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Bring The Noise: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Cathie Boyd About Sonica Festival 2024...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Ali spoke to the Founding Artistic Director of Cryptic Cathie Boyd to hear all about this year's...
Sep 6, 20242 min read


The Write Stuff: Scots Whay Hae!’s Top 10 Picks Of The Edinburgh International Book Festival 2024…
This year sees the Edinburgh International Book Festival (10–25th August) move to its new home, the Edinburgh Futures Institute at the...
Aug 10, 20245 min read

The SWH! Edinburgh Fringe Compilation Podcast 2024 - Part Two...
For the second of our Edinburgh Fringe Compilation Podcasts for 2024, Ali spoke to another group of artists, writers, and performers who...
Aug 2, 20242 min read

The SWH! Edinburgh Fringe Compilation Podcast 2024 - Part One...
For the first of our Edinburgh Fringe Compilation Podcasts for 2024, Ali spoke to a number of artists, writers, and performers who have...
Aug 1, 20242 min read


The SWH! Edinburgh Fringe Podcasts 2024: Jo Mango & Liam Hurley - A Giant On The Bridge...
For the second of our Edinburgh Fringe 2024 podcasts Ali spoke to musician Jo Mango and theatre-maker Liam Hurley to talk all about A...
Jul 16, 20242 min read

Kate Bush, John Martyn, Simple Minds & More: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Graeme Thomson...
For the latest podcast Ali caught up with previous podcast guest Graeme Thomson to talk about Under The Ivy, his biography of Kate Bush...
Jun 28, 20242 min read

This Is The Story: A Preview of the Paisley Book Festival 2024…
This Thursday, 25th April, sees the start of this year’s Paisley Book Festival, which runs until Sunday 28th. With the theme of 'Imagine...
Apr 22, 20247 min read


Edinburgh Tradfest 2024: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Jane-Ann Purdy & Douglas Robertson...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Jane-Ann Purdy & Douglas Robertson to learn all about this year's Edinburgh Tradfest,...
Apr 19, 20241 min read


Futuristic Folktales: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Charlotte Mclean, Nelly Kelly & Malin Lewis...
The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is all about the new experimental work Futuristic Folktales, and Ali caught up with Dance-theatre...
Apr 12, 20242 min read


Band Of Brothers: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Hue And Cry...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Greg and Pat Kane, better known as Scottish musical legends Hue And Cry, to hear all...
Feb 20, 20242 min read


In My Mind There's A Room: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Colin MacIntyre - Mull Historical Society...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to writer and musician Colin MacIntyre, better known to most as Mull Historical Society,...
Feb 2, 20242 min read

Vision On: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To MANIPULATE Festival...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to Dawn Taylor (right), the Artistic Director & CEO at MANIPULATE Arts, to learn all...
Jan 29, 20241 min read


Get Connected: A Preview Of Celtic Connections 2024…
For me, it doesn't feel like any year has actually got going until Celtic Connections begins. This year it's on between the 18th Jan and...
Jan 14, 20242 min read


Matters Of Fact: Scots Whay Hae!’s Ten Best Non-fiction Books Of 2023...
A version of this article first appeared in PRODUCT magazine Click on the book titles to learn more & grab yourself a copy Writing...
Jan 10, 20246 min read

Scots Whay Hae!’s Alternative Hogmanay Night In - 2023…
Once again Montgomery Scott raises a glass to see out the old year and ring in the new and that means it’s time for Scots Whay Hae!’s...
Dec 31, 20233 min read

The Tracks Of My Year : Scots Whay Hae!'s Best Albums/EPs of 2023...
In what was another incredible year for Scottish music we have somehow managed to whittle our favourite releases down to a manageable Top...
Dec 23, 20231 min read

That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2023 Podcasts - Music...
For our latest roundup of 2023 we look at the year in music, with Ali joined once again by musician and righteous supporter of Scottish...
Dec 22, 20232 min read


That Was The Year That Was: The Best Of 2023 Podcasts – Books (Part II)…
This is the second of our Best Books of 2023 podcasts, with Ali once again joined by Publishing Scotland's Vikki Reilly, and in this...
Dec 15, 20231 min read


Top Brass: The Scots Whay Hae! Podcast Talks To Martin Green...
For the latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast Ali spoke to musician and composer Martin Green about all things brass banding including the audio...
Dec 5, 20232 min read


A Cut Above: The SWH! Review of Scottish Opera's The Barber of Seville...
If you had told me ten years ago I'd have a top-five operas list I wouldn't have believed you, but since reviewing Scottish Opera's the...
Oct 19, 20233 min read
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