The only band I ever followed from their very first gig until they were “big” and on the telly. Then I lost interest.

I saw them in that O2 dump in the Gorbals about 10 years ago and they didn’t so much as look at each other on stage. There could have been a wall between them. I gave up on them that night.

Yeah that was me. I’m a wi’wantee Paterson though. I stopped both my radio shows and stopped playing with all bands bar one (my own Skiffle Band). I just wasn’t getting anything back from doing the radio. I […]

Johnny Mercer – mister Capitol Records. A fantastic singer The Mills Brothers. Start around 1944.

Roddy is a favourite of mine. I’ve never knowingly heard The Other Fella though.

That’s a sad one. Many people give The Ragged-Trousered Philanthropists as their political awakening. For me it was Boys From The Blackstuff. I’m desperate, Dan.

Brilliant stuff. There is a huge gap in the market for collections digging into “Black Music in Britain” (I can’t think of a better term). I think there has been just one Boxset – “Gotta Get A Good Thing Goin'” […]

Scotland’s Story is the best song to come out of this Nation in the past 25 years. I have a lot of love for them.

Love Dion. I first heard of him on Angel Fingers and then a couple of his tracks popped up on compilations. That got me going. I love most of his stuff. I have some great live boots with him, Graham Parker and the […]

I’ve sat on a coach with him over three days. Part of Nancy Covey’s Louisiana Tour in 1992.

I had no idea. I think Billy announced it on Radio Scotland that evening but very few in the hall were expecting it.

Yeah – I’m just tired these days. Avoided CC apart from the John MacLean night at the start and going to the Celtic Women’s Voice’s today Saturday.

I started putting my entire collection up on Ebay just before xmas. I found it easier to negotiate as a platform than Discogs. I’m trying to master one platform in one country before I do anything else. I’m […]

I ordered the Billy Bragg set before this was announced. I’ll have to work my way through that one before I get this. The Bragg omitted the Riff Raff Chiswick EP. You’d think the completists might have […]

I can’t prove it, but family lore has it that my Mother’s Uncle by marriage wrote the music for what would become La Vie En Rose. But had to sell it on for cash. He wrote others that are known, but I can’t bring […]

I know Jim a fair bit. I’m sure it’ll be a grand night. I’m doing my own Skiffle thing a few miles away, but have a good one!

Man, I don’t know how you do it! I’m needing a nap just reading that. I’ve lost my musical sponge. Or it’s full. I was happier at Cropy that I’ve been at Cambo for years. My daughter has taken on my job of […]

One thing is for certain, there are some very awful people, including pedophiles, among the pro-Trans activists. Where? Point to/name one.

That’s a blow. As much as I’m a Levon man, Robbie’s songs were pure class. And that time when he wiped out old racist Clapton? Magic.

No, After 35 years, I’m out. Far too much new stuff for my tastes. They closed the Club Tent. And introduced a VIP ticket. That was the final straw. I’m doing Cropredy this year. The heritage stuff is more my thing.