My Cousin I Bid You Farewell, played their first gig in November 2008 on Vic Galloway’s BBC Introducing show. In the year that followed, they won a King Tuts Your Sound Artist of the Month award, played at Winterfest 2008 and headlined the T-Break stage at T in the Park. They have shared stages with a wide range of artists, including, Sleigh Bells, Frightened Rabbit, Shearwater, Johnny Foreigner, Marina & The Diamonds and The Sisters of Mercy.