2006 Interview Archive

February 2006 Interview: Glenys Hughes (1) First part of an interview by ALISTAIR PEEBLES as he catches up with the director of the St Magnus Festival following her sabbatical year in Malawi.February 2006 Interview: Glenys Hughes (2) Part two of ALISTAIR PEEBLES discussion with Glenys Hughes, the director of the St Magnus Festival, focusing on the festival itselfMarch 2006 Interview: Simon Fildes and Katrina McPherson, Part 1 KENNY MATHIESON talks to Nairnshire-based new media artists SIMON FILDES and KATRINA McPHERSON.March 2006 Interview: Simon Fildes and Katrina McPherson, Part 2 KENNY MATHIESON continues his talk with Nairnshire-based new media artists SIMON FILDES and KATRINA McPHERSON.April 2006 Interview: Jenna Cumming KENNY MATHIESON talks to Gaelic singing sensation JENNA CUMMING.April 2006 Interview: Max On GMB On the 10th anniversary of George MacKay Brown, ALISTAIR PEEBLES discusses the poet's life and work with composer Peter Maxwell Davies.May 2006 Interview: Ali Smith KENNY MATHIESON catches up with Inverness-born writer ALI SMITH ahead of the premiere of her play The Seer in Inverness.June 2006 Interview: Matt Lloyd GEORGINA COBURN catches up with MATT LLOYD, Coordinator of the Rural Cinema North Project and creator of the Virtual Film Club website for the north of Scotland.July 2006 Interview: Julie Fowlis Northings catches up with Dingwall-based Gaelic singer JULIE FOWLIS as she prepares for this month’s Hebridean Celtic Festival in Stornoway.August 2006 Interview: Joe Gibbs NORTHINGS catches up with festival director JOE GIBBS as the Tartan Heart Festival at Belladrum moves into its third and biggest incarnation.September 2006 Interview: Evi Westmore EVI WESTMORE is the Public Arts Coordinator for Inverness City Partnership, and heads the team which will mount the Public Art Day in the city this month.October 2006 Interview: Andy White ANDY WHITE is a poet and powerbook-toting troubadour. He grew up in Belfast, surrounded by Irish beauty and terrorist violence. His 13th international release, Garageband, is released this month to coincide with a new UK tour. He speaks to MARCUS WILSON about visiting the Highlands, his new album and the business of making music. October 2006 Interview: Hamish MacDonald Interview with HAMISH MACDONALD, co-founder and joint artistic director of Dogstar Theatre.November 2006 Interview: Donald Shaw DONALD SHAW, best known for his role in Capercaillie, has taken on the role of programming the Celtic Connections festival in Glasgow this year.December 2006 Interview: Arthur Cormack NORTHINGS caught up with Arthur Cormack during Cliar’s recent short tour of the Highlands and Islands.December 2006 Interview: Randy Klinger RANDY KLINGER gives his personal philosophy of Art.