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And Scotland’s Greatest Ever Bassist is…
…Derek Forbes, according to the readers of Dear Scotland. Many thanks to the thousands of new visitors to the site in the past week who voted. Derek joins Stuart Adamson and Paul Thomson in Dear Scotland’s Greatest Ever Supergroup. Some great DF moments below:
Pete Reid
December 9, 2009
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Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Female Vocalist?
So we come to the last of our ‘greatest’ questions: Who is Scotland’s Greatest Ever Vocalist? Now if you’ve ever been to a football match or witnessed the pubs empty on a Friday night in Scotland, you’ll know that the Scots love to sing. And we’ve produced some of the best in the business.
Alec Downie
December 9, 2009
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The Secret Bubble Bath Tree
See on really wintry days like these, I like to watch a bit of animation from Swatrick Payze. He’s arguably Scotland’s Greatest Ever Digital Animator. This week’s episode features The Secret Bubble Bath Tree.
Swatrick Payze
December 8, 2009
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This Week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News
This week in SEAN, James McAvoy’s Oscar buzz gathers more momentum with screenings for The Last Station in New York and LA, a new interview and a Golden Satellite nomination. Also Gerry Butler is named Glasgow’s first Film Ambassador and David Tennant is the Fifth Greatest Scot ever.
Saba I.
December 8, 2009
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Indelible Ink : Morvern Callar
In the first of his monthly columns on Scottish Literature, Alistair Braidwood takes a closer look at ‘Morvern Callar’ by Alan Warner, the 1995 novel that was later made into a film by Lynne Ramsay. Next month Alistair will examine Andrew O’Hagan’s ‘Be Near Me’.
Alistair Braidwood
December 7, 2009
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway : Hudson Mohawke v Rustie
Glaswegian DJ/Producer Hudson Mohawke is in Brisbane tonight and recently played to 12,500 people in Tokyo. However on Friday night he will join fellow Lucky Me member Rustie in Berlin for a special Warp20 show. Radio One’s Vic Galloway highlights that gig alongside the only listing of all Scottish artists touring internationally this week:
Vic Galloway
December 7, 2009
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This Week in the Gloaming
Each Sunday we present some of the best new photos of Scotland in the gloaming, the magical time before sunrise or after sunset. This week featuring images of Spey Bay, Loch Brittle, the Forth Road Bridge and the Tay Bridge.
Colin Campbell
December 6, 2009
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: Trans Musicales Special
Having played at this amazing festival in Rennes, Brittany a few years ago in a previous band of mine, I’m really looking forward to heading back over to cover the event for the radio. I’ll be doing a special French show on Monday 7th December on BBC Radio Scotland, so be sure to tune in.
Vic Galloway
December 5, 2009
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Interview with Alan Gorrie of the Average White Band
Legendary soul and funk group the Average White Band will be back in NYC this weekend. Founding member and Greatest Ever Bassist nominee Alan Gorrie spoke to Dear Scotland this week about hanging out with Marvin Gaye, what goes through his mind each night when he plays ‘Pick Up the Pieces’, and much much more:
Pete Reid
December 4, 2009