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Siiga is the artist name of Scottish musician and songwriter Richard Macintyre.

Born in the small fishing village of Portree on the Isle of Skye, Macintyre grew up

Leaving Skye at 17, Macintyre moved to London and spent time

Returning to Skye and setting up

Macintyre decided in order to create some sort of deadline for himself that he would release a track per month during which time he accompanied the which he would later turn into a limited run of books.

The Sea and The Mirror was self released on Macintyre's own Mina Stac label with a launch night at Glasgow's Ubiquitous Chip restaurant. The album received positive reviews,

BBC Radio Scotland's Iain Anderson which was followed up by a live session on the Tom Morton Show.

Macintyre travelled to America and lived there for some months, spending time in Austin where he was signed by

Siiga then travelled to New York to perform as part of the Communion showcase at the Rockwood Music Hall.

A gig at the Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles was attended by Bill Bentley, noted for his time as both personal PR for Neil Young and Lou Reed. Bentley described the show as prompted an immediate offer of a record deal with Los Angeles label Vanguard Records. Macintyre turned town the deal due to potential creative limitations as a result of the proposed deal and instead signed to indie label Mod Y Vi in Denver Colorado later that year.

In support of The Sea and The Mirror, Siiga accompanied and opened up for Nathaniel Rateliff

Outside of his work under Siiga, Macintyre has also been noted as co-writer on the Donnie Munro album 'Heart of America' which won and also for his artwork contribution on the Mary Chapin Carpenter album 'Songs From The Movie', which saw Macintyre travel together with Carpenter to 'The Spud' Drive-In theatre in Driggs Idaho in order to capture the image she had