DEACON Blue follow up their summer woodland appearance at Dalby Forest, near Pickering, by returning to North Yorkshire tomorrow to play the Harrogate International Centre.

In between the two shows, Ricky Ross's Glaswegian band released the eighth studio album of their 29-year career, A New House, their first for their new home of Rhino Records.

Fellow singer Lorraine McIntosh is equally enthusiastic as husband Ricky about the latest recordings, released in September. "We enjoyed every minute of making this beautiful record," she says. "We're looking forward to getting out there and playing it live around the country. "

The themes of A New House emerged last year.

"We were touring off-the-track places like Ullapool, and we fell back in love again with the countryside," says Ricky. "I'd been asked to write about John Muir, the Scottish explorer, and though that came to nothing, I thought about travelling and moving, and I remembered when my family was moving from one part of Dundee to a new suburb. I recalled that experience of a new place, that sense of countryside and space. All those things were going around in my mind."

The album is the second Deacon Blue studio set since their return from an 11-year hiatus after 2001's Homesick. The Hipsters made the Top 20 in 2012, but Ricky reckons A New House was more nerve-wracking to make.

"You're thinking, 'Will it work?' but it eventually came together, and this new album had the confidence of us going out on the road again. We knew we could do it and it just felt great, spending time together. It was just the sheer energy it had," he says. "I felt excited we could do something so fresh."

Tickets for tomorrow's 7.30pm show are on sale at £39.50 or £29.50 on 01423 502116 or at harrogatetheatre.co.uk