A DUNFERMLINE singer is hoping crowds will be flooding to see a gig to mark the release of his new album.

Stuart Bell, 44, has assembled the group, The Johnstown Flood, of well-known local musicians such as Lucy Hume and George Murray, to create the new album, 'Chasing September's Tail', which will be released on October 14 as the group perform in the The Monarch in Dunfermline.

The 12-track album ranges from soft acoustic tones through to jazz and blues with an influence of Americana, with lyrical references to locations in Fife.

Stuart is delighted with the end product and told Press:ON: "It's the first time I've recorded with a full band and it really adds so much to the album. You need other people to come forward with new ideas. It gives a different feel to it and it's better as a result."

It’s been a busy year for Stuart after performing as a guitarist for Lucy and the Lyrics as they headlined King Tut’s in Glasgow as well as appearing on STV’s Live at Five.

Stuart was delighted to tick one venue off his bucket list and said: "It was brilliant playing at King Tut's. It has always been on my bucket list to play there. It was a really brilliant night and we had a good following there too. We ended up headlining and we were given a great response by the crowd. I'm hoping to have a similar response back home as part of The Johnstown Flood."

He admits he was completely unaware that the band name he decided on had such a strong connection to Fife.

He added: "The name comes from a lyric in a Bruce Springsteen song called Highway Patrolman. I just thought it sounded like a good name for a band, without knowing the history. Andrew Carnegie was a member of the South Fork Fishing and Hunting Club, which owned the South Fork Dam in Pennsylvania, which burst its banks during a relentless period of heavy rain which caused the Johnstown Flood. It's a really interesting and unintentional link."

Support for the night at The Monarch will be provided by Tallahasee Falls. Doors for the gig will open at 7.30pm, with the music getting under way at 8pm. Tickets can be bought for £5 at the venue on the night.