About Us
Featuring contributions from Scots in Scotland, Melbourne, Austin, China, Turkey, Jamaica, Luxembourg and Brooklyn, Dear Scotland is your omnipresent Scots friend who brings you news of every Scottish band or artist when they go on tour outside the UK. Dear Scotland also displays its stubborn passion for Scotland with regular articles about Scottish sport, film, books and the Scottish life.
As a Scot who recently moved abroad, I am the first to admit that there is a touch of romanticism that sweetens my feelings about Scotland. But it seems to be a common affliction. I know many expats who have said that they feel so much prouder to be Scottish now that they have lived in another country. And I don’t think that’s a bad thing at all.
So when ‘Dear Scotland’ started in June 2009, the intended audience was expat Scots around the World who, like myself and the inspirational Alec Downie, might also have rediscovered a passion for the homeland.
What I probably didn’t expect was that our expat romantic notions would would be matched by the optimism and excitement exhibited by Scottish residents like Vic Galloway and Matthew Young, two individuals on the cutting edge of the current Scottish music scene who also want to show the world how great Scotland is.
So the project took on a life of its own. Now when combined with the best of some other great Scottish blogs by Saba (Scottish film) and Colin (Scottish photography), and the brilliantly original thoughts of Billy (Scottish football) and Alistair (Scottish books), I think Dear Scotland presents a pretty unique snapshot of a great country.
It’s also a combined vision of Scotland that I would suggest is unusually not shaped by politics or by negativity, but rather by a genuine appreciation of Scotland’s qualities.
Judging by the numbers, there are a lot of people out there who also appreciate this positive view of Scotland; and not just expats around the world, but tens of thousands of Scots in Scotland and around the UK too.
And the good news is that we really enjoy putting all this together. So expect Dear Scotland to be around for a while.
Cheers.
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Recent popular articles include:
Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer?
Interview with Stuart Braithwaite from Mogwai
Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Bassist?
Interview with Alan Gorrie of The Average White Band
Vote for Scotland’s Greatest Ever Guitarist
Scottish Actor / Entertainment News
Interview with Twin Atlantic
Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : Biffy Clyro
Martial Arts and Magic Tricks by Billy Williamson
Indelible Ink: A new monthly column by Alistair Braidwood
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To see a full listing of all Scottish bands currently on tour, click here.
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Regular articles include:
Monday : This Week’s Gigs with Vic Galloway
Tuesday : This week in SEAN – All the latest Scottish Entertainment / Actor News from Saba I.
Wednesday : Interviews with new bands in Scotland from Peenko
Thursday : Billy Williamson on Scottish Football
Friday : Interviews by The Dear or Scottish Films by Alistair Braidwood
Saturday : Reviews by Matthew Young
Sunday : This week in the Gloaming by Colin Campbell
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