Step out of the Rain: Author Alison Irvine on Simple Minds and the Rebirth of the Barrowland
Big thanks to author Alison Irvine who has shared this lovely long read from her new book Barrowland: The inside story of Glasgow’s beloved ballroom. In this excerpt Alison chats to Lesley and Howard who were lucky enough to win tickets to see Simple Minds film the ‘Waterfront’ video at Barrowland, and the man who…
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December 5, 2025
Cat Step Sounds by Alison Irvine: Glasgow Walking Tours Guest blog
Our first guest blog of 2021 is from the writer, Alison Irvine. Alison wrote her brilliant new novel Cat Step at the same time as she was writing about the Barrowland Ballroom for the beautiful Barrowland Ballads book, which we previously covered on our blog: https://glasgowmusiccitytours.com/blog/category/barrowland-ballads/ photograph by Chris Leslie We know Alison loves her…
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January 5, 2021