The Para Handy stories first appeared in the Glasgow Evening News in 1905 and were written by the journalist Neil Munro, using the pen name Hugh Foulis. Para Handy is the skipper of a Clyde steamship (called a puffer) that delivers cargo from Glasgow to the islands in the Hebrides. His Gaelic charm and laid
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Harry Lauder was descended from the Lauders of Bass. He was born in Portobello Edinburgh on the 4th of August 1870. After his father died, his mother moved the family to Lanarkshire and He became a miner, working in Hamilton. When he was working in the mines he used to entertain his fellow workers with
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This is what I call a Christmas video! A lovely family having fun in Glasgow, dancing in front of some well known landmarks and just radiating happiness and goodwill. This is our Caledonia Christmas/ New Year Video for 2008/09. Shot in and around Glasgow, Scotland with my wife and daughter. The Track is Caledonia written
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Gee has a new music channel on YouTube! This young lady was born in Paisley, Scotland. When she was 5 or 6 years old, Gee started picking out tunes on a PC keyboard, using a soundcard’s keyboard emulator. Gee is self-taught and can also play the guitar. Gee’s old YouTube channel had thousands of subscribers
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Francie & Josie are comic characters played by the late Jack Milroy and Rikki Fulton, both of whom have entertained us for many years. Rikki Fulton also appeared in Scotch & Wry, a very funny sketch show that showcased many rising stars of comedy, such as Gregor Fisher (Rab C Nesbitt, The Baldy Man, Para
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Stanley Baxter was famous for his flamboyant and spectacular TV shows in the 70s, but for me his Parliamo Glasgow sketches were by far the funniest routines ever created by a Scottish comedian. I challenge anyone from over the pond to listen to these sketches and see if they can understand Stanley Baxter as he
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Here’s a very interesting video showing pre-war Glasgow, with Matt McGinn singing ‘Troubled Waters In My Soul’. Posted by bigmannio Look at all the children playing – they didn’t know they were poor, or lived in squalid conditions. Children just got on with life and enjoyed it as much as they could.
I’ve done a few Scottish entertainment profiles on ScotchPotch, but it really would be amiss of me if I did not mention Andy Stewart (1933 – 1993). When I was at school, he was the ‘bees knees’, very popular, with songs like Donald Where’s Your Troosers and A Scottish Soldier. Andy Stewart was born in
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(from Wikipedia) – A Band Called Quinn are an electronic indie rock band from Glasgow, Scotland. Founder members Bal Cooke (drummer/producer) and Louise Quinn (singer/ songwriter) met whilst working for a performance art company in Glasgow. Other long term members are Robert Henderson (keyboards/ trumpet) and Steven Westwater (bass). Previous line ups included Alex Kapranos
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I feel sad when I read about Lena Zavaroni. I saw her in the Pavilion in Glasgow in the 1980s and she was sensational. All that fame came to nothing. Penniless, she lived off government incapacity benefit near the end of her young life. A tragic end to a wonderful talent. Lena Hilda Zavaroni (4
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