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Scotland’s 2014 World Cup Draw
The draw for the 2014 World Cup qualifying groups will take place later tonight in Rio. Scotland are in pot 4 which means we could be in a Club Med group with Greece, Turkey and Israel or a Club Dread group with Spain, France and Ukraine. Details below.
Pete Reid
July 30, 2011
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This Month in the Gloaming – July 2011
Each month we present some of the best new photos of Scotland in the gloaming, the magical time before sunrise or after sunset. This month featuring images of Gullane, Arran, Loch Arklit, Kirkgunzeon and more.
Colin Campbell
July 25, 2011
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Scottish Entertainment / Actor News
This month in SEAN, Helygen has a comprehensive update on the latest goings-on from Gerard Butler, Ewen Bremner, Robert Carlyle, James McAvoy, David Tennant and John Barrowman, as well as the new trailer from the Scottish inspired Pixar animation ‘Brave’.
Helygen
July 18, 2011
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Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay! – Discopolis
Discopolis are arguably the hottest band in Scotland right now. Up until a few months ago I had never even heard of them, in fact I doubt very many people had. This years T Break panel changed all of that, as their submission became one of the most talked about entries by this years panellists.
Lloyd Meredith
July 11, 2011
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Indelible Ink: Doug Johnstone’s ‘The Ossians’
Writing about music in prose is difficult to get right. Fictional bands are judged against the great Spinal Tap and most readers will be aware of all the clichés that accompany rock n’ roll and those who play it from the many biographies of bands (personal recommendations are ‘The Hammer of the Gods’ which details […]
Alistair Braidwood
July 4, 2011
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway – King Creosote in Brooklyn
The BBC’s Vic Galloway returns with his personal pick of all the Scottish international gigs of the month. Below, Vic has more on King Creosote’s upcoming shows in and around NYC. Also on tour this month are Frightened Rabbit in Canada, Simple Minds in Europe and Glasvegas in Australia. Full details below.
Vic Galloway
July 1, 2011
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This Month in the Gloaming – June 2011
Each month we present some of the best new photos of Scotland in the gloaming, the magical time before sunrise or after sunset. This month featuring images of Princess Street, Loch Lomond, Jura, the Port of Menteith, and more.
Colin Campbell
June 27, 2011
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A Postcard From Billy
If you’re looking for some off-season Billy, here’s a quick one – a Word Cloud I created from the McLeish Report. What’s a Word Cloud? A visualisation of the relative frequency of words in a piece of text – which can give insights into that text. In this case, I cut and pasted the entire […]
Pete Reid
June 23, 2011
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Scottish Entertainment / Actor News
Dear Scotland is delighted to welcome a new contributor and the return of monthly Scottish Entertainment / Actor News updates (SEAN). These new SEAN articles will be sourced by devoted David Tennant fan Helygen, and will keep us informed of all the gossip from our favourite Scottish actors in Hollywood and everywhere else.
Helygen
June 20, 2011
