- Ten Teams Tall And True One side effect of the December snow in Scotland, aside from Mrs Williamson and myself not getting to see our beloved Rangers on my Xmas trip home, was the postponement of the SPL brain trust’s gathering to discuss league reconstruction (again). That meeting was finally held earlier this week, though decisions are still a few […]
- Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay – The Artists’ Albums of the Year (Part 4) When I sent emails out to all of last year’s Scots Way-Hay artists I honestly only expected to get a handful of replies back. How wrong I was. It turned out that most bands were pretty keen to let you all know what’s been tickling their fancy in 2010. So in the last of my […]
- This Week in SEAN – Final Edition This week in Scottish Entertainment / Actor News may well be the last for a while as Saba moves on to bigger and better things. We at Dear Scotland truly appreciate her hard work, consistency and passion and wish her well for the future. If any of our readers would like to contribute a weekly […]
- Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: 35 New Tours Announced for 2011 by Scottish Artists As Vic has been taking a well earned break after hosting Edinburgh’s Hogmanay party with Biffy Clyro, Dear Scotland has been updating the Scotland on Tour database with almost 300 new international shows from Scottish artists as diverse as Primal Scream, Isobel Campbell, Mogwai, Eddi Reader and Nazareth. Check it out below:
- Indelible Ink : Suhayl Saadi’s ‘Psychoraag’ When books are at their best they teach us not only about the lives of others but something about ourselves. That’s why it is important to any culture that it has as diverse a selection of voices and writers as possible. White males, Scottish or otherwise, have been overrepresented historically and artistically, and anyone who […]
- This Week in the Gloaming 2011 #1 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, Glencoe, Stornoway and Dumbreck.
- Best of 2010 Interviews: “What Is The Best After-Show Experience You’ve Had?” As our after-parties or hangovers rage across the world, we look back on what Scottish bands have said was their best after-show happening. Answers below from members of the Average White Band, Twin Atlantic, Broken Records, Fangs, Dananananaykroyd, FOUND, Mogwai and more.