Craig and Ali look back on the last year of podcasting and reflect on the highlights from it all. The podcast sponsor, Hoppy, drops in for a chat. We also look ahead to some very exciting plans for the future...
Craig and Ali reflect on the madness of the last couple of weeks with Gleadhraich's return to the stage at Lindisfarne and Craig's guest spot at TRNSMT with The Courteeners. We look back on all the crazy tales and rejoice at the return of major live events.
Tom McGuire joins us to discuss the journey of his act Tom McGuire & the Brassholes. We give his releases a track by track run through and discuss some of his most memorable gig moments to date as well as looking at the band's upcoming plans.
We're joined by Hardeep Singh Kohli to talk through some career highlights. From producing to featuring on a range of TV shows, comedy stints, cooking demonstrations and now launching his own podcast, Hardeep recounts some of his favourite memories with Craig and Ali.
Colonel Mustard himself joins us to discuss everything Colonel Mustard & the Dijon Five related. We discuss influences, explore how a night at Glastonbury led to the creation of one of the greatest ever band names and get the lowdown on how it feels to play to packed festival crowds from Kirkcaldy to Korea. Peace, Love and Mustard
The band return to give a track by track rundown of Gleadhraich's Rewritten EP and the inspirations behind the pieces. We look ahead to future recordings and upcoming plans for the band going forward.
This week's episode explores Craig and Ross' European Adventures over the years from Reykjavik to Madrid. Jonny Brown of Twisted Wheel also joins for a short in-person interview from backstage at The Ferret in Preston.
We tackle the second part of Ali's journey as a sound tech through the years. Ali takes us on a journey from a near-miss headbutt from Michael Buble to Dundee FC's Championship title winning parade. We take a look at the time Ali told Kerry Ellis to shush through to taking on charity bungie jumps...
Ross returns to join Craig and Ali to recall experiences of supporting a range of acts over the years. From opening for Kyle Falconer to Donnie Munro, Toploader to the Peatbog Faeries we discuss the role of the support act, and discover the ones that Ross doesn't remember!
X factor runner-up Nicholas McDonald joins us to talk through his experience on the show as well as his career in music to date. We also take a look ahead to Nicholas joining Gleadhraich's much delayed 10th anniversary celebrations.
We look back on the carnival atmosphere in London for Scotland's Euro 2020 match against England at Wembley. From boat parties to fanzone fun, house parties to appearances on US media outlets, we reminisce on the madness of it all as life begins to crank back into gear. The episode also features a cameo from Scotland legend, Rab Douglas.
World Champion Highland Dancer Rachel McLagan joins us to discuss the traditions of Highland Dancing as well as how Flings & Things put a contemporary twist upon it. She shares stories from dancing with Muse to performing at major events such as the Solheim Cup and the Commonwealth Games. We also delve into some key discussion points and issues in the modern world of Highland Dance.
From Broadway to Hollywood, Oliviers to Emmys, Alan Cumming has seen it all. He joins us from Covid quarantine in Adelaide, to share highlights from his career in the spotlight and he offers up some exclusive news along the way! Make sure you're 'All Ears' for this one!
Fred MacAulay joins us as a guest to discuss the highlights of his career to date. We look back on how it all began with 'McCoist and MacAulay' and we go behind the scenes of shows such as 'Mock The Week' and 'Have I Got News For You?' as well as exploring his special relationship with the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Sometimes 'boo' is just not enough...
Matt Bain and Ryan Shepherd join Craig and Ali on the podcast for the first time, to give Craig Weir & the Cabalistic Cavalry's new EP 'Reflections & Revelations' a track by track rundown exploring the origins of the songs, the creative process behind them, the recording sessions and plenty more in between.