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Jul 30, 20201 min read
A New Decade: The SWH! Podcast & The Music Of The 2010s…
For the last of the Braidwood Brothers podcasts Ali caught up once more with brother Andy, this time to discuss their favourite music of...


Jun 10, 20201 min read
Noughtie But Nice: The SWH! Podcast & The Music Of The ’00s…
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali and his brother Andy got back together, virtually speaking, to talk music once more. Following...


Mar 28, 20205 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
I guess something was bound to give, and the musical roundup for February was one of those things as we just didn’t get around to posting...


Feb 2, 20206 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
T.S. Eliot may have claimed that April is the cruelest month, but surely January has got to be up there, and this one more than most....


Jan 3, 20205 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
For the latest music review we’re going to go all the way back to 2019 – remember then? December is usually the month of reflection, end...


Dec 4, 20198 min read
The Tracks Of My Year: SWH!’s 10 Best Songs Of 2019…
2019 was another year of exceptional albums, from such as Sister John, Andrew Wasylyk, Blair Coron, A Mote Of Dust, Tenement & Temple,...


Nov 28, 20195 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
As we begin to move towards the end of the year many minds start to turn to Best of the Year lists and countdowns. However there is still...


Oct 19, 20196 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
So much great new music, so little time! Over the last few weeks there has been a delightful deluge of damned good tunes in many styles,...


Sep 20, 20196 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
They say the best things in life are worth waiting for and, although this review is a tad tardy, we hope you’ll find plenty to please...


Aug 7, 20195 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
Summer 2019 continues to provide a memorable soundtrack with something for everyone’s taste, and this month’s review makes that point...


Jul 12, 20196 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
We try and make these reviews as varied and diverse as possible to showcase the full range of the music on offer. However, you can’t...

Jun 1, 20197 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
Live In The Flicker cover – credit Louise McLachlan It’s interesting to write this after putting together two radio shows made solely...


May 4, 20196 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
New music review, ahoy! At the time when voting for this year’s SAY Award opened (and you can nominate your favourites here) it’s...


Apr 19, 20196 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
Without wanting to go in too heavy in these days of storm and stress, music becomes increasingly important to help make sense of, comes...


Mar 28, 20195 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
..although it’s more like the best new music from the last six weeks as this review is long overdue. But, working to the saying “better...


Feb 15, 20196 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
In most cities January is a month where people take things easy, but not in Glasgow where Celtic Connections looms large and there are...


Jan 8, 20195 min read
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
While putting together the SWH! Tracks Of The Year Spotify playlist for 2018 it became clear that it had been a hell of a year for music...

Dec 4, 20184 min read
New Musical Success: A Review Of The Best New Music From The Last Month…
What follows are the best tracks to reach our ears over the last month, including some rocking rockabilly, mind-expanding psychedelia,...


Nov 15, 20186 min read
New Musical Success: A Review Of The Best In New Music…
The nights may be drawing in but the (in-a-just-&-fair-world-they-would-be) hits keep coming. As we approach the time when, love them or...


Oct 17, 20185 min read
New Musical Success: A Review Of The Best In New Music…
It’s been a hell of a year for Scottish music so far, with many, many great albums (from the likes of Zoe Bestel,...
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