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Camino de Santiago Guest Blogg Lynn McNair

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on March 21, 2019

I am a really busy person, both personally and professionally; often juggling more than one position at the same time.   For example, I lecture at the University of Edinburgh and am also […]

The Emotional Roots of Social Justice

By Gary Walsh on September 30, 2018

I am a PhD Researcher based at the School of Education in University of Glasgow. My main interests relate to social justice, citizenship education and values. My background is in education, having […]

Accessing an assessment of access; The ironic outcome of a meeting to discuss the accessibility of the Edinburgh Fringe By George Low

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on September 26, 2018

Now that August has come and gone Edinburgh is no longer the centre of the arts world; the stalls are all packed up, posters have been removed and the streets cleared to […]

Free Comfort Dwamena – The UK Home Office Consistently Ignore Scottish Views on Migration

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on July 15, 2018

By John M Davis Today’s blog concerns the trials and tribulations of a friend from Ghana who has been very poorly treated by the UK Home Office. I first met Kwame whilst […]

1. Lost and Found: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue Part One. A Very Personal Ameripolitan Story.  By John M. Davis

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on June 3, 2018

In series of 5 posts John Davis reviews Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue’s new album Lost and Found.  This first post summarises the different characters that emerge across the album; […]

2. Lost and Found: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue Part Two: The Punk Rock Patsy Cline. By John M. Davis

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on June 3, 2018

At a time where listeners are looking for authenticity, Niemann is the real deal; heartfelt, honest and uncontrived.  She does for country music what Amy Winehouse did for  the blues/jazz sounds. Winehouse’s […]

3. Lost and Found: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue Part Three: When Melancholy Collides With Specificity It Makes You Cry. By John M. Davis

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on June 3, 2018

  This third post continues our review of Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue’s new album Lost and Found.  In particular it discusses how Vanessa Niemann has married the tradition of […]

4. Lost and Found: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue Part Four: Cause He Looks So Damn Pretty – So Unrefined. By John M. Davis

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on June 3, 2018

This post continues our review of Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue’s new album; Lost and Found.  It discusses four of the songs on the album that include morality tales, Desert […]

5. Lost and Found: Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue Part Five: I Might Not Be Back This Way Again By John M. Davis

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on June 3, 2018

In this final blog post we conclude our revue of Gal Holiday and the Honky Tonk Revue‘s new album Lost and Found by discussing the songs How Could It Be and Wayward […]

Françoise Hardy Contemplates Le Large Like No One Else.

By The People's Republic Of Escotia on April 6, 2018

By John M Davis Today, April 6th 2018 , the ever stylish Françoise Hardy is releasing a new album on Parlophone.  Her 28th French album is entitled, “Personne d’autre” (see link here). […]

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