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Feb 12, 20172 min read
Stranger Than Fiction: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Documentary Maker Lou McLoughlan…
The latest podcast has Ali talking to director and cinematographer Lou McLoughlan. We could pretend that it has been perfectly timed to...


Jan 18, 20172 min read
Last Night, They Said: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Last Night From Glasgow…
Mark W. Georgsson: The Ballad Of The Nearly Man In our first podcast of 2017, Ali talks to Ian Smith and Murray Easton, two of the...


Jan 5, 20173 min read
Prestige & Prejudice: A Review Of Kevin MacNeil’s The Brilliant & Forever…*
With wall-to-wall media coverage, including prime-time TV shows detailing the runners and riders as well as the result, it can be argued...


Dec 31, 20164 min read
Scots Whay Hae!’s Alternative Hogmanay Night In, 2016…
There’s audio, video, music, comedy, documentary, drama, and more involving some of our favourite folk, including The Blue Nile, Robbie...


Dec 24, 20162 min read
That Was The Year That Was: It’s The Best Of 2016 Podcast – Part Two (Music)…
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year From Scots Whay Hae! In this, Part II of our end of year podcast Ali, Chris and Wesley concentrate on...


Dec 23, 20162 min read
Poetry, Prose & Parasols: A Review Of Umbrellas Of Edinburgh…
One is The Book Of Iona, a collection edited by Professor Robert Crawford, which looks at the literary history as well as the geography...


Dec 16, 20161 min read
That Was The Year That Was: It’s The Best Of 2016 Podcast – Part One…
Three Men & Some Books For our end of year podcast, Ali and Ian were once again joined by irregular podcast guest and resident film...


Dec 10, 20167 min read
The Tracks Of My Year: SWH!’s 10 Best Songs Of 2016…
Looking back, as is everyone’s wont at this time of year, two things in particular are striking about 2016 in music. There was the...


Dec 4, 20165 min read
The Good Word: Scots Whay Hae!’s Best Books Of 2016…
It’s the time for ‘Books Of The Year’ lists and we like to think that Scots Whay Hae!’s selection for 2016, while small, is beautifully...


Oct 23, 20165 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From Autumn…
As the nights draw in and the heating comes on, it’s a good time to begin to take stock of the year and how it is shaping up for music....


Sep 28, 20165 min read
New Musical Success: Summer Special…
Aside from those you’re about to hear there has been memorable music, as  previously mentioned, from Ette, Starless, The Royal Male, and...
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