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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
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Interview with Attic Lights
Glasgow’s Attic Lights are enjoying some late night sunshine in Spain this week on a short tour that includes gigs in Mallorca tonight, Valencia tomorrow and Andorra on Saturday. Ticket details are below. Before they left, guitarist Tim Davidson spoke to Dear Scotland about the band’s plans for 2010 and more.
Pete Reid
December 3, 2009
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Ten Scottish(*) Football Books Worth Reading, Part 2
(*) I continue to define ‘Scottish Football Books’ here under the ‘granny rule’ – even if they’re not Scottish but they mention Scotland, they qualify.
Billy Williamson
December 3, 2009
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Vote for Scotland’s Greatest Ever Bassist
Inevitably Alec’s ‘Who is…?’ article and the suggestions received through Facebook, Twitter and the comments section have caused further heated debate amongst the Dear Scotland contributors. It’s just as well most of us live in different countries. In the end, our final five are: Dominic Aitchison, Jack Bruce, Derek Forbes, Alan Gorrie, and Dougie Payne.
Pete Reid
December 2, 2009
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Franz Ferdinand in Australia and South America 2010
Franz Ferdinand are in Portugal tomorrow and they will continue their world domination with gigs throughout Australia and South America next year. As reported last week, there is also the Yummy Fur reunion tour in January. Video of Franz Ferdinand at the MTV Video Music Brasil Awards and full ticket information below.
Shiner
December 1, 2009
