Made in Scotland: Album reviews and Artist interviews of the 1980s, 1990's and 2000's – Details, episodes & analysis

Join Made In Scotland 80's for an EXCLUSIVE podcast episode with Dan O'Neill from The River Detectives. We go back to the very early days of when Dan and Sam met at School, to the first incarnation of The River Detectives. We cover the iconic masterpiece albums of 'Saturday Night, Sunday Morning' 'Elvis Has Left The Building' and their third and final album 'King Of The Ghost Train Ride'. From humble beginning in the shadows of the formed Scottish steelworks The Ravenscraig' Dan and Sam went on to become one of Scotlands most loved and respected bands of their time. Headlining the South African 'Glastonbury', playing to packed audiences across the world. We are truly honoured to have spent some time in what felt like a very very rare insight into Craigneuk's finest. 

Join MADE IN SCOTLAND 80's for a Listeners Special Dedication Episode. With songs from Rab Noakes, Idlewild, Big Country, Sunset Gun, Teenage Fanclub and more... Huge THANK YOU to everyone who took the time top getting in contact and send in their requests. Enjoy people and all the very best for 2023. 

THE BATHERS LIVE IN CONCERT 2022: Join me for the much anticipated return of The Bathers live in concert. Recorded at the exclusive 'Woodside' Venue, Aberdour. An up close an intimate gig from Chris Thomson and friends (Paul McGeechan, Hazel Morrison and Callum McNair). Including interviews with Hazel Morrison and Chris Thomson. With audience snippets and an interview with the guys who make these gigs possible, John McTaggart and Geno Williams. We have exclusive live material from STARLESS, FRIENDS AGAIN, THE BATHERS and some BLUE NILE covers. A must for anyone who appreciates stunning music created by lovely talented musicians and all round great's of the Scottish music scene. 

You can buy The Bathers material from Bandcamp here

https://thebathers.bandcamp.com

You can find out more about Starless here

https://www.starless.co.uk/home

Both artists are available on vinyl from Last Night From Glasgow here 

https://shop.lastnightfromglasgow.com

The Associates are one of Scotland's most loved post-punk bands of the 1980's, with albums such as The Affectionate Punch, Sulk and Perhaps. Billy MacKenzie and Alan Rankine have a special place in our hearts giving us 'Party Fears Two' and 'Country Club' to name a few... In this episode we celebrate The Associates legacy with a mix of live performances, fans and friends tributes, Alan's insight into the songs and a timely reminder of the remarkable human being that we lost in Billy MacKenzie. Huge thanks and praise go to film director Grant McPhee for the use of his material. Alan Rankine for his agreement on the making of this. And to the fans of The Associates. We also have a Go Fund Me page to raise money for a memorial statue to Billy in his home city of Dundee, Scotland. Search on the GoFundMe platform for "BILLY MacKenzie Memorial Statue'. 

https://gofund.me/3fab4519

https://grantmcpheedirector.com

The Blue Nile Podcast: A Walk Across The Rooftops was released April 1984 and introduced us to the brilliance of the the Blue Nile. Paul Buchanan, P.J. Moore and Robert Bell changed our lives forever from that moment onwards and we have never looked back... We just can't get enough of the Blue Nile. Enjoy this podcast in which we go track by track through this life changing iconic masterpiece. We have audio insert's from Paul and music critic's where they sum up the feeling of followers of the band. 

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Jim McCULLOCH PART 2: Jim is one of Scotland's most iconic singer-songwriters with a career that's spanned over 30 years with bands such as the BMX Bandits, The Soup Dragons, Superstar, Green Peppers and Snowgoose. During this time Jim has also worked on several solo projects and has a delightfully beautiful new album out now called 'When I Mean What I Say'. Which is available from Violette Records as a 10" E.P. In this episode we continue our chat with Jim, picking up with the birth of SNOWGOOSE and their iconic albums 'HARMONY SPRINGS' and 'MAKING OF YOU'. We also chat with Jim about his stunning new solo album 'When I mean What I say', upcoming tours, a Snowgoose 3rd album, early chat around Motherwell, yip down a wee rabbit hole there and AN EXCLUSIVE LIVE TRACK 'ANYTHING JOE' which isn't on any albums as yet. Enjoy this final part of the podcast which has been such a pleasure to produce. Please leave comments and suggestions for future guests. There will be Christmas Special between Christmas and New Year celebrating Scottish artists. Thank you for listening!

THE BATHERS PART 3 (THE FINALE) The Bathers are one of Scotland's most iconic band's. The vehicle for singer-songwriter, Chris Thomson, they are sometimes referred to as "the best-kept secret in Scottish music" and have released seven albums. Initially active between 1985 and 2001, then reformed in 2016. In this final episode we chat with Chris about his song writing process, The Bathers new album 'Sirenesque' due for release 2022, a potential follow up album, our final Q&A's from our listeners, Friends Again reunion gigs? Chris's stunning work on the Starless projects with the legendary Paul McGeechan from Friends Again and Love & Money, an EXCLUSIVE LIVE PERFORMANCE of a Bathers classic and so much more... Enjoy you wonderful people and please leave a review on Apple/Spotify/Google etc.... 

PART 2: The Bathers are one of Scotland's most iconic band's. The vehicle for singer-songwriter, Chris Thomson, they are sometimes referred to as "the best-kept secret in Scottish music" and have released seven albums. Initially active between 1985 and 2001, then reformed in 2016. In these episode we cover Chris's early works with Friends Again, then morphing into the lavish and lush sound of The Bathers, one off projects in the form of Bloomsday. Chris let's us in on behind the scene's stories of his career to date and we chat about future plans and new releases coming next year. A very exciting time ahead for Chris and all The Bathers fans. EPISODE 2 covers The Marina Trilogy, Pandemonia album and Q&A from our twitter followers. Enjoy!

The Iconic Jesse Rae is Scotland's pioneer of Funk music. Having worked with some major artists across the world within the industry of funk including Bernie Worrell, Nairobi Sailcat and Michael Hampton from Parliament / Funkadelic. Jesse also worked closely with the American producer Roger Troutman founder of the band ZAPP who helped spearhead the funk movement and heavily influenced West Coast Hip-Hop. Part 2 of the interview kicks off right where we left Jesse in Part 1, in 1985 with the release of his Scottish P-Funk album "The Thistle". A wonderful insight into Scotlands Funk Ambassador with some very interesting stories on Jesse's award winning videos and friends. BONUS at the end of the interview with Jesse treating us to some new music. Enjoy everyone and thanks for listening, please leave. review, it would be really helpful and appreciated. 

The Iconic Jesse Rae is Scotland's pioneer of Funk music. Having worked with some major artists across the world within the industry of funk including Bernie Worrell, Nairobi Sailcat and Michael Hampton from Parliament / Funkadelic. Jesse also worked closely with the American producer Roger Troutman founder of the band ZAPP who helped spearhead the funk movement and heavily influenced West Coast Hip-Hop. He has also penned some memorable chart-topping songs during his career. Sporting his traditional Scottish highland outfit's and a 6ft claymore, Jesse is a force of funk nature. In this episode, we start back in Jesse's early days of the mid-'70s with his journey from Scotland to America and his time with the Space Cadets and Strange Parcels. His chance meetings with Bernie Worrell and his love for funk. All this accumulating in 1985 with the release of his Scottish P-Funk album "The Thistle". A wonderful insight into Scotlands Funk Ambassador.