Tune in free for the best of All Back To Bowie's
Tune in free for the best of All Back To Bowie's
The much-lauded Edinburgh Fringe show All Back To Bowie's, which featured an ever-changing roster of daily guests in an irreverent attempt to look at different sides of the independence debate, has posted free podcasts of each of its 24 editions (and a "greatest hits" compilation) on its website.
Guests included actor Brian Cox, journalist Ruth Wishart and Deputy First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, with musical contributions from Mogwai's Stuart Braithwaite and Camille O'Sullivan, among others.
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Drawings sale to help children
Artist David Shrigley will host the sale of 200 drawings of his piece Life Model to raise funds for The Young Gallery.
The Turner Prize-nominated artist, who is patron of the Impact Arts project, has curated a selection of 200 drawings to be exhibited in the courtyard of The Briggait, Glasgow, ahead of a fundraising event at 6.30pm on September 25.
Shrigley exhibited Life Model, a playful giant sculptural boy urinating into a bucket, at Impact Arts' children's gallery in February.
The piece has been shown in Copenhagen, London, Glasgow, Manchester and Derry-Londonderry, where it was part of the Turner Prize competition 2013.
Each time the piece has been exhibited, the public were invited to make their own drawing of the sculpture. Now, 200 of these will be auctioned, with the proceeds going towards The Young Gallery's Art Therapy Programme, which has been developed to provide creative workshops to children living with addiction in their families.
Shrigley said: "In Glasgow 35 per cent of children are living with parents who have drug and alcohol addictions. The Young Gallery: Art Therapy programme is a creative lifeline that will support and empower children to cope with their home environment."
The drawings will be on display at The Briggait from September 18-25. To attend the fundraiser, call 0141 575 3001 or send an email to: ksmith@impactarts.co.uk
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Young musicians to go on the road
Youth music project Hit The Road, which provides musicians aged 14-19 with a first-hand opportunity to learn about the live industry, will next week take three up-and-coming Scottish acts out on a professionally managed tour across Scotland.
Indie-folk brothers Jacob and Rory Green from Strontian, in Lochaber, rising folk star Zoe Bestel, from Dumfries, and singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi, from East Whitburn, will play The Venue in Dumfries on September 26; The Mash House in Edinburgh on September 27; and Sugar & Spice in Fort William on September 28.
The project, created by the Scottish Music Centre in Glasgow, is funded by Creative Scotland's Youth Music Initiative and The Big Lottery Fund.
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