New Musical Success Special: The Premiere of The Strange Blue Dreams’ In My Nature…
We have long been fans of The Strange Blue Dreams at SWH!, so new music from them is always greeted with whoops, cheers and hollers....
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- Mar 20, 2017
- 5 min
New Musical Success: A Review Of The Best In New Music…
The early months of a Glasgow year require a lot of moving around the city between festival events. January has Celtic Connections,...
- Feb 8, 2017
- 5 min
New Musical Success: A Review Of The Best In New Music…
as we did in December, makes it feel like each year is self contained and we start afresh all over again, but in reality the music never...
- Jan 18, 2017
- 2 min
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 7, 2017
- 2 min
January Rhythm & Blues: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2017…
“January…let us endure this evil month”, to paraphrase the French writer Colette. You may think this overly dramatic, but you know what...
- Dec 24, 2016
- 2 min
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 10, 2016
- 7 min
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...
- Nov 29, 2016
- 5 min
New Musical Success: A Review Of The Best In New Music…
I’ve never really thought about how the changing seasons affect the music you listen to, but one of the interesting things about...
- Nov 1, 2016
- 2 min
Creative Industry: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To David F. Ross…
The Last Days Of Disco and The Rise & Fall Of The Miraculous Vespas and the forthcoming The Man Who Loved Islands, but the conversation...
- Oct 23, 2016
- 5 min
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....
- Oct 18, 2016
- 2 min
Talking Books: A Preview Of The Dundee Literary Festival…
One of those questions you are asked to ponder every now and then is, “Who would you invite to your perfect dinner party”. Well, it looks...
- Oct 16, 2016
- 2 min
All Whyte On The Night: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Ross & Alasdair Whyte…
In the latest podcast Ali and Ian are joined by musicians Ross and Alasdair Whyte who, under the moniker WHYTE, have collaborated on the...
- Sep 28, 2016
- 5 min
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...
- Sep 12, 2016
- 2 min
Transatlantic Session: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Kevin Brown About Songs For Scotland 2&#
Songs For Scotland 2. Even if you’re aware of the original Bella Caledonia: Songs For Scotland you’ll find the story behind the sequel...
- Jul 11, 2016
- 4 min
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
Feeling down? Listen to Smokey sing, Johnny play guitar, or Dylan do anything. It never fails me, and it hasn’t this time round. With...
- Jun 14, 2016
- 1 min
Have Your SAY: Vote Now In This Year’s SAY Awards…
There has been talk about voting fatigue, but no matter if you’re in or out, we all like to shake it all about and how better to do that...
- Jun 9, 2016
- 5 min
New Musical Success: The Best New Music From The Last Month…
There is a reassuring balance between light and shade, which might lead the naive to believe that these roundups were not just thrown...
- May 31, 2016
- 4 min
The Northern Delights: A Review Of Stuart Cosgrove’s Young Soul Rebels...
What you want from a music biography is passion, encyclopaedic knowledge and a fresh perspective. Young Soul Rebels delivers on all...
- May 7, 2016
- 4 min
New Musical Success: The Best In New Music From The Last Month…
It’s also a welcome combination of old friends and “new to us” acts, but what unites them all is that they will bring you joy. In fact, I...
- Apr 19, 2016
- 2 min
Errant Souls: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks Music & More With Errant Media…
This first episode sees Ali head down Leith Walk to talk with Sean Ormsby and Stephen McLaren from Edinburgh record label Errant Media,...
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