- Take Me Out – Alec Downie’s Top 20 Scottish Cover Versions (10-1) Last week Alec teased us with the first half of his top 20 Scottish cover versions. This week he finally runs down his top ten which includes classics from Belle and Sebastian, Travis and Biffy Clyro.
- Vic Galloway’s Pick of This Week’s International Scottish Gigs Vic opts for Hostage in Helsinki this week as his choice of the 19 Scottish bands and artists touring abroad this week. Edinburgh DJ Alan Hostage has been in demand all over Europe this summer and has just announced more shows in Singapore and Australia for later this year. Full details and ticket information below.
- Travis Acoustic Tour of US & Canada As previously revealed on Dear Scotland, Fran and Andy will be playing a series of acoustic shows in New York and LA in September. Additional NY and LA shows have now been added and are on sale today at 2pm. Details about additional tour dates throughout North America and ticket info (including pre-sales) below.
- Travis Announce Intimate Acoustic Shows in New York and LA Limited tickets are now available at Travis Online for a couple of special acoustic Travis gigs featuring Fran and Andy in New York and LA. Video of Fran announcing the shows appeared last night and you can watch it below.
- Vic Galloway Previews This Weeks Scottish Gigs Around the World Fresh from presenting BBC Scotland’s live coverage of T in the Park, Vic highlights Rustie in Amsterdam and Mungo’s Hi Fi in Mexico as the pick of this week’s Scottish gigs around the world for the week of July 13 – July 19, 2009
- By the Time I Get To Greenock “When people hear good music, it makes them homesick for something they never had and never will have” – Edgar Watson Howe Following our tragic national tradition that sees our brightest minds scattered like wilting heather around the globe, I recently put myself into self imposed exile in Didim Turkey and spent 21 months […]
- Travis Summer Shows in Europe Following a successful tour in the US and Canada, Travis will return to Europe to play festivals in Switzerland, Germany, Slovakia and Norway. Fran Healy’s Belle and Sebastian story: Stuart Murdoch is an old friend of mine from Glasgow. He and I were best friends with two sisters. His friend was called Kiera, and my […]