James Yorkston and Adrian Crowley teamed up to play Sick Kids Sunday 2 in Edinburgh in January. Being the organised people we are, we emailed them both the night before to ask if they would play some songs for us. Thankfully, they had some time and indulged us. Yorkston and Crowley were here to play the songs of Daniel Johnston, but in the deserted upstairs bar of the GRV, we were treated to one DJ cover and one Camper Van Beethoven cover.

An a cappella version of “True Love Will Find You In The End” was up first. Like Johnston himself, this version is woozy and flawed, but with a sense of fun, and the two voices intertwining are an interesting change from the original. It took a few takes and some jokes about bad breakfasts to get through it, but the results are lovely.

Next was a version of the classic “Take The Skinheads Bowling” by CVB. Stripped down from the original’s sunny, scuzzy indie pop, the two voices and one acoustic guitar version here takes on a more melancholy feel, and is all the better for it.

Thanks to Martin, organiser of Sick Kids Sunday, for sorting us out with bands and space to film.

Two more episodes covering four more bands from Sick Kids Sunday are coming in the next few weeks.