Tag Archives: Scottish Pop

Interview: Barbara Dickson

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Nicola Meighan

This interview originally appeared in The Herald Magazine on February 2, 2019. I can see two Barbara Dicksons in front of me. The first one’s drinking coffee on a winter’s day in Edinburgh’s New Town, reflecting on the sisterhood, pop … Continue reading →

Interview: Edwyn Collins and Grace Maxwell

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Nicola Meighan

(Photo credit: Elaine Livingston) This interview originally ran as the cover feature of the Herald Magazine on November 1st, 2014. Helmsdale is not a place you can forget. The old fishing port on Sutherland’s east coast is welcoming and bright … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Journalism | Tagged Edwyn Collins interview, Grace Maxwell interview, Orange Juice, Postcard Records, Scottish Pop, The Possibilities are Endless | Leave a comment

Interview: Sparrow and the Workshop

Posted on June 9, 2013 by Nicola Meighan

This article originally appeared in The Herald newspaper (Scotland) on May 2, 2013. There are myriad striking lyrics in the new record from Glasgow blues-punk heartbreakers Sparrow and the Workshop. “If I had a dime for every time you lied,” … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Journalism, writing etc, Reviews (Albums) | Tagged by Toad, Jill O'Sullivan interview, Murderopolis, Scottish Pop, Song, Sparrow and the Workshop interview | Leave a comment

Interview: Trembling Bells & Mike Heron

Posted on January 23, 2013 by Nicola Meighan

This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Jan 10, 2013, under the heading WHEN FOLK GET TOGETHER. There’s a line in the 1968 Incredible String Band song, The Circle is Unbroken, which sings of “brothers from all … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Journalism, writing etc | Tagged Alex Neilson, Bonnie Prince Billy, Celtic Connections, Incredible String Band, Mike Heron, Scottish folk, Scottish Pop, Trembling Bells | Leave a comment

Interview: The Pictish Trail

Posted on January 22, 2013 by Nicola Meighan

This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Thursday Jan 3, 2013. Rarely do pop interviews occur amid hen-keeping, fire-building and trough-knocking. But The Pictish Trail, alias Johnny Lynch, is not your regular pop artist. Based on a … Continue reading →

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Preview: King Tut’s New Year’s Revolution

Posted on January 3, 2013 by Nicola Meighan

This article originally appeared in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Jan 2nd, 2013. You say you want a revolution? Well, you know … there’s one happening at King Tut’s. For the third year running, the Glasgow venue is hosting more than … Continue reading →

Posted in Journalism, writing etc | Tagged Black International, Blindfolds, Campfires in Winter, Chris Devotion and the Expectations, Fat Goth, Fatherson, Honeyblood, King Tut's New Year's Revolution, Kitty The Lion, Loosely Speaking, Miaoux Miaoux, Organs of Love, Roman Nose, Scottish Pop | Leave a comment

Interview: Rick Redbeard

Posted on December 2, 2012 by Nicola Meighan

This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on November 30, 2012 under the heading, SHHH! THE GENIUS OF A FESTIVAL THAT’S OH SO QUIET… The Phantom Band’s Rick Anthony is musing on the power of silence. “If people … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Journalism, writing etc | Tagged Aberdeen, Chemikal Underground, Gerry Loves Records, Glasgow, Platform Glasgow, Rick Anthony, Rick Redbeard interview, Rick Redbeard The Herald, Scottish Pop, Shhh! Festival, The Phantom Band | Leave a comment

Interview: Young Fathers

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Nicola Meighan

This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Thursday October 11, 2012. T in the Park, 2009, and a pop-firing, chromo-dub Edinburgh rap trio are raising party mayhem with their chichi dance routines, falsetto serenades and glittering Michael … Continue reading →

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Interview: PAWS

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Nicola Meighan

This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on Friday September 28, 2012. They’re a well-named band, are PAWS. The Glasgow lo-fi power-pop trio are loveable, bounding and shaggy round the edges, yet there is fierceness to their songs, … Continue reading →

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From The Archives: Randolph’s Leap Interview

Posted on September 29, 2012 by Nicola Meighan

This article originally ran in The Herald Newspaper (Scotland) on June 12, 2012, under the heading: A GIANT LEAP INTO THE UNKNOWN According to legend, Randolph’s Leap is a Highland locale that serves as a veil between the physical and … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews, Journalism, writing etc, Reviews (Albums), Reviews (Live) | Tagged Adam Ross, Buff Tracks, Fence Collective, Fence Records, Glasgow, Olive Grove, Peenko, Randolph's Leap Interview, Scottish Pop, The Curse of the Haunted Headphones | Leave a comment