BEST OF SCOTLAND Why East Dunbartonshire is the 'perfect place' for Sally Magnusson
Writer and broadcaster Sally Magnusson has edited a new book which asks 30 prominent figures to name their favourite location in Scotland.
best of scotland New drama follows young band trying to break through in Britpop-era Scotland
For a time Andy McGregor and his mates thought their band might just make it. “We played support for bands like The Subways, Reverend and The Makers, and Idlewild,” says the former frontman of Blind Pew, the 60s-influenced outfit he formed with mates from Ayrshire in 2000. We were always on the hunt. We even turned down a slot with a new band called the Arctic Monkeys because we thought we were too busy.”
BEST OF SCOTLAND Dougie Vipond on the 'absolutely terrifying' part of performing with Deacon Blue
Ask Dougie Vipond to sing, and he has all the nerves of an absolute beginner.
BEST OF SCOTLAND Teenage Fanclub drummer Francis Macdonald talks art exhibitions and new album
FRANCIS Macdonald first realised he was good at drawing when he captured Paul McStay’s wee brother’s nose.
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'It comes from the gut'- we chat to one of Scotland's best-known commentators
He has commentated on some of football’s most stellar occasions, guiding viewers through games from World Cups to European Finals.
best of scotland Scottish artist unveils new Glasgow Airport artwork inspired by schoolchildren
THE children of St Anne’s Primary are on the march. Some are down by the harbour in Aberdeen, some crossing the river in their hometown of Glasgow, and others posing with wild animals in Southampton. One has a fish under his arm, another is playing with a set of scales. Each one of them is heading in the same direction – down past Boots, round by Starbucks and on through to the departure gates.
best of scotland Musician and author's new music inspired by the Scottish island of his birth
AS a child, Colin MacIntyre would spend hours every week staring from the window of his grandad’s living room, peering up Tobermory High Street, lost in his thoughts. Whatever the boy’s dilly-dallys were, the notion one day he’d be back in the same spot decades later, in another life, would have been too fanciful for even a child’s imagination. Yet later this month, the singer-songwriter and author will release a new music and literary project that has returned him to the very source of his creative life.
BEST OF SCOTLAND 'We’re less prolific than The Blue Nile'- The Bluebells on their new album
THEIR biggest hit is an ode to their parents and 40 years later The Bluebells are still finding inspiration for songs at the heart of their home.
Best of Scotland Where to see the hit musical inspired by songs of Runrig
In London’s west end, they’re scolding audiences for singing along to live theatre productions. Julie Cadzow knows there’s no point in chiding punters when it comes to a Runrig musical touring Scotland.
best of scotland Oscar winning Greenock film-maker reveals the inspiring story behind his triumph
WHEN Graham Kinniburgh hit 40, his life changed forever. “It was around the time of the credit crunch,” says the 54 year old, from Greenock. “Within three weeks I turned 40 then I was made redundant and then my dad died. Three hugely significant things all happened within the space of a few weeks. It was a really difficult time.”
