Over Our Garden Wall - Music Podcast

Very pleased that we finally managed to get some podcast diary time with the Scottish singer, songwriter & musician James Grant.
Anyone who has been lucky enough to see James live will know that he is a very good storyteller ! And thankfully this carried over to our gig chat. From his first gig at Tiffany's seeing a groundbreaking Glasgow band, to his last gig seeing 2 groundbreaking artists honouring a 1950s/60s legend ( that we were at too!) all the bases were well and truly covered.
We also got anecdotes aplenty, that included getting thrown off a Tina Turner support slot after just two nights, having a ticket to a must see gig at the Glasgow Apollo but choosing to stay at home and watch a movie - and meeting a world champion snooker player who was higher in the UK singles chart than Love & Money, the conversation flowed.
And to finish James gave us a killer fav ever gig from New York City, and a live album recommendation that ROCKS.
It was an absolute pleasure to record this one - biG thanks to James for giving us him time, and we look forward to seeing him live soon on the Clyde Riviera
Enjoy & stay safe
PS: James also mentioned that he has been recording new music, which should be out in 2027 supported by live performances. Happy days...

After a few aborted attempts, we finally managed to get Kevin McDermott into our virtual living room to record a Live Music & Me podcast.
Kevin is an integral part of Scotlands musical backstory and Glasgow's in particular - therefore it was great to get a feel for how his gigs were part of his musical development. As expected, we got numerous references to the famous Glasgow Apollo ( including the x-ray vision of their bouncers), learning the guitar to Rock Lobster, missing a Clash gig he had a ticket for, and enthusing about being lucky enough to seeing the greatest post punk band ever.
Kevin also threw in a Pete Shelley impersonation for good measure, a bit of gossip about David Byrne’s Dumbarton family - and we also got the first mention ever of Loch Lomond bear park. No, really…
What we didn’t get was a Live Album recommendation from Kevin - however he did recommend a live album we definitely SHOULDN’T own…And to finish we got a wee update on what Kevin’s up to at the moment ( he is very active which is good to hear) Even allowing for a bit of audio bounce, it was a very pleasurable experience.
Big thanks to Kevin - enjoy & stay safe
PS “ If you don’t like The Beatles, you don’t like breathing”

All good things must come to end, even a tribute to the legend that is Mr BowieAnd hopefully, out final podcast pays due respect. However, as per normal, at least 50% of the chat has minimal connection to the great man! We of course do discuss the Final ( Hunky v Zizzy). Plus the panel sharing their own personal fav Bowie tunes ( and Caroline sharing super cool signed merch). And a wee chat about potential future podcast material. To finish, our good friend Skin also gave us an acapella version of a Bowie classic from the winning album ( that wasn't meant to be apacella!) All in all, a perfect way to finish our Bowie chat. Huge thanks to Caroline, Colin and Skin - they are the icing on the dodgy cake! Until next time - enjoy and stay safe.

How much can we pack into a 30 minute music chat? The answer on this episode is...quite a lot! With Colin, Caroline & Skin in top form our chat content included
Bowie Quiz
Lou Reed and New York toilets ( no, really)
Mime dancing to Life On MarsSigned merch And of course, the panels
Final predictions
More importantly, we also took a moment to pay our respects to Brian McFie who had passed away just before our recording. A genuine legend, who will be sorely missed.
Until next time

So we have made it to episode 3 discussing all things Bowie! Thats a surprise, and even more so that we managed to get Colin, Caroline & Skin to all rejoin us again...We went with 2 Bowie trivia questions on this one ( with mixed results from the panel), plus Skin telling us which colours all the Bowie albums are, and reflections on how our rock star friends on X don't always agree, especially on Bowie albums. More importantly, we also did the live draw for the semi finals, and they are VERY tasty...Will we get to episode 4? Ask us this time next weekEnjoy & stay safe