An Lanntair artist support podcast

Two of Scotland's leading visual artists, Matthew Dalziel and Louise Scullion have been working together for over 30 years, creating projects  as far afield as Venice, Rome, New York, Tokyo and Saudi Arabia. Now living in Uig on the Isle of Lewis, they discuss how Hebridean life has impacted on the way they make art. Interview by Andrew Eaton-Lewis.

Twenty years after he returned home to the Isle of Lewis from Glasgow, the singer-songwriter discusses the benefits and the challenges of Hebridean island life, and what his teenage self would make of him now. Interview by Andrew Eaton-Lewis.

Peter Urpeth is a musician and writer who grew up in the south of England and has lived on the Isle of Lewis for over 25 years. In a wide-ranging conversation, he touches on love, grief, creativity, childhood, and the 'deep subterranean forces' that might have shaped his move to the Hebrides. Interview by Andrew Eaton-Lewis.

Mhairi Law is a photographer and founder of Island Darkroom, which runs residencies and exhibitions from the village of Achmore. She talks about her journey to the Hebrides, from a farmhouse in the Scottish Borders via the Faroe Islands and Chile, and how the people, landscape and traditions of Lewis have shaped her life and work. Interview by Andrew Eaton-Lewis. Photo by Kirsty Law.

Keith Morrison, Wee Studio founder and label boss to Peat & Diesel, the Laurettes and more, explains what the Isle of Lewis means to him, what it takes to make a living from music, and why Hebrideans are like the aliens from Avatar. Interview by Andrew Eaton-Lewis

Gaelic visual artist Mairi Gillies explains the importance of language and landscape to her work, and how walking barefoot through mountains and moors can change the way you look at the world. Interview by Andrew Eaton-Lewis. Photo by Jim Hope.