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And Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer is…

And Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer is…

Posted 25 November 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Scotland's Greatest | 12 Comments

…Paul Thomson of Franz Ferdinand, according to the readers of Dear Scotland (and a few thousand new visitors). Congratulations to Paul who joins guitarist Stuart Adamson in our Greatest Ever Scottish Supergroup.

Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Bassist?

Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Bassist?

Posted 25 November 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Musical Musings, Scotland's Greatest | 73 Comments

Paul McCartney once said, “None of us wanted to be the bass player. In our minds he was the fat guy who always played at the back”. This reminded me of being a kid in the playground and how everyone wants to be Ally McCoist or Henrik Larsson and nobody wants to play in goal.

Interview with James Hamilton of Errors

Interview with James Hamilton of Errors

Posted 20 November 2009 | By | Categories: Interviews, Music, Scotland's Greatest | 4 Comments

A popular choice among fellow musicians for the Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer shortlist was James Hamilton from Errors, who received high profile endorsements from the likes of Stuart Braithwaite and John Disco of Bis. This week we spoke with James about being nominated, touring with Mogwai and the other Scottish drummers who have influenced him:

Vote for Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer

Vote for Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer

Posted 18 November 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Scotland's Greatest | 82 Comments

Once again, a huge thanks to everyone who suggested names for Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer through Facebook, Twitter and the comments section. The final five as selected by our contributors, and influenced by our readers, are Iain Bayne, James Hamilton, Ben Johnston, Ted Mckenna and Paul Thomson. The poll closes on Tuesday at midnight.

Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer?

Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Drummer?

Posted 11 November 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Musical Musings, Scotland's Greatest | 78 Comments

And Scotland’s Greatest Ever Guitarist is … Stuart Adamson, according to the readers of Dear Scotland. Thanks to all who voted. This week Alec gives us his thoughts on our greatest ever drummer. Paul Carlin (Dananananaykroyd), and John Disco (Bis) have their say too. Who do you think should be in our top 5?

Interview with Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai

Interview with Stuart Braithwaite of Mogwai

Posted 06 November 2009 | By | Categories: Interviews, Music, Scotland's Greatest | 6 Comments

The world premiere of Mogwai’s new film ‘Burning’, recorded live in Brooklyn earlier this year, will take place next week in Copenhagen with Stuart Braithwaite playing a DJ set after the screening. Yesterday, Stuart, one of Scotland’s greatest ever guitarists, answered a few of our questions and let us know who would get his vote.

Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Guitarist?

Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Guitarist?

Posted 28 October 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Musical Musings, Scotland's Greatest | 126 Comments

Inspired by Alec’s column last week, we think it is time to decide once and for all who is Scotland’s greatest ever guitarist. This week we invite more of your suggestions and next week we’ll nominate 5 for a public vote. Today Glaswegian singer-songwriter Roddy Hart tells us why he’s endorsing John Martyn.

The Mafia Stole My Guitar

The Mafia Stole My Guitar

Posted 21 October 2009 | By | Categories: Music, Musical Musings, Scotland's Greatest | 6 Comments

Alec Downie’s take on Scotland’s greatest ever guitarists: Sir Alex Ferguson works on a simple premise: get a strong defence, build from the back and allow the creative players to play.  Applying that theory to music you’ll find that the foundation of all Rock ‘n’ Roll is bass and drums and everything else is art.