# Olive Grove Records

Olive Grove Records is an independent record label based in Glasgow, Scotland. The company was established in 2010 by Halina Rifai and Lloyd Meredith, two Glasgow-based music bloggers.

## History

Halina Rifai and Lloyd Meredith of the Podcart and Peenko music blogs co-founded the label in 2010. The label's name comes from the song "An Olive Grove Facing The Sea" by the band Snow Patrol. Their debut release was "Battleships & Kettle Chips" by Randolph's Leap in November 2010.
Currently, the label is operated on a part-time basis under the direction of Lloyd Meredith.

## The Archipelago EPs

In July 2018, it was announced the label had been awarded a Creative Scotland Open Project Funding grant 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, the 6-part series featured releases from 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:
* Randolph's Leap (band)
* Esperi
* The Son(s)
* Pensioner
* The Moth & The Mirror
* State Broadcasters
* Jo Mango
* Woodenbox
* Call To Mind
* Skinny Dipper
* Henry & Fleetwood
* Ette
* The Royal Male
* Campfires in Winter
* Carla J. Easton
* Broken Chanter
* Pocket Knife
* Jared Celosse
* Raveloe
* Circle Meets Dot
* Chrissy Barnacle
* Moonsoup

## Releases

| Year | Title | Artist | Catalogue Number | Release Date |
| 2010 | Battleships & Kettle Chips | Randolph's Leap | OGR001 | 15/11/10 |
| 2010 | Made For Life/Snowman | Esperi | OGR002 | 13/12/10 |
| 2011 | The Son(s) | The Son(s) | OGR003 | 07/03/11 |
| 2011 | Yearlings | Pensioner | OGR004 | 02/05/11 |
| 2011 | Counting Sheep / Deep Blue Sea | Randolph's Leap | OGR005 | 16/05/11 |
| 2011 | The EP | Esperi | OGR006 | 04/08/11 |
| 2011 | Germany | The Moth & The Mirror | OGR007 | 05/09/11 |
| 2011 | Honestly, This World | The Moth & The Mirror | OGR008 | 10/10/11 |
| 2012 | Leviathan | The Son(s) | OGR009 | 07/05/12 |
| 2012 | Ghosts We Must Carry | State Broadcasters | OGR0010 | 17/09/12 |
| 2012 | Murmuration | Jo Mango | OGR0011 | 05/11/12 |
| 2012 | Christmas EP | Jo Mango, The Son(s), Randolph's Leap and the State Broadcasters | OGR0012 | 07/12/12 |
| 2013 | End Game | Woodenbox | OGR0013 | 27/05/13 |
| 2013 | Real Anymore | Randolph's Leap | OGR0014 | 06/09/13 |
| 2013 | When We Lived in the Crook of a Tree | Jo Mango | OGR0015 | 02/12/13 |
| 2014 | The Winter Is White | Call To Mind | OGR0016 | 14/04/14 |
| 2014 | Masks | Skinny Dipper | OGR0017 | 08/09/14 |
| 2014 | Transformuration | Jo Mango | OGR0018 | 13/10/14 |
| 2014 | The Things I Love Are Not At Home | The Son(s) | OGR0019 | 27/10/14 |
| 2015 | On The Forest Floor EP | Henry & Fleetwood | OGR0020 | 13/04/15 |
| 2015 | Foreign Organ | Woodenbox | OGR0021 | 08/06/15 |
| 2015 | Special Occasions | Ette | OGR0022 | 13/12/15 |
| 2016 | Wrack Lines | Jo Mango & Friends | OGR0023 | 15/01/16 |
| 2016 | Cowardly Deeds | Randolph's Leap | OGR0024 | 20/05/16 |
| 2016 | Homemade Lemonade | Ette | OGR0025 | 22/07/16 |
| 2016 | Plastic Throne | The Royal Male | OGR0027 | 05/08/16 |
| 2016 | It Is Something To Have Been EP | Jo Mango, The State Broadcasters, The Son(s) and Call To Mind | OGR0028 | 25/11/16 |
| 2017 | Ischaemia | Campfires in Winter | OGR0026 | 24/02/17 |
| 2017 | A Different Past | State Broadcasters | OGR0029 | 24/03/17 |
| 2017 | From Olive Us To Olive You | Various Artists | OGR0031 | 08/12/17 |
| 2018 | Four Cold Walls | Jared Celosse | OGR0030 | 30/03/18 |
| 2018 | Impossible Stuff | Carla J. Easton | OGR0032 | 05/10/18 |
| 2018 | Fish Song / Custard Cream | Pocket Knife | OGR0033 | 01/12/18 |