Scots Whay Hae! & EIBF Present The Scottish Spoken Word Showcase Podcast...
The third of our collaborations with the Edinburgh International Book Festival is the Scottish Spoken Word Showcase Podcast - a companion...
- Aug 14
- 5 min
Fringe Benefits: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh Fringe 2022…
Better half way through than never, that's what we say - at least this year. The Edinburgh Fringe is in full swing, but if you're unsure...
- Aug 8
- 5 min
The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2022…
This year’s Edinburgh Book Festival takes place between 13–29 August, and will be a hybrid festival of live and online events, with over...
- Jul 1
- 1 min
A Toon Built Apo Shenanigans: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Chris Tait & Lisa Nicoll...
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to playwright, fantasy writer, and poet Chris Tait, and playwright, director, and producer Lisa Nicoll,...
- Jun 3
- 1 min
These Islands Unearthed: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Marcas Mac an Tuairneir...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali caught up with award-winning poet, writer, and singer/songwriter Marcas Mac an Tuairneir to talk about...
- Mar 7
- 1 min
A Taste For Life: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Anne Pia...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to poet, linguist, translator, and musician Anne Pia to discuss her life and work, and the...
- Feb 16
- 6 min
Telling Stories: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival 2022…
This Thursday (17-02-2021) sees the start of this year’s Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Saturday 26th Feb. With the theme of...
- Feb 15
- 1 min
Poetry Parley: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Andrés N. Ordorica...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to poet and writer Andrés N. Ordorica about his wonderful debut collection At Least This I Know,...
- Feb 10
- 7 min
Ten for 2022: Books To Look Out For In The Coming Year...
2021 was a great year for Scottish writing with books of all genres, shapes, and sizes making their mark, many of which were reviewed and...
- Dec 14, 2021
- 1 min
That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2021 Podcasts – Books…
For the first of our Best of 2021 podcast it's about all things bookish as Ali is once again joined by Publishing Scotland's Vikki...
- Sep 2, 2021
- 2 min
Out Of Water: A Review Of John Gerard Fagan's Fish Town...
John Gerard Fagan’s Fish Town is not only the latest in the genre of literary memoirs to have been published recently, it’s one of the...
- Aug 13, 2021
- 9 min
The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2021…
This year the Edinburgh International Book Festival is staging what they describe as, "a hybrid Book Festival" - with an online programme...
- Jul 16, 2021
- 1 min
Urban Hymns: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Man Of The Minch & Peter Mackay...
For the latest podcast Ali spoke to musician Man of the Minch (AKA Pedro Cameron) and poet Peter Mackay about Sradagan Na Sraide / Street...
- Jul 14, 2021
- 2 min
Back To Life: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Kirsty Law About Exposure...
For our first video podcast (or vodcast as no one is calling it) in some time, SWH! made a welcome trip Doon the Watter to Dunoon Burgh...
- Apr 30, 2021
- 1 min
Room To Roam: The SWH! Podcast Talks To Debra Salem...
For the latest SWH! podcast Ali spoke to singer/songwriter, composer, and arranger Debra Salem about In A Sma Room, the musical project...
- Apr 23, 2021
- 3 min
Short & Sweet: A Review of The Common Breath's The Middle of a Sentence...
Every so often a short story or prose collection comes along which helps to define the period in Scottish literature. In the 1980s there...
- Apr 9, 2021
- 1 min
An Ode To Staying Odd : The SWH! Podcast Talks To Dave Hook...
For the latest SWH! Podcast Ali spoke to rapper, poet, songwriter, and producer, Dave Hook (better known to many as Solareye). The two...
- Feb 15, 2021
- 5 min
Radical Renfrew: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival…
This Thursday (18-02-2021) sees the start of this year’s Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Saturday 27th Feb. With the theme of...
- Dec 30, 2020
- 2 min
2020 Vision: Looking Back At The Cultural Year…
A wee bonus SWH! podcast for the end of the year… Earlier this year we recorded podcasts with Ali and his brother Andy (right) where they...
- Dec 4, 2020
- 2 min
That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2020 Podcasts – Books (Part I)…
This year was such a great one for Scottish writing that we had to split our Best Books of 2020 podcast into two parts to fit in...