Twenty-five years after the release of Loss, Colin MacIntyre is returning to the album that launched Mull Historical Society for a special one-off performance at Celtic Connections 2027.

On 28 January 2027, MacIntyre will take to the stage at Oran Mor in Glasgow to perform Loss in its entirety, accompanied by a full live band including Sorren MacIean and Hannah Fisher, alongside special guests still to be announced.

Photography Credit: *Soren Kristensen, SOLK*

Released in 2001, Loss established Mull Historical Society as one of the most distinctive new voices in British music. The album reached the UK Top 40 and eventually achieved Gold status, while singles including the seven-minute Barcode Bypass, I Tried, Animal Cannabus and Watching Xanadu introduced MacIntyre's unusual combination of expansive melodies, densely packed lyrics and an unmistakable sense of place.

Recorded at the beginning of a career that would eventually span ten albums, Loss remains closely connected to MacIntyre's upbringing on the Isle of Mull. Its themes of grief, community, memory and belonging have continued to resonate with listeners long after its original release.

For MacIntyre, the album has taken on a life beyond the circumstances in which it was created, commenting:“25 years, and 10 albums on, and having just toured the UK with my ‘Evening with MHS’ music & books show, I truly appreciate and comprehend more than ever how ’Loss’ seems to have found its way into people’s hearts & minds over the past 25-plus years. For that I am truly grateful. Across the UK, ‘Society’ members shared their personal stories of loss, found and connection, which makes me feel proud of the work but also that it is theirs now. A music mentor of mine (and tailor, but that’s another story!) as a kid recently sent me a note about the album: ‘It’s a bit like silk with rust on it, Pet Sounds by way of Calgary Bay inside a cathedral on Mull’s Atlantic coast, you know, soft nice but with balls as well, a kid looking out to the world and getting to putting his music to tape for the first time’ – that’s the review I cherish most. I can’t wait to give the album the big band occasion and Celtic Connections is the perfect stage, we’ll also be playing songs from across my career to date.”

The anniversary is also being marked by a new 2xLP black vinyl edition of Loss, with the original album remastered and repressed for its 25th anniversary.

The album's return comes at a particularly busy point in MacIntyre's career. Since the early days of Mull Historical Society he has released ten albums, written books for both adults and children, worked as a playwright and collaborated with artists and writers including Annie Lennox, Snow Patrol, King Creosote and Irvine Welsh. He has also toured internationally, including appearances alongside R.E.M., The Strokes and Elbow.

His most recent album, In My Mind There’s A Photograph, continues the collaborative approach that has become a feature of his work, with MacIntyre setting music to lyrical contributions from writers including Ali Smith, Alan Johnson, Dan Richards and Sir Alexander McCall Smith.

At Celtic Connections, the Loss performance will sit alongside material drawn from across MacIntyre's career, making the evening both a celebration of the album that started Mull Historical Society and a reflection on the 25 years of music that followed.

Tickets on sale from Thurs 8th Oct and further details can be found at Celtic Connections here.