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Feb 20, 20204 min read
Rebel Ink: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival…
Today (20/2/20) sees the start of the inaugural Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Saturday 29th Feb. With the theme of ‘Radical...


Feb 11, 20201 min read
Paisley Book Festival 2020: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Keira Brown…
For the latest podcast Ali spoke with Keira Brown about the inaugural Paisley Book Festival (20th-29th Feb). As well as hearing all about...


Jan 29, 20202 min read
The GFF 2020 Podcasts: Festival Directors Allison Gardener & Allan Hunter…
For the first of our podcasts celebrating this year’s Glasgow Film Festival SWH! spoke to festival co-directors Allison Gardner and Allan...


Jan 14, 20202 min read
Get Connected: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2020…
“January, sick and tired you’ve been hanging on me”, as Pilot sang back in 1974 – a genius lyric which just about says it all. But never...


Aug 27, 20192 min read
Under The Skin: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Elle Nash…
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali headed to Edinburgh to speak to the American writer Elle Nash who was in the country for the city’s...


Aug 9, 20195 min read
The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 (+1) Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival…
From the 10th – 26th August, Edinburgh’s Charlotte Square Gardens (and George Street) once again becomes the place for book lovers to...


Jul 29, 20195 min read
Fringe Benefits: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh Fringe…
For many of us August means Edinburgh and its attendant festivals. As ever, the Fringe in particular has so much on offer that it can be...


Mar 14, 20196 min read
Book Now To Avoid Disappointment: A Preview Of Aye Write! 2019…
From today (14th) Glasgow’s Book Festival Aye Write! is the only show in town for lovers of fact, fiction, food, poetry, prose,...


Mar 7, 20192 min read
New Gold Dram: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Film Director Andrew Peat…
For the latest podcast Ali met up with the film director Andrew Peat at Glasgow’s CCA before the Glasgow Film Festival premiere of his...


Feb 19, 20191 min read
Lights, Camera, Action!: A Preview Of Glasgow Film Festival 2019…
If it’s February in Glasgow it can only be the Glasgow Film Festival, the perfect place for the more discerning film fans to take shelter...


Feb 2, 20192 min read
Paisley Patter: The SAMAs Come To Town…
One of the highlights of last year was the Scottish Alternative Music Awards night at St Luke’s in Glasgow which showcased not only the...


Jan 18, 20191 min read
Thank You For The Music: An Appreciation Of Marina Records…
Tonight at Celtic Connections there is a timely celebration of Marina Records, a label responsible for some of my favourite albums over...


Jan 15, 20192 min read
Beat The January Rhythm & Blues: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2019…
“January, month of empty pockets! Let us endure this evil month…”, to quote the French writer Sidonie Gabrielle Colette (currently...

Nov 6, 20182 min read
Films & Festivities Down The Firth: A Preview Of The Dunoon Film Festival…
Now firmly established as one of Scotland’s finest, the Dunoon Film Festival is back this coming weekend (9-11 November) with a fantastic...


Aug 17, 20182 min read
American Horror Story: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Andy Davidson…
For the latest podcast Ali met up with the American novelist Andy Davidson before his event at The Edinburgh International Book Festival....

Aug 9, 20185 min read
The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 (+1) Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival…
From the 11th – 27th August in Edinburgh’s Charlotte Square Gardens (and George Street) once again becomes the place for book lovers to...


Aug 3, 20184 min read
Fringe Benefits: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh Fringe…
This Script and Other Drafts (Jenny Lindsay), Aug 13-14, 21-22 – Scottish Storytelling Centre At a time of schisms within feminism,...


Aug 2, 20182 min read
Fine & Dandy: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Visits Aberdeen…
Charley, Jon, Shane, Ali, & a hawk After our recent Dundee podcast Ali moves up the coast to Aberdeen to talk to Charley Buchan from...


Jul 11, 20182 min read
City Of Culture: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Visits Dundee…
For the latest podcast Ali visited Dundee to talk about all things cultural in relation to that great city. To help him do so he was...


Mar 14, 20183 min read
Fowl Play And Finery: A Review Of Stuart David’s Peacock’s Alibi…
Two of the most challenging types of writing are crime and comedy. For the first you have to avoid repeating well-worn clichés while...
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