With the final of the 2012 Euros only a matter of days away and the excitement close to dissipating until the World Cup in Brazil 2014, Tom Hall takes a look back at Scotland’s Euro 96 attempts. Having become the first Scotland manager to take the country to the European championships in 1992 the nation… Read more »
Monthly Archives: June 2012
When Sid James Was a Cabbie in Glasgow
Paul Gallagher from the Dangerous Minds blog with a charming look at a forgotten trip to Glasgow by one of the UK’s most loved comedians and actors, Sid James. There will always be some part of Britain that is forever Sid James. Few comic actors have won a nation’s affections as much as rough diamond… Read more »
Scottish and Catalan Independence, Mushroom Foraging and More
Today’s guest blog piece comes from Barcelona based KILTR user, Robin Skilling. An irreverent look at Scottish cliches, mushroom foraging and the differences regarding the independence debate in Scotland and Cataluña. “So in Scotland, I heard that you all pick mushrooms in caves?” was something a wee Catalan guy recently asked me during a boozy… Read more »
The Story Behind Ballroom Blitz
Paul Gallagher from Dangerous Minds with another KILTR blog post today. The Sweet’s fateful trip to Kilmarnock in the 1970s, the story behind pop smash, Ballroom Blitz and the demise of the band revisited. The band had hardly started playing before the riot began. Men spat, shouted abuse, and threw bottles, while women screamed to… Read more »
The Great Spot the Ball Swindle
Paul Gallagher, who is one of the main contributors to the excellent Dangerous Minds blog, on today’s KILTR blog with the true story behind one of the biggest scams in newspaper history – which all happened in Glasgow in the 1970s. When 19-year-old, James McCreadie won £1500 on the Scottish Daily Express Place the Ball… Read more »
Scotland at Euro 92
With this year’s Euros in full swing in Poland and Ukraine, Tom Hall (from The Scottish Football Blog) takes a look back at Scotland’s efforts in Sweden in 1992. By the early 1990s Scotland had qualified for five consecutive World Cups. No matter how meagre the feast when we got there, we were remarkably adept… Read more »
KILTR Research Event 3/5/12
KILTR Research Event KILTR’s Head of research Jillian Ney, discusses all things KILTR. I can’t believe it has been over a month since we ran our KILTR research event at O Street Studios. The data has now been analysed and reports and presentations made… Thank you to everyone who took part in the research! As… Read more »
The Prom
First KILTR blog post article from the comedian and comedy writer, broadcaster and leader of the Greater Shawlands Republic, Bruce Morton. Bruce’s GSR monthly cabaret event takes place on the first Sunday of the month, downstairs at The Bungo on Nithsdale Road, Glasgow. My boy is 18 and he’s going to the prom. I said… Read more »
Scottish Artist of the Week 01: Miaoux Miaoux
First in a new weekly blog series from KILTR in partnership with the fantastic Scottish music blog, Glasgow PodcART, looking at the best new music in Scotland. This week recent Chemikal Underground signing, Miaoux Miaoux. Firstly a massive thank you to KILTR for having us and our sewer competing tongues for this, our first of… Read more »
