2003 Interview Archive

June 2003 Interview: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies (1) SIR PETER MAXWELL DAVIES is one of the leading composers of his generation, and was the driving force behind the launch of the St Magnus Festival in 1977. Sir Peter talks to KENNY MATHIESON about the festival, Orkney, and the newest developments in his work.June 2003 Interview: Michael Marra (1) Singer and songwriter MICHAEL MARRA describes the genesis of his song project Silence, commissioned and recorded by An Tobar in Mull.June 2003 Interview: Don Coutts (1) 'American Cousins' is a new feature film made in Scotland, which will premiere at the Highland Festival. Film director DON COUTTS reflects on the making of the movie.July 2003 Interview: Jimmy Chisholm (1) Inverness-born actor JIMMY CHISHOLM talks about his acclaimed performance as novelist Charles Dickens, part of the summer season at the Pitlochry Festival Theatre.August 2003 Interview:
Aly Bain - Paying a Price for Success (1) JANE MONCRIEFF found ALY BAIN in revealingly reflective mood on a visit to his native Shetland.September 2003 Interview: Martin Stephenson - Beyond the Leap (1) MARTIN STEPHENSON speaks to MARCUS WILSON about the Highlands, escaping the music business, and why he is busier than ever.October 2003 Interview: Christine Primrose Interview with Christine Primrose on the release of her new CD.November 2003 Interview: Martyn Bennett KENNY MATHIESON talks to MARTYN BENNETT about his work at the cutting edge of the fusion of Scottish traditional music and contemporary club culture, and his battle with cancerNovember 2003 Interview: Angus Peter Campbell (1) PETER URPETH interviewed ANGUS PETER CAMPBELL following the publication of his new Gaelic novel, An Oidhche Mus Do Sheòl Sinn.December 2003 Interview: Kenneth White (1) PETER URPETH considers the significance of the work of poet and theorist KENNETH WHITE in the wake of publication of his long-awaited Collected Poems