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Distanced not divided: how digital media defines our new normal
While urgent response to Coronavirus means we must stay apart, Dougal Perman explains how digital media can help bring us together, providing the vital human connection that is part of healthy everyday life. […]
Love and kindness in a time of Covid19
With Spring greening, human life is in lockdown. How will we survive this unprecedented crisis? Abi Rooley-Towle sees hope in the power of kindness, community love and care. […]
Abi’s five secrets of creative collaboration in rural Scotland
Wanted: collaborating musicians with didgeridoo, duduk, fiddle and guitar. But how to find them? Singer songwriter Abi Rooley-Towle shares secrets of her debut album and the challenge of finding the right mix of creative collaborators ‘in the middle of nowhere’. […]
Come All You Dreamers
As Christy Moore returns to one of his favourite haunts, The Barrowlands in Glasgow this evening, performing once again for a sell-out crowd in 'the grand auld hall', our guest blogger Anna Levin offers some insight...
Contraflow – by Clare Archibald
A woman alone and without pre-ordained purpose enters the echoing space of a multi-storey car park: this powerful piece by Scottish writer Clare Archibald opened an occasional series exploring the complex relationships of people and place. First published 12 August, 2016 this is one of the top reads on Walking Heads blog. […]
Exploring Strange Wales with Lucy Brouwer
We follow music blogger Lucy Brouwer as she ventures out of her comfort zone into the Strange Wales Festival celebrating the centenary of Dylan Thomas, a poet who was “rock ‘n roll ahead of his time”. […]
From here to there with Leo and Anto
“People just wanted to sing – that’s a great Glaswegian trait”. On the road from here to there, Leo Moran tells Anna Levin what it’s like to tour Scotland with Anto Thistlethwaite while the rest of the Saw Doctors take a break. Over to Anna… […]
Waterboys rock Glasgow with Fisherman’s Blues Revisited
“In the midst of the Barras crowd my 17-year-old self is singing her heart out, but right there beside her is my current self, drinking it all in, astonished by this music all over again.” Guest blogger Anna Levin revisits the past and rediscovers the present with the Waterboys in Glasgow. […]
Firing up Scotland: Roots and Culture Roadshows
“This one gonna be lively”, Gemma Brown’s latest blog post predicts a hot summer (whatever the weather) as JA Live and Fire in Babylon team up again, this time they will be hitting the road with a series of ruff and tuff West Indian infused events! […]
The CatStrand – Cultural hub of the Glenkens
“The venue brings events and activities that are rare to this area. I was really shocked not to have heard of it before”. Gemma Brown shares some newly discovered home truths. […]
Star-studded memories of the Barras
“The next day I was stiff all over from fighting to stay upright in the crush of the crowd and my ears were ringing from the volume, feelings I’d become familiar with over the next few years.” Guest blogger and gig reviewer Lucy Brouwer recalls her first experience of the Barras… and an unforgettable line-up […]
Investigating the lasting appeal of Glasgow Apollo
Guest blogger Kenny Forbes asks himself some probing questions about his research into the lasting appeal of the long-gone Glasgow Apollo – and what that says about the city. […]