Photography Exhibition : Glasgow

Dreaming in Dystopia : Valerie Evans

The blurb for this photography exhibition describes it as an "attempt to capture the drama of a city at full-tilt". I assume the city is Glasgow not Pisa. Here's a link to Valerie's website. link

1 February to 1 March, 2009

Offshore Gallery
3-5 Gibson Street
Glasgow
G12 8NU
Scotland

tel: 07748 636354

Photography Exhibition : Edinburgh

As Others See Us : Ross Gillespie & Tricia Malley

Another New Year of photography exhibitions to look forward to.

This upcoming exhibition features contemporary portraits of twenty of Scotland's "best-known"; alongside their favourite pieces of poetry and songs by Robert Burns. For more details here's a link.

The photographers are the talented Ross Gillespie and Tricia Malley; aka Broad Daylight.

22 January to 14 February, 2009

The Scottish Parliament
Holyrood
Edinburgh
EH99 1SP
Scotland

Bliadhna Mhath Ur : Happy New Year

Wedding Venues in Scotland

I'd like to wish you all a prosperous 2009 and thank all my 2008 customers for their support.

I also want to mention a few Scotland wedding venues I enjoyed photographing at in 2008. If you're looking for a Scottish wedding venue I'd recommend any one of them.

House for an Art Lover (Glasgow)
Keavil House (Fife)
Glenskirlie House (Banknock, Stirlingshire)
Glasgow University Chapel
Cameron House (Loch Lomond)
Dalhousie Castle (Bonnyrigg, Edinburgh)
Lochside House Hotel (Ayrshire)
Mar Hall (Bishopton, Renfrewshire)
Minard Castle (Loch Fyne, Argyll)
Blairquhan Castle (Ayrshire)
Hopetoun House (South Queensferry, Edinburgh)
Oxenfoord Castle (Pathhead, Midlothian)
Atholl Palace (Pitlochry, Perthshire)
Fortingall Hotel (Aberfeldy, Perthshire)
Ross Priory (Loch Lomond)
Roman Camp (Calander, Perthshire)
Ardanaiseig Hotel (Loch Awe, Argyll)

Cover Songs (10 - 1) : My Favourites


Here's the final 10 from my favourite 100 Cover Songs. I hope everyone is having a great Christmas.


My 100 Favourite Cover Songs (10-1)

10 The Man Who Sold The World : Nirvana (David Bowie)
9 Tomorrow is a Long Time : Elvis Presley (Bob Dylan)
8 It's Oh So Quiet : Bjork (Betty Hutton)
7 Sweet Jane : Cowboy Junkies (Velvet Underground)
6 Mr Bojangles : Nina Simone (Jerry Jeff Walker)
5 Louie Louie : The Kingsmen (Richard Berry)
4 I Heard It Through The Grapevine : The Slits (Whitfield/Strong)

3 Lola : The Raincoats (The Kinks)
2 Hey Joe : Jimi Hendrix (The Leaves)
1 Song To The Siren : This Mortal Coil (Tim Buckley)


Hope you've enjoyed (at least some of) my choices.

Nollaig Chridheil.

Cover Songs (40 - 11) : My Favourites


Well I didn't make last Sunday for blogging numbers 40 - 11 from my list of 100 favourite cover songs. I've been working solid for the whole of December on wedding albums, portrait shoots, designing next years photography training courses and new sample albums for wedding and portraits. Today I've finally called it a day. So here's numbers 40 - 11.


My 100 Favourite Cover Songs (40-11)

