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Delighted the mighty Val McDermid joins me for a live recording of A Kick Up The Arts The Portobello Bookshop, July 9th: we’ll celebrate Queen Macbeth & Val will also give us a virtual night of entertainment, discussing her choice of a Scottish album, film & book 🧡 theportobellobookshop.com/events/val-mcd…

Justin Currie’s memoir, The Tremolo Diaries, will be published on Aug 28. He’ll join me Edinburgh Festival Fringe for #AKickUpTheArts live The Stand on Aug 23 (Saturday lunchtime), to chat about that, Del Amitri, music, films, books & more. Join us! Tickets here 🧡 thestand.co.uk/performance/19…

He seems undecided as to whether he’ll rock the Baroness Hibernia Fortuna frock, but what’s certain is that Grant Stott 🎙 will join me for #AKickUpTheArts, live from The Stand Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Aug 21. You should join us! Tix here. Pot Noodles optional. thestand.co.uk/performance/19…

My one commitment at the festival this year. It’s should be a hoot! 👇🏻👇🏻👇🏻

Absolutely here for this. Supergrass at the Barrowlands are always a joy, but this - well… 💃🏻🧡🔥

I accidentally updated my phone (I hate updates), and it’s started offering me unsolicited photo collections, and giving them titles. This is my favourite so far: it looks as if Bobby Bluebell, Hipsway’s Grahame Skinner and I have embarked on a new life as a throuple… ROPoem 🧡💃🏻

To celebrate his 🔥 collection of underground music writing, Volcanic Tongue, David Keenan & I had a chat The Portobello Bookshop for #AKickUpTheArts. It starts & ends with the pastels. (Doesn't everything?) You can listen wherever you get your podcasts, or here! akickupthearts.org/blog-3-1/david…

Lovely morning. Still chilly though… ❄️🌞🌞🌞 #SoundOn #TapsOn #GlovesAlsoOn

Check out #RestlessNatives on #AKickUpTheArts with Nicola Meighan 📻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ – we can't wait for the show to come to Inverness in just 2 weeks! 🥳 podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/res…

Blue skies in Auld Reekie! On BBC Radio Scotland #Afternoons, 2-4pm, with guests Self Esteem & Ute Lemper, plus #FilmOnFriday, loads of sunny party tunes, & I’d love a #SomethingForTheWeekend song suggestion from YOU to close the show, linking to Madonna’s Holiday. Thank you!

Today’s office 🌞💃🏻🧡 Some Great Reward #AKickUpTheArts

"It's about connections and music in the community, and it's about friendships" #KELI’s Martin Green, Liberty Black and Olivia Hemmati sat down for a chat with Nicola Meighan 📻🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️ for a new episode of #AKickUpTheArts ahead of their first show at Dundee Rep tonight LISTEN NOW 👇

akickupthearts.org/blog-3-1/keli-… KELI is a National Theatre of Scotland and Lepus Arts co-production written & composed by Martin Green and directed by Bryony Shanahan touring Scotland until June 14th

Here I am, staring at Julianne Moore in complete adoration, across the Zoom airwaves, as well I might. I’m chatting to her - & the legend JOHN LEGEND - on BBC Radio Scotland, 2-4pm. I’d also love a song linking to Katrina & the Waves’ Walking on Sunshine to close the show. Thank you!

Happy Friday! On BBC Radio Scotland 2-4pm: I’m joined by Saint Etienne, we’ve got #FilmOnFriday; a bit of chat from Del Amitri; loads of tunes; & I’d love a #SomethingForTheWeekend song from you, linking to Annie Lennox’s Walking On Broken Glass. Thank you! (Pizza crusts optional.) 🌞

Thee divine kathryn joseph’s new LP with Lomond Campbell, We Were Made Prey (Rock Action), is out today, & it'll floor you. I caught up with them to hear all about it Some Great Reward for #AKickUpTheArts. Listen wherever you get your podcasts, or here! akickupthearts.org