Roddy Hart
Presenter, Roddy presents the Thursday evening "Roddy Hart Show"
Blog posts in total 32
Posts
Solo Can You Go?
Roddy Hart reflects on the pitfalls of leaving a band and going solo after being in an already succesful band.
California Dreaming
Roddy Hart focusses his attention on the California music scene.
It’s All About Chemistry
Roddy Hart provides a glimpse of what to expect on his Thursday night's show and profiles the great R.E.M
A Child In These Hills
Roddy Hart reflects on the music icons from his childhood.
The Name Game
Roddy writes about the first impressions created by the name of a band.
Born in the USA
Roddy writes about the roots of his love for American music.
Glastonbury
Roddy writes about the start of the festival season and the return, after a year's sabbatical, of Glastonbury. Roddy shares his Glastonbury highlights and looks forward to the artists featured on his weekly Radio Scotland show.
You Can’t Please All The People All The Time
Roddy reflects on the music legends that have visited Glasgow this June as well as those legends still to arrive.
The Boss
Roddy writes about his obsession with Springsteen which began because his barber, back in his time as a skint student, was a devotee of "The Boss". He writes about how initially he was intrigued by the fanaticism but quickly became a devotee himself. The reason Sprinsteen is on Roddy's mind ? "T...
Say You Say Me
Roddy Hart reflects on the Scottish Album of the Year Awards, the bands and the great music.
Shredding the Boards
Roddy Hart's latest blog lists his favourite musicians turned actors, from Tom Waits to Zooey Deschanel and reviews the latest Loudon Wainwright III's Glasgow concert.
The Odd Couple
Roddy Hart writes about the highs and lows of music collaboration with examples from his own career as well as other including artists featured on this week's show including Belle and Sebastian, Isobel Campbell, Screaming Trees, Mark Lanegan, Ballad of the Broken Seas, M Ward, Zooey Deschanel, S...
Hearing Voices
Roddy Hart celebrates the distinctive voices in the music world.
L is for Legend
Roddy Hart explores the makings of a musical legend...
The Art Of Cool
Roddy Hart explores the definition of cool on his Thursday night show.
Thank You For The Ray
We have entered an age where the single is now king - but Ray Davies got there long ago.
