Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat
A Podcast by Jim & Pat Byrne about everything related to Glasgow West End. Interviews, what's on, reviews, guests and anything else you can think of.
Episodes
In this episode Pat chats with the Deedee Cuddihy - author of a series of very popular and Funny Scottish Books. You will get a sense of Deedee's unique oeuvre from some of her book titles. Here we go:
- I Love The West End of Glasgow
- I Love Scones
- The Wee Guide to Spooky Stuff
- Scottish Wedding Disa...
Today I am chatting with Tim Rideout and Ian Stewart of the Scottish Currency Group. And, if you’re thinking, ‘Currency? Well, that doesn’t sound very interesting’, then stay tuned because Tim and Ian will have you convinced otherwise.
In fact after this podcast you’ll be telling your pals that currency is the most important subject to learn about if they want to live in a succes...
Today, Pat chats with Billy Kay – writer, broadcaster, multi-award-winning producer and promoter of the Scots language.
Billy has a new book called 'Born in Kyle: A Love Letter to an Ayrshire Childhood.' I recommend it wholeheartedly; we attended a recent event at Glasgow University where he read from it and regaled us with many hilarious tales from his childhood.
Ch...
Today Pat chats to Dr Elisa Segnini from the University of Glasgow and Rodrigo Hernandez Gomez from Hyndland Secondary School’s, Art Department. Elisa and Rodrigo talk about their exhibition ‘Masks We Wear’ - currently on at at University of Glasgow, Advanced Research Centre - until the ...
Welcome to Jim & Pat’s Glasgow West End Chat. Remarkably, this is episode 100. Hurrah! Well done to us. :-)
This is the second half of my chat with the esteemed broadcaster, podcaster, journalist and filmmaker Lesley Riddoch. In part one, we learned about Lesley’s formative years and we learne...
Lesley Riddoch is a tour de force. She is a political activist, pioneering publisher, writer, podcaster, independence and land-reform campaigner and, last but not least, a role model for women in Scotland and far beyond.
It was great to chat with Lesley about her student days at Ox...
Welcome to episode 98 of Jim and Pat’s Glasgow West End Chat. Today Pat will be chatting to writer and former creative writing tutor Dave Manderson.
Dave works with literary organisations such as Scottish PEN, he organises and runs literary events and has presented illustrated talks on a range of different topics - including topics as diverse as serial killers and Scottish id...
We have another great guest. Pat will be chatting with Glasgow West End’s own, Donella Campbell. Donella is the writer of the book, ‘The Girl Who Invented Dusty Springfield’.
Dusty Springfield, certainly one of my favourite singers of all time.
This is a meticulously researched book, which co...
We are thrilled to have Jeane Freeman OBE, former politician and SNP member, as our guest on the Podcast. Jeane is truly one of the good people in this world. You will know her best from the daily Covid briefings - at the height of the pandemic - as she put her heart and soul into trying to keep us all safe.
Jeane's political journey began in 2016 when ...
The second part of my chat with Glasgow’s own music legends Monica Queen and Johnny Smillie - of the band Tenement and Temple.
Johnny is known for his accomplished guitar playing, songwriting and as an in-demand music producer and Monica for her musicianship, songwriting and her incredible voice.
Gary Lightbody of S...
In this episode I was delighted to chat to Glasgow’s own music legends Monica Queen and Johnny Smillie - of the band Tenement and Temple.
Johnny is known for his accomplished guitar playing, songwriting and as an in-demand music producer and Monica for her musicianship, songwriting and her incredible voice...
Carla is a poet, she is the poetry editor at the Scots Language Centre, she’s an author, events organiser, and the host of the show 'Express Yourself' on Sunny Govan Radio.
The Express Yourself show features poets and music and as it says in the blurb, "The chat is minimal, but the banter maximum".
Carla lives in Glasgow but originally she comes from Tain in the Scottish Highlands.
LinksI was delighted and excited to chat to Billy Kay: writer, broadcaster, multi-linguist, and champion of the Scots language - most notably through his book 'The Mither Tongue', which is quite rightly regarded as a classic of contemporary Scottish culture.
Billy is a much-honored individual but, for many people, he came to prominence recently for his address to the Scottish parliament - the first ever to have been presented in Scots....
In this episode the writer Alan Gillespie talks about his first novel, The Mash House; it is a novel of isolation and fear set in an isolated Highland village on the Ardnamurchan peninsula.
Alan Gillespie is a writer and teacher from Fife. He has studied at the University of Stirling, Glasgow and Strathclyde.
His articles and stories have appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian...
In this episode Pat chats to Brendon McIlroy, the founder and Artistic Director of Glasgow based production company Halo Arts.
Halo Arts is an innovative production company, delivering inclusive projects, productions and events.
As well as his work with Halo, Brendon is West End Festival’s Senior Event Manager, having worked for the charity since 2007.
LinksJim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 89
In this episode, Pat chats with Bob McDevitt, programmer of Glasgow's Aye Write festival; which I'm sure you know, is Glasgow’s Book Festival. Among many other things, Pat gets the lowdown on this year's programme; how it will work online and how that presents both challenges and opportunities for new and interesting ways to present authors and their books.
Bob is also Programmer fo...
In this episode Pat is chatting to Elspeth King, a curator, writer and social historian.
As curator of social history at the People's Palace Museum, Elspeth and her team saw the small local history museum blossom to become an award winning, significant cultural attraction, held in great affection by the people of Glasgow. Equally appreciated was the magnificent Winter Gardens attached ...
In this episode storyteller, poet, singer, songwriter Lesley O'Brien talks about her own journey to becoming a professional storyteller, poet, songwriter and singer. It was a joy to chat with Lesley.
Save Carlton StudiosThis is our second special episode to Help Save Carlton Studios. Carlton S...
In this special episode of Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat Jim speaks to storyteller, poet, singer, songwriter and all-round magical person Lesley O'Brien about the threat to one of Glasgow's best-loved music studios.
Carlton Studios will close if enough money cannot be raised to see it through the lockdown. With no financial help f...
In this episode Pat chats to long term friend and former neighbour Anita Manning. Anita stayed in the flat across from us – 'up the close' – when we lived at Glasgow Street, Hillhead.
She is owner of Glasgow's Great Western Auctions, and is reputedly Scotland's first female auctioneer.
You will also know Anita as TV's antiques expert from Flog it!, Bargain Hunt and the Antiques Road T...
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