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Toad Session: Eagleowl
A large part of me thinks there should be an Eagleowl Interviewers’ Support Group. They are some of the loveliest people you will ever meet, but getting them to talk is like trying to learn Kung-Fu in an afternoon.
Matthew Young
March 20, 2010
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Video Highlights of Scottish Artists at SXSW Part 1
This week Dear Scotland contributors Vic Galloway and Matthew Young joined me and 13 Scottish bands at the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas. Video highlights from the first two days are below including clips from Colin MacIntyre, Tommy Reilly, Unicorn Kid, Frightened Rabbit, Hudson Mohawke and Codeine Velvet Club.
Pete Reid
March 19, 2010
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Chinese Numerology and Scottish Football
Living in China these past few years has been a cultural education for me. I’ve given red packets of ‘lai see’ money to my employees at Chinese New Year (always crisp, new notes); I understand why a large apartment block on a hillside was designed with a hole in the middle (it’s so the spirits […]
Billy Williamson
March 18, 2010
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Peenko’s Scots Way-Hay! – The Boy Who Trapped The Sun
It’s not often that I post about artists on major labels, however, in The Boy Who Trapped The Sun’s case I am more than happy to make an exception. It was the session that he recorded for Vic Galloway last year that first brought him to my attention.
Lloyd Meredith
March 17, 2010
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Scottish Entertainment / Actor News
This week in SEAN, David Tennant’s Einstein film gets a premiere date on HBO, Ewan McGregor considers how his life would be as Philip Seymour Hoffman’s boyfriend and Kevin McKidd demonstrates incredible patience when fielding inane questions about Scotland on ‘Chelsea Lately’.
Saba I.
March 16, 2010
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Scotland on Tour with Vic Galloway: SXSW 2010
This week is almost certainly the biggest week of the year for Scottish international gigs. 14 Scottish bands are heading to the South by Southwest music festival in Austin, Texas and Vic will be there too. Here is his preview together with a listing of more than 80 Scottish gigs around the world this week:
Vic Galloway
March 15, 2010
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This Week in the Gloaming 2010 #11
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 Loch Nan Umah, the Kinghorn Cliffs, Carlingnose Point and Loch Shiel.
Colin Campbell
March 14, 2010
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Interview with Unicorn Kid
Our week of interviews with the Scottish artists attending South by Southwest concludes with a chat with Unicorn Kid. Edinburgh teenager Oli Sabin already toured the US last year with Owl City and he spoke with Dear Scotland yesterday about that experience and his upcoming SXSW gigs.
Pete Reid
March 13, 2010
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Scottish Artists at SXSW 2010: Unicorn Kid
Though the first official day of the South by Southwest Music festival is Wednesday next week, the first Scottish gig will actually be Unicorn Kid’s Tuesday night gig at the UK SXSW Interactive party. For a full listing of all Unicorn Kid’s SXSW gigs see below:
Shiner
March 13, 2010