40 All Along The WatchTower : XTC (Bob Dylan)
39 Smooth Criminal : Alien Ant Farm (Michael Jackson)
38 This is not a love Song : Nouvelle Vague (PIL)
37 Hurt : Johnny Cash (Trent Reznor)
36 Just : Mark Ronson (Radiohead)
35 Private Life : Grace Jones (The Pretenders)
34 Somewhere Over The Rainbow : Eva Cassidy (Judy Garland)
33 Police & Thieves : The Clash (Junior Murvin)
32 All Along The WatchTower : Jimi Hendrix (Bob Dylan)
31 Lost In Music : The Fall (Sister Sledge)
30 Get It On : The Power Station (T. Rex)
29 Telegram Sam : Bauhaus (T. Rex)
28 Slow Down : The Jam (Larry Williams)
27 Cocaine : Eric Clapton (J.J. Cale)
26 China Girl : David Bowie (Iggy Pop)
25 Smells Like Teen Spirit : Paul Anka (Nirvana)
24 Personal Jesus : Johnny Cash (Depeche Mode)
23 Twist and Shout : The Beatles (Top Notes)
22 Why Can't We Live Together : Sade (Timmy Thomas)
21 Making Plans For Nigel : Nouvelle Vague (XTC)
20 Ms. Jackson : The Vines (Outkast)
19 Rock The Casbah : Rachid Taha (The Clash)
18 Dancing in the Moonlight : Smashing Pumpkins (Thin Lizzy)
17 Refugee : Melissa Etheridge (Tom Petty)
16 Bizarre Love Triangle : Frente (New Order)
15 Satisfaction : Cat Power (The Rolling Stones)
14 Satisfaction : Devo (The Rolling Stones)
13 One Bourbon, One Scotch, One Beer : John Thorogood (John Lee Hooker)
12 Nothing Compares to You : Sinead O'Connor (Prince)
11 Going Nowhere : Lena Zavoroni (Neil Sedaka)


I'll post numbers 10 - 1 on Christmas Day. Nollaig Chridheil (gaelic Merry Christmas) to everyone.

Oscar Marzaroli

BBC iPlayer : Public Artwork

On Radio 4 this week there was an interesting program about Oscar Marzaroli (Italian born "Scottish" photographer). The program is now available on BBC iPlayer, here's the link.

Italian-born "Scottish" photographer Marzaroli is most famous for his 1960's images of the Gorbals.

On the corner of Cumberland Street and Queen Elizabeth Gardens (in Glasgow) there's a piece of public artwork based on one of his most famous images. The artwork is three separate sculptures of three boys in their mother's high heels playing in the street. The original photograph is a great example of "right-place right-time" photojournalism. Here's a link.

Cover Songs (70 - 41) : My Favourites


Last Sunday I blogged numbers 100 - 71 from my list of 100 favourite cover songs. This week it's 70 - 41.


My 100 Favourite Cover Songs (70-41)

70 Lucy In The Sky with Diamonds : Elton John (The Beatles)
69 We Can Work It Out : Stevie Wonder (The Beatles)
68 Helpless : K D Lang (Neil Young)
67 Superstar : Sonic Youth (Carpenters)
66 Love The One You're With : The Isley Brothers (Stephen Stills)
65 House of the Rising Sun : The Animals (trad.)
64 Me and Bobby McGee : Janis Joplin (Kristofferson/Foster)
63 Paranoid Android : Radiodread (Radiohead)
62 Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow : Roberta Flack (Shirelles)
61 I Hung my Head : Johnny Cash (Sting)
60 Your Song : Billy Paul (Elton John)
59 Take it to the Limit : Etta James (The Eagles)
58 Paint It Black : The Modettes (The Rolling Stones)
57 It's All Over Now Baby Blue : Them (Bob Dylan)
56 Light My Fire : Jackie Wilson (The Doors)
55 Hallelujah : Jeff Buckley (Leonard Cohen)
54 Hazy Shade of Winter : The Bangles (Simon & Garfunkel)
53 Everything I Own : Ken Boothe (Bread)
52 Wonderwall : Ryan Adams (Oasis)
51 Take Me to the River : Talking Heads (Al Green)
50 Way Down in the Hole : Blind Boys of Alabama (Tom Waits)
49 Redemption Song : Joe Strummer (Bob Marley)
48 David Watts : The Jam (The Kinks)
47 Biko : Simple Minds (Peter Gabriel)
46 Valerie : Amy Whinehouse (Zutons)
45 Please Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood : The Animals (Nina Simone)
44 Let Down : Radiodread (Radiohead)
43 One : Johnny Cash (U2)
42 I Fought The Law : The Clash (The Crickets)
41 Love Potion #9 : Searchers (Clovers)


Next Sunday I'll post numbers 40 - 11 and on Christmas Eve I'll let you have the countdown 10 - 1.