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Cult-pop hero emerges from cultural vortex

Falkirk has produced more than its share of stellar cult-pop heroes, including free-jazz guru Bill Wells, post-rock versifiers Arab Strap and literary trailblazer Alan Bissett.

To the town’s imposing roll-call we should add alt-folk maverick Adam Stafford: an award-winning film-maker, indie label proprietor, music video director and frontman of central belt art-rockers Y’all is Fantasy Island. Stafford has just released an impressive debut solo album, Build a Harbour Immediately, on his Wise Blood Industries imprint.