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West End Girl: Pat’s Guide To Glasgow West End Is 20…
This week sees Glasgow’s OB (Original Blogger) Pat Byrne’s Guide To Glasgow West End celebrate its 20th anniversary. When it comes to...
Oct 11, 20191 min read
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
The Scottish Opera Interviews #5: Head of Props, Marian Colquhoun
For the fifth in our series of podcasts with members of Scottish Opera we spoke to Marian Colquhoun, the Head of Props. If you have ever...
Sep 24, 20191 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
SWH! Is 10…
Louise Welsh Jo Mango Nicola Meighan (or is it Roddy Frame?) Helen Sedgwick, Gabriella Bennett & Samuel Best Peter Ross Karn and Stuart...
Aug 25, 20194 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
Fiercely Independent: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Ringwood Publishing…
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to Chief Executive of Ringwood Publishing Sandy Jamieson, one of their authors Dr Anne Pettigrew,...
Jun 20, 20192 min read
Local Hero: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Henry Bell…
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer, editor and producer Henry Bell (right) about his biography of Scottish Socialist icon, John...
Jun 4, 20191 min read
The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Claire MacLeary…
Claire MacLeary For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer Claire MacLeary about her trilogy of Aberdeen set crime novels, Cross Purpose,...
Apr 25, 20192 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
Talking Books & Telling Stories: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To David Keenan…
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to writer David Keenan about his latest novel For The Good Times. After the success of his previous book...
Feb 1, 20192 min read
Telling Stories & Singing Songs : The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Beerjacket…
Picture Credit: Robert Perry For the first podcast of 2019, Ali caught up with Peter Kelly, better known as singer/songwriter Beerjacket,...
Jan 3, 20191 min read
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
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
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