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The Scottish Opera Interviews #6: Staff Director, Roxana Haines
Roxana Haines. © Julie Broadfoot – http://www.juliebee.co.uk For the sixth in our series of podcasts in conjunction with Scottish Opera...
Oct 9, 20192 min read


The Alternative View: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Richy Muirhead…
For the latest podcast Ali caught up with Richy Muirhead, the founder and creative director of the Scottish Alternative Music Awards...
Oct 3, 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 27, 20192 min read


The Scottish Opera Interviews #3: Programme Editor, David Kettle
For the third of our series of podcasts with members of Scottish Opera we spoke to the Programme Editor, David Kettle about his role and...
Jul 26, 20191 min read


Melody Makers: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Half Formed Things…
Cover for ‘To Live In The Flicker’, credit – Louise McLachlan For the latest podcast Ali went to Edinburgh to talk to Edwin McLachlan and...
Jul 19, 20192 min read


Man O’ Pairts: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Kevin P. Gilday…
For the latest podcast Ali headed to Glasgow’s Tron Theatre to talk to poet and polymath Kevin P. Gilday about his Edinburgh Fringe show...
Jul 13, 20191 min read


The Scottish Opera Interviews #2: Head Of Music, Derek Clark
For the second of our series of podcasts with members of Scottish Opera we spoke to the Head of Music, Derek Clark about his role and...
Jun 27, 20191 min read


The Scottish Opera Interviews #1: SOYC Artistic Director Jonathon Swinard…
For the latest podcast Ali headed to the home of Scottish Opera in central Glasgow to talk to Jonathon Swinard, the new Artistic Director...
Apr 4, 20192 min read


Tell It Like It Is: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Nadine Aisha Jassat…
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to the poet Nadine Aisha Jassat about her new collection of poems, Let Me Tell You This. It starts with...
Mar 27, 20191 min read


Music Matters: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To L-space…
L-space For the latest podcast Ali spoke to Lily, Gordon and Dickson from L-space who are, as regular readers of SWH! will know, one of...
Mar 2, 20192 min read


LP Records & Radio Days: The Scots Whay Podcast Talks To Lorenzo Pacitti…
Lorenzo outside LP Records (image LP Records/Facebook) For the latest podcast Ali visited LP Records in Glasgow’s West End to talk to LP...
Dec 10, 20181 min read


Personal Space: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Vive-La-Rose’s David Luximon-Herbert…
For the latest podcast Ali went through to Cabaret Voltaire in Edinburgh to talk to musician David Luximon-Herbert, better known as...
Nov 19, 20181 min read


The Music Man: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Vic Galloway…
Ali headed down Leith Walk to one of Edinburgh’s finest live venues and bars, The Leith Depot, to meet Vic and what followed was a...
Oct 12, 20181 min read


Pop Life: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Carla J. Easton…
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali caught up with musician Carla J. Easton to talk about her new album Impossible Stuff, which is released...
Sep 11, 20181 min read


A Life In Film: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To May Miles Thomas…
May Miles Thomas (left) about her incredible film Voyageuse and the issues and themes it addresses, such as family, sibling rivalry,...
Sep 3, 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 17, 20182 min read


Whisky Business: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Rachel McCormack…
Rachel McCormack at Glasgow’s Iberica restaurant to talk about her recent book, the excellent Chasing The Dram: Finding The Spirit Of...
Feb 20, 20182 min read


Talking Movies At GFF17 – #3: An Interview With Bodkin Ras Director Kaweh Modiri…
Our previous interviews have been with David Graham Scott, whose film The End Of The Game begins in Caithness and then moves to South...
Feb 24, 20174 min read


Talking Movies At GFF17 – #2: An Interview With The Levelling Director Hope Dickson Leach̷
Hope Dickson Leach’s excellent The Levelling is at the GFT from the 12th – 18th May. Below is an interview with the director from earlier...
Feb 18, 20175 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...
Feb 12, 20172 min read
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