New Musical Success

Dec 24, 2020
8 min

20 for 20: Scots Whay Hae!’s Albums of The Year…

In what was a quite incredible year for Scottish music, against all the odds, we have managed to whittle our favourite releases down to a...

Dec 22, 2020
2 min

That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2020 Podcasts – Music…

The last of our roundups of 2020 looks at the year in music, with Ali joined by Richard Bull, the producer of BBC Radio Scotland’s Roddy...

Nov 9, 2020
2 min

Rock The Vote: The 2020 SAMAs Are Now Open…

The public vote for this year’s Scottish Alternative Music Awards (the SAMAs) is now open for you to make your mark, which you can do...

Nov 9, 2020
2 min

Melody Maker: A SWH! Podcast Extra With Calum Jones…

The latest podcast is more of a ‘podcast extra’ – it’s the uncut version of an interview Ali recorded for the Scots Whay Hae! Show on...

Jul 30, 2020
1 min

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, 2020
1 min

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, 2020
5 min

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, 2020
6 min

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, 2020
5 min

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 9, 2019
1 min

That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2019, The Radio Show – Music (Part 2)…

For the second part of our roundup of the Best Music of 2019 Ali joined Mark McNally and Gary Bannatyne on the Postcards From The...

Dec 7, 2019
2 min

That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2019 Podcasts –Music (Part 1)…

For this year’s Best Music of 2019 podcast Ali spoke to Mark McNally and Gary Bannatyne from Cumbernauld FM’s Postcards From The...

Dec 4, 2019
8 min

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, 2019
5 min

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...

Nov 22, 2019
2 min

New Musical Success Special: SWH! Premieres Blue Tiles’ ‘Never Stand A Chance Alone With You&#

Scots Whay Hae! has a long and loving history with Edinburgh record label Errant Media and their twin driving forces Sean Ormsby and...

Oct 19, 2019
6 min

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, 2019
6 min

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, 2019
5 min

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, 2019
6 min

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, 2019
7 min

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, 2019
6 min

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...

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