Olive Grove Records is an

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based in

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. It was established in 2010 by Halina Rifai and Lloyd Meredith, two Glasgow-based music bloggers.

History

Frustrated that the local music they liked wasn't getting released, Halina Rifai and Lloyd Meredith of the Podcart and Peenko music

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co-founded the label in 2010. Their debut release was "Battleships & Kettle Chips" by

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in November 2010. The label's name comes from the song "An Olive Grove Facing The Sea" by the band

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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. Launched in 2019, releases from artists include 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

References

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