Becca Ferrier Baker has always loved the process of record digging, buying and collecting. The concept behind Orange Moon Records and Coffee began during the pandemic in 2020; between jobs, Becca began to re-evaluate what was important to her and took a leap of faith to start fulfilling her lifelong dream – running her own record café. Orange Moon Records aims to create a judgement-free, community-based record-buying experience and coffee shop. Open Friday to Sunday at Steampunk in North Berwick, music lovers can head upstairs for a rummage through Becca’s constantly changing crates of vinyl – both new and used. So, grab a coffee, warm yourself by the fire, and listen to some tunes.

Up with the Larks is a landscape exhibition of process, from figuration toward abstraction. The works include a series of drawings from a traditional, single point of view and move toward a more painterly abstraction that owes more to storytelling, becoming a narrative journey through the landscape. The title Up with the Larks came about when Dominique was listening to an album (of the same name) by Scottish rock band, The Pearlfishers. The title reflects the feeling of getting out and about with a sense of optimism for what the day ahead might bring and references Dominique’s curiosity about exploring Scotland and the encounters in meeting and making new stories of our landscape.

I WAKE UP… 
Typically on the days I’m working in Orange Moon, I wake up at around 6.30 am. It means I have time to take my two dogs out for a quick stroll before heading into the shop.

WORK STARTS… 
I head into Steampunk at around 8.40 am to get all set up ahead of opening at 9 am. There’s a little fireplace in the corner of the shop, so I’ll get that going and ensure our listening station is all turned on and ready for customers to listen in-store. The amazing team at Steampunk are so kind and always makes sure I have a delicious coffee ready for me to start my day (I’m totally spoiled!).

A TYPICAL DAY…
A typical day in Orange Moon would involve pricing and putting out new stock, cleaning, grading, test playing and pricing old record collections I’m buying, sourcing records for customers, updating the stock on our website and serving customers when they visit the store. On top of that, I am also a DJ and teach DJ workshops, so you’ll often find me doing some gig prep/research with my headphones on, deep in concentration! 

WHAT INSPIRED ME TO START ORANGE MOON RECORDS…
I have always been totally obsessed with music. I love playing music and chatting with people about it. Over the pandemic, I felt we were all missing out on those really important social interactions and connections, so I wanted to move away from selling online and create a safe and inclusive creative space with community at its core where people can come and hang out, listen to music, chat and drink great coffee!

BEST PART OF THE JOB… 
Meeting new people and getting to chat about music all day! 

AND THE WORST…  
As much as I love DJing, sometimes DJing until the wee hours and having to get up and into the record shop for 9 am the next day is a real struggle. Being based in a coffee shop certainly comes in handy!

CAREER HIGHLIGHT… 
One of my career highlights since moving Orange Moon into Steampunk has been watching some of the teenagers from my DJ lessons perform for the first time in the shop for record store day last year. They did so well. I also loved DJing at Fringe by the Sea – it was great to party with so many familiar North Berwick faces!  

AFTER HOURS…
After work (if I don’t have a gig), I like to chill and spend time with my wife and dogs. My wife is also self-employed, so our work schedules can be a bit mad! We both really enjoy gigs, so we like to keep an eye on what’s coming up.

IN TEN YEARS…
I like the idea of running my own East Lothian-based DJ academy in addition to the record shop. A secondary space that people can hire to practice their skills or learn new ones would be so cool. Who knows what the future may hold… 

ORANGE MOON RECORDS
Steampunk 49a Kirk Ports, North Berwick
open Friday – Sunday, 9am-5pm
orangemoonrecords.com