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Lorraine McIntosh
Lorraine McIntosh (born 13 May 1964) is a Scottish singer, vocalist with Scottish band Deacon Blue, and actress. Career McIntosh is a vocalist with Deacon Blue, whose second studio album, '' When the World Knows Your Name'' (1989), topped the UK Album Charts for two weeks, and included " Real Gone Kid", which became their first UK top ten single. McIntosh took a break from music to play the character Alice Henderson in the Scottish soap opera ''River City'', which was set in a fictitious suburb of Glasgow. Her character first appeared in 2002 and was written out during May 2010. McIntosh has also appeared in a few Scottish films, including Ken Loach's ''My Name Is Joe'' and Lone Scherfig's ''Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself'', as well as in three episodes of the TV police-drama series, ''Taggart''. She also starred in BBC One's comedy-drama, '' Hope Springs''. In 2017, McIntosh made a guest appearance in an episode of the fourth series of Scottish comedy series, ''Scot Squad''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bridgeton, Glasgow
Bridgeton ( sco, Brigtoun, gd, Baile na Drochaid) is a district to the east of Glasgow city centre. Historically part of Lanarkshire, it is bounded by Glasgow Green to the west, Dalmarnock to the east and south, Calton to the north-west at Abercromby Street/London Road and Broad street to the north-east. History It started as a small weaving village in 1705, when the third John Walkinshaw marked out a portion of his Goosefauld estate for rent. However, not much interest was shown until 1776 when Rutherglen Bridge was built over the River Clyde and the area became known as ''Bridge Town'' (or ''Brig Toun'' in Scots). The area was incorporated into the city of Glasgow officially in 1846. A major employer was carpet manufacturer James Templeton & Co. Bridgeton used to be bounded by a village named Mile-End to the north, however this district seems to have vanished over the years, resulting in Bridgeton's boundary moving north to Crownpoint Road. Bridgeton Cross Bridgeton Cro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Scot Squad
''Scot Squad'' is a British television mockumentary series about a fictional Scottish police force, made in a fly on the wall style. The show first aired on 27 October 2014 on BBC One Scotland. The show has aired seven series, including specials, on the channel. As of series 8, which began on 5 January 2023, the show airs on BBC Scotland channel. The show is directed by Iain Davidson and is narrated by Joe Hullait. Former '' Absolutely'' star Jack Docherty plays the fictional force's police chief. In November 2016, a special crossover episode made for '' Children in Need'' featured several of the show's characters meeting characters from Scottish soap opera ''River City''. Cast and characters * Jack Docherty as Chief Commissioner Cameron Miekelson (pronounced ). Miekelson is a competent Chief Commissioner, but he can occasionally be out of touch with modern values and technology. He also has a huge ego and an inflated sense of his abilities. In his free time, Miekelson enjoy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Believers (Deacon Blue Album)
''Believers'' is the eighth studio album released by Scottish band Deacon Blue, released on 30 September 2016 via both EarMusic and Sheer Sound recording labels. The album was a commercial success in the United Kingdom, debuting at number thirteen and remained in the UK Albums Chart for a further week, making ''Believers'' Deacon Blue's seventh Top 40 UK album. In their native Scotland, ''Believers'' debuted at number four on the Scottish Albums Chart The Scottish Albums Chart is a chart compiled by the Official Charts Company (OCC) which is based on how physical and digital sales towards the UK Albums Chart fare in Scotland. The official singles chart for Scotland, the Scottish Singles Chart, .... Background The album serves as the band's follow up to their 2014 effort, '' A New House'' which performed well in international album charts and spawned a number of single releases. Whilst previous efforts had been successful for Deacon Blue and the band enjoying a surge again in po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A New House
''A New House'' is the seventh studio album by Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, released on 8 September 2014. The album consists of 11 tracks. Track listing Standard edition Personnel * Ricky Ross — vocals *Lorraine McIntosh — vocals *James Prime — keyboards, backing vocals *Douglas Vipond Douglas Vipond (born 15 October 1966) is a Scottish broadcaster and drummer. Early life Vipond was brought up in Inchinnan and attended Park Mains High School in Erskine, choosing to go there because of the reputation of the music department. A ... — drums Additional personnel *Gregor Philp — guitar *Lewis Gordon — bass References External links Announcement of 2014 Deacon Blue tour and new album {{DEFAULTSORT:New House Deacon Blue albums 2014 albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Hipsters
''The Hipsters'' is the sixth studio album released by Scottish pop group Deacon Blue. The album was released by Demon Music on 24 September 2012, making it their first studio album in eleven years. The album's lead single, "The Hipsters" was released on 23 September 2012. Background and release Deacon Blue last released a studio album in 2001, which was '' Homesick''. In 2006, they released a compilation album, '' Singles''. Prior to the release of ''The Hipsters'' album, the group released a single of the same name, " The Hipsters". The single was released in the United Kingdom on 23 September 2012. Reviews The album received generally positive reviews. The BBC commented on ''The Hipsters'': "The lead single and title track provides the promise of optimistic, sunlit, indie-flecked arrangements, which does follow through for the most part. The rhythmic thump of 'Rest' and 'That’s What We Can Do' prove to be perfect examples". "''The Hipsters'' proves that Deacon Blue are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homesick (Deacon Blue Album)
''Homesick'' is a studio album by Scottish rock band Deacon Blue. Released in May 2001, it was the band's fifth studio album (or the sixth, counting the part-studio, part-compilation '' Walking Back Home'' released two years earlier). It includes the single " Everytime You Sleep", which reached No. 64 in the UK Singles Chart. ''Homesick'' was Deacon Blue's final album to feature guitarist Graeme Kelling, who died in 2004. A promotional CD was made available to readers of '' The Daily Telegraph'' via a voucher appearing in the newspaper two weeks before the album's release date. This contained three tracks from the album ("Silverlake", "This Train Will Take You Anywhere", and "Homesick", the last in an exclusive acoustic mix), and three other tracks ("Away", " Wages Day", and " Dignity"). Track listing All tracks written by Ricky Ross, except where noted. # "Rae" (Ross, Prime, MacDonald) – 4:46 # "Out There" – 3:46 # "This Train Will Take You Anywhere" (Ross, Slaven) � ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walking Back Home
''Walking Back Home'' is an album by Scottish pