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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.
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Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 86
Lesley O'Brien - Part 1: Help Save Carlton Studios
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 from the government, it is up to Glasgow's community of arts and music lovers and friends to keep the studio open until it can start earning its own keep again.
if Carlton closes it means a loss of income for many workers, including cleaners, café staff, music tutors, sound engineers, filmmaker and studio assistants.
Lesley talks about the studio's history and tells us how we can keep this well-loved institution open.
Links:
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Monday Mar 23, 2020
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 85
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 Trip.
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Saturday Mar 07, 2020
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 84
In this episode Pat chat's to Ruth Marsh - Head of Scottish Press at Glasgow Film Festival.
Ruth works in arts marketing with a variety of major Scottish festivals including Scottish Queer International Film Festival, Glasgow International Comedy Festival and Cromarty Film Festival.
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestennd
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 83
In this episode Pat chats to Jim Ferguson: a writer, performance poet, creative writing tutor and founding member of Cheeky Besom Productions.
His new poetry collection Poor World will be launched at The Calton Bar, Glasgow on 28 March, 2020.
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Saturday Feb 15, 2020
Saturday Feb 15, 2020
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 82
In this episode Pat chats to writer Stewart Ennis.
Stewart began his career as a journalist and a nurse, but now works as a writer, actor, lecturer, creative writing tutor and occasional photographer. Blessed Assurance (Vagabond Voices) - listed by Bottle Imp as one of Scotland’s Best Books of 2019 - is Stewart's first novel.
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Friday Dec 06, 2019
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 81
Sarah Kudirka is an award winning contemporary artist based in Glasgow. We were enchanted by her work, which is about shapes and edges of things: objects, buildings and words.
Her Polaroid City Skies series is about walking and looking up at the sky between tall buildings - in London, Berlin, Glasgow, Sydney and Hong Kong.
Sarah also works as a creative consultant with architects and engineers on global projects.
You can see Sarahs vivid and unique work at the Wasps Winter Artists and Makers Market, The Briggait Saturday 7 December. Don't miss it - I can recommend it.
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
Tuesday Nov 26, 2019
jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 80
Pat chats to writer and poet Tracy Patrick. Her debut novel, Blushing is for Sinners was commended by the Saltire First Book of the Year Award judges, 2019.
Her poetry pamphlet, Wild Eye Fire Eye is inspired by animals in Celtic art, religion and myth and remarkably it is designed, illustrated and hand-stitched by the author.
Tracy has also written a play about sex trafficking, called My Body My Business - which will be performed on 29 November, 2019 at the Spot the Signs Human Trafficking Event, Paisley.
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 79
Pat chats to Evelyn McDonald, Westender and C.E.O. of Scottish EDGE which is a Community Interest Company. Scottish EDGE is a competition aimed at identifying and supporting Scotland’s up-and-coming, innovative, high-growth entrepreneurial talent.
Evelyn is also a board member at the Scottish Design Exchange and an assessor of the Small Business Charter Award.
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Monday Nov 11, 2019
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 78
I had a great chat with my cousin Marian Colquhoun, the Head of Props at Scottish Opera. I found out how Marian worked her way to the top of the theatrical props tree (so to speak) - while we swapped a few family stories along the way. My conclusion; the most desirable job in the arts is the perfect fit for the nicest person I've ever met. :-)
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend
Photo by Ken Dundas.
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Tuesday Oct 22, 2019
Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 77
Pat chats to Julie Rea, writer and playwright
Julie Rea, writer and playwright was winner of Scottish Book Trust Next Chapter Award 2017. She has been shortlisted for numerous prestigious awards and has had her work published in several literary journals.
She has completed a short story collection and is currently working on her first novel.
This Autumn Julie’s work will be performed by Short Attention Span Theatre at The Gilded Balloon on 6 November. Her David Bowie inspired play ‘John’ will be performed at Words and Music, The Sound of Young Scotland on 21 November, 2019.
Links
Twitter: @glasgowswestend