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Kate Bush – Folk Siren: Guest blog by Graeme Thomson

To mark the publication of the Remastered Edition of Graeme Thomson’s acclaimed biography of Kate Bush, Under The Ivy, Graeme has written a blog looking at Bush’s lifelong immersion in the spirit and sound of traditional music. It’s an excellent read and it’s out on 27th June, thanks to Graeme… Not only is folk…

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June 25, 2024

Hey America! By Stuart Cosgrove: Admiral Bar Glasgow Event September 10th

On September 10th at The Admiral Bar in Glasgow, Stuart Cosgrove will be in conversation with our lead guide and co-founder, Fiona Shepherd. They’ll be chatting about Stuart’s brilliant new book, Hey America! followed by a Q&A and signing session. To round off  the evening there’s a soul club disco courtesy of Divine! and Stuart…

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August 23, 2022

Alastair McKay – Alternatives To Valium: How Punk Rock Saved A Shy Boy’s Life: Glasgow Music Walking Tours Guest Blog

We’d like to thank Alastair McKay for his brilliant guest blog and playlist for his forthcoming book  Alternatives To Valium: How Punk Rock Saved A Shy Boy’s Life   published by Birlinn on April 7th. Over on our Facebook page we have 2 copies up for grabs and we can highly recommend it, it’s a hugely…

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March 30, 2022

16 Years: Gigs in Scotland 1974-1990 Guest blog

A new crowdfunding project, 16 Years: Gigs in Scotland 1974-1990, is right up our street, we love the sound of it and would love to see it in print. We invited Chris, the man behind the project to tell us more… 16 YEARS is a comprehensive photobook I’m currently Crowdfunding, showcasing 2,000 rare live gig…

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July 26, 2019

Stories from the Ballroom: Dancing Fools by Alison Irvine

Ahead of the publication of the limited edition book Barrowland Ballads in March 2019, we have a wonderful guest blog from Alison Irvine accompanied by photographs by Chris Leslie and drawings by Mitch Miller, together they are the award-winning artists Recollective. Photograph by Chris Leslie Dancing Fools by Alison Irvine On my first visit to…

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October 22, 2018

Christmas Competition!

We’ve selected a few of our favourite books this year for one bumper bundle for one lucky winner. To enter all you have to do is sign up for our newsletter: we promise not to bombard you with information.  A winner will be picked at random & the closing date is Sunday 11th December. Enter…

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November 28, 2016