moment when the clouds lifted and the sun burst through across a Scottish headland.

Influenced by some of George Harrison’s songs in his post-Beatles period, the music was built around something common to both Indian and Celtic music – a drone, created with a sitar-like guitar tuning, the Indian shruti, and lush backing vocals by Lisa Fitzgibbon and Lily Dior. And some impressive bodhran-esque toms-walloping from The Wood Demons’ Ed Kontargyris.

In the middle eight, Ukrainian Anatoliy Vyechaslavov adds tenor sax, and Colman Connolly’s uillean pipes underline the Celtic flavour. (At the end of the third verse I wanted a long, held note and surprised myself by singing the final phrase for 25 seconds!) Co-producer Nick Moorbath’s sonic flourishes include a reverse-strings intro and a pentatonic playout on a retro synth.

BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY is one of my most complicated productions, but I wanted it to be a happy and joyful celebration of a simple moment. Thanks to all these amazing collaborators for helping me make it fly.  

Check out BEAUTIFUL TUESDAY here: https://vegetarianscarnivores.bandcamp.com/track/beautiful-tuesday

Right now we’re writing and recording a brand new set of songs launching throughout 2024/25 and with a 2026 album in the pipeline. Why not get in touch to find out more - we’re on all the links, top of the page. And meanwhile check out ‘A Day of Rainbows’ and other songs here on our website and at: https://linktr.ee/vegsandcars Thanks for reading. And listening!