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That Was The Year That Was: It’s The Best Of 2018 Podcasts – Part 3 (Music)…
For our final Best Of 2018 podcast Ali, Chris Ward, Wesley Shearer, accompanied by our very own Young Father, Ian, discuss their...
Dec 27, 20182 min read


The Tracks Of My Year: SWH!’s 10 Best Songs Of 2018…
The Gracious Losers, Starry Skies, Modern Studies, The Scottish Enlightenment, Carla J. Easton, L-Space, Kirsty Law, C.S. Buchan &...
Dec 13, 20186 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


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,...
Dec 4, 20184 min read


Three Is The Magic Number: A Review Of Stuart Cosgrove’s Harlem ’69: The Future Of Soul&
Anyone who has read the previous books will know what to expect in terms of form. Cosgrove takes us through the year of 1969...
Nov 26, 20183 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


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...
Nov 15, 20186 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,...
Oct 17, 20185 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


Tour De Force: A Review Of Scottish Opera’s Opera Highlights…
For the last few years Scottish Opera have been taking to the highways and byways of Scotland with their Opera Highlights show. Last...
Sep 21, 20182 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


New Musical Success: A Review Of The Best In New Music…
The evocative seasonal change from summer to autumn needs a suitable soundtrack to match, and I think SWH! can provide just that. It’s...
Sep 10, 20185 min read


Scots Whay Hae! Presents… Starry Skies’ new single & video, ‘Starry Skies̵
Against all odds, and just when we need it most, kindness is having a welcome renaissance, at least in terms of our culture. At this...
Aug 24, 20182 min read


New Musical Success: A Review Of The Best In New Music…
This is proving to be a summer of love with a soundtrack to match. With incredible albums already from SWH! favourites Modern Studies,...
Aug 18, 20184 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 9, 20185 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...
Aug 2, 20182 min read


This Is The Story: A Review Of Vic Galloway’s Rip It Up: The Story Of Scottish Pop…
Currently running at The National Museum of Scotland is Rip It Up: The Story Of Scottish Pop exhibition, on till the 25th November this...
Jul 23, 20184 min read


New Musical Success: A Review Of The Best In New Music…
A recent visit to the National Museum of Scotland’s Rip It Up: The Story Of Scottish Pop exhibition was a reminder, as if one were...
Jul 5, 20185 min read


Words & Music: A Review Of Stephen Thom’s Beachcomber…
Back in March we included Dante’s excellent album I Wear Your Weight With Mine (below) in our monthly musical roundup. At the time we...
Jul 2, 20182 min read


New Musical Success: A Review Of The Best In New Music…
Looking for something new to listen to? Well, you have happened upon the right place as the latest music roundup has an eclectic mix of...
Jun 15, 20185 min read
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