May contain a heavy dose of Jim Kerr
My apologies from the outset as this will be a very short review – well, short for me anyway. I’m mindful of needing to be succinct with my blog posts while the site is going through its transition to a new way of being backed-up and using its storage. I’ll be very brief about Redolent,…
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Fortune smiled wide last night in Glasgow, for last week it had been announced on Hamish Hawk’s social media platforms that he and his band would be playing a small set in George Square as part of the musical entertainment laid on during the UCI World Cycling Championships that are currently taking place within the…
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It has been an exhaustive weekend – but I wouldn’t swap it for the world. Seeing the best live music from my most favourite bands and artists. I know I am in a very fortunate position to be able to do it, even if I am doing it on a very tight budget. The weekend…
Angel Numbers is the title of Hamish Hawk’s current album. The idea behind the title he explains in this interview (view from around the 26.30 mark) below. You can read more about the subject by clicking these links here and here. In Galashiels on Friday, as I sat outside the MacArts venue on one of…
I set out feeling quite nervous. Galashiels is a place I had never been to before and to keep costs low, when looking into whether it was possible to see Hamish at the venue, I decided it wasn’t necessary to stay away in Galashiels for the night. I couldn’t find anything that affordable there and…
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I have been looking into various acts that I could either go and see later in the year or who I could see within the next several weeks. The gigs I have coming up are non-existent for April (my one April gig – Sarah Brown in Edinburgh – has been cancelled. Goddamn!) but I do…
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The weather was beautiful in Glasgow on Sunday afternoon. Perfect for a meander from George Square down towards the Barras Market and along London Road. First was a stop at Glickmans and a blether with the shop owner. Last time I was there with Birdy we got chatting to the lady and she was talking…
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Hamish was one of the highlights of that glorious weekend last August seeing the two Simple Minds gigs at Princes Street Gardens. Michelle and I enjoyed his set so much that night that we made it our mission to see him live in his own right at the earliest opportunity. In the interim, I listened…
Got some very exciting things happening soon. One involves the band below. I had to share this here! Hamish Hawk started his tour a few nights ago in Newcastle at the fabulous Cluny. The new album, Angel Numbers, has just been released and I was playing my favourite track off the album to share on…
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This year feels like it has been a long one. I started university back in January and I am now working through the second module of my DipHE English. There was excitement at the start of the year with some Simple Minds related releases happening. The first being from the band themselves with the release…
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