Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat

Alistair Braidwood from the Podcast SCOTS WHAY HAE! chats to Pat about catering, travelling, steam fired puffers and the writer James Kelman Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 31 SCOTS WHAY HAE! Pat's Guide to Glasgow West End Twitter: @glasgowswestend Music by Jim Byrne Photo by Jim Byrne

What's Pat been up to: Coffee with Rosemary on Byres Road, Greg Hemphill, Alistair Braidwood and waving at Denise Mina on a bike Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat: Episode 30 Links Pat's Guide to Glasgow West End  SCOTS WHAY HAE! Twitter: @glasgowswestend Music by Jim Byrne

What's Pat been up to: The wonders of drinking Mate tea, getting a facial at Bleu Door, audio disasters with Graeme Macrae Burnet, Word Jazzology and 80 years of the Beano. Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 29 Pat's Guide To Glasgow West End Music by Jim Byrne Get in touch non Twitter: @glasgowswestend

Pauline Lynch, successful author and actor chats with Pat about writing, moving house and working on her Texas accent. Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 28 Pauline Lynch (P.K. Lynch, the author and actor) was in Glasgow to read from her book Armadillos at Word Jazzology at Babbity Bowsters in the Merchant City. Pat took the opportunity to catch with her before the show in Cafe Gandolfi....

What's Pat been up to: Gourock day out, literary friends in the Doublet, PRIDE Glasgow, the rise of community cinemas, invading caterpillars and the leaking tap saga Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 27 We continue to change the format to try to improve the Podcast; so from now on we will start each episode off with an interesting West End fact. Send us any interesting or unusual facts y...

Eva Bolander - Lord Provost of Glasgow - chats to Jim about her journey from Sweden to Glasgow's City Chambers  Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 26 Eva talks about her early life and education in Sweden and the significance of the Scandinavian pro-active approach to getting things done - which she's imported to her Scottish home and community in Partick. Eva tells Jim Byrne how her love...

What's Pat been up to: The Mela, The Summer Ball, New Lola Rose Blog, Family time in Old Kilpatrick and Cranhill Carmen Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 25 Links Pat's Guide To Glasgow West End West End Festival Music by Jim Byrne  

Francesca Waddell Fashion Illustrator for Vogue, Bloomingdales, Tatler and Chanel speaks to Jim about her circuitous journey. From talented toddler drawing animals to in-demand artist running her own business.  Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 24 After a spell at The Leith School of Art Francesca studied Fine Art Drawing & Painting at Glasgow School of Art. She then went on to study fas...

What's Pat been up to: Glasgow School of Art fire, World Cup, new blogger Lola Rose, West End Festival and more Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode 23 Links Pat's Guide To Glasgow West End West End Festival Music by Jim Byrne Get in touch non Twitter: @glasgowswestend

Glaswegian writer Claire MacLeary talks to Pat about her development as a writer and her latest book, 'Burnout' Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Podcast: Episode 22 Claire MacLeary is a Glaswegian writer. She writes short stories and crime novels. Her first book 'Cross Purpose', published by Contraband in 2017, was long list for the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Book of the Year.   Her second bo...

What's Pat been up to: West End Festival chat, GSA Fashion & Textiles, Open Gardens, Janet Paisley and more Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat: Episode 21 Links Pat's Guide To Glasgow West End Music by Jim Byrne

Professor Gerard Carruthers:  from working class roots in Clydebank to the Francis Hutcheson Chair of Scottish Literature at Glasgow University.  Professor Gerard Carruthers is considered one of the leading scholars on the works of Robert Burns. His work ranges widely across Scottish literature, including - among others - Walter Scott, Muriel Spark and Thomas Muir. Jim spoke to him about his journ...

What's Pat been up to: West End Festival chat, one woman shows, singers, children's book events, garden parties and more. Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat Episode 19 Links P at's Guide To Glasgow West End West End Festival Incidental music by Jim Byrne Get in touch non Twitter: @glasgowswestend

Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat - Episode Eighteen David Belcher speaks to Pat about his Herald Diary days, writing about the arts, writing plays and his love of soul music. Links Pat's Guide To Glasgow West End Soul Bowl Thank funk it's Friday David Belcher on Facebook Music by Jim Byrne Contact jim@glasgowwestend.co.uk , pat@glasgowwestend.co.uk  @glasgowswestend

What's Pat been up to:  sore gums, huge cocktails, Lids Open Day, University of Glasgow Creative Writing Fair and a trip to Arrochar Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat Episode 17  Pat visits the dentist, gets half-cut drinking cocktails, misses a gig but still manages to read her story at the  University of Glasgow Creative Writing Fair, takes a trip to Lids Open Day and has a great a day out to Ar...

Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat: Writer Mary Irvine - speaks to Pat about writing, writers and writing of her new novel Pat talks to Mary Irvine, Writer and Philhellene. Mary blogs on Pat's website about her many writing endeavours and her life in Greece. She is always up to something new and has made a major contribution to the local literary scene in West Dunbartonshire and Helensburgh. They c...

Jim & Pat’s Glasgow West End Chat episode 15: The world's first Blogger, The West End Festival and getting zonked out after a spot of Bowen Therapy In this episode of 'What's Pat Been Up To?' Pat looks forward to The West End Festival, the South Side Film Festival and marvels at the quality of our future Podcast guests. Send your questions to Pat on Twitter: @glasgowswestend. We'll answer the most...

Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat, Episode 14: Michael Dale, Director of Glasgow West End Festival: From Egypt to Glasgow via London's Old Vic In this episode Jim chats with Michael Dale, the Director of the West End Festival. Michael tells us about his early adventures booking Pink Floyd and Fairport Cenvention for St Andrew's University Film & Music Festival - a formative experience, which prepa...

Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat Episode 13: Going 'Doon the Watter', lunch in little Italy and snoring her way to a better life.  In this episode of 'What's Pat Been Up To?' we hear about Pat's Pitlochry trip, our day out to the Isle of Bute (visiting the amazing Mount Stuart House), her new specs and her tale of snoring through a wellbing clinic. She also talks about Glasgow University's Creati...

Episode 12 of Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat: Pat talks to Giovanna Eusebi owner of the Eusebi Italian Deli and Restaurant Pat went along to Eusebi restaurant and deli in Glasgow West End to chat to Giovanna Eusebi who runs the family business with her brother Eddie. They chatted about Giovanna's childhood, how she developed a love for creating wonderful food and a desire to own her own restaur...

Episode Eleven of Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat This weeks edition of 'What's Pat been up to'. Pat talks about gin bars, soul music, her new specs, eco friendly markets, Giovanna Eusebi, Avril Paton and David Belcher. And much more. Send your questions to Pat via Twitter: @glasgowswestend. We'll answer the most interesting quewtionw on the Podcast. :-) Links Pat's guide to Glasgow West End

Episode 10: Jesper Ericsson - Curatorial Assistant at The Hunterian talks Commando comics, gun wielding soldiers and chickens  In this eposide of Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End chat Jim meets and talks with Jesper Ericson, the Curatorial Assistant at the Hunterian. Apart from finding out about Jesper's background (his time in Sweden, Cambridge, Aberdeen, Edinburgh and now Glasgow) we talked about on...

Episode nine of Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat Pat attends the West End Festival launch, buys fruit and veg in Partick, talks about celebrity encounters and meets up with friends to check out a new West End restaurant. Links Pat's guide to Glasgow West End: http://www.glasgowwestend.co.uk Glasgow West End Festival:L http://www.westendfestival.co.uk

Episode eight of Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat: Tom Binns, founder of Glasgow Piano City In this episode Pat talks to Tom Binns the founder and Project Coordinator of Glasgow Piano City. Glasgow Piano City is a social enterprise that places pianos in locations throughout the city and gives people permission to play them. As you will hear in the interview there is a lot more to the project than...

Episode seven of Jim & Pat's Glasgow West End Chat: Linda Jackson In this episode Pat talks to the blues singer, writer and creative writing tutor Linda Jackson. Linda talks about her work with unpublished (and published) writers, her life-long love of music and about the book she is editing called ‘Growing and Dying’. The book is a tribute to her close friend, the writer Janet Paisley. A Joni Mit...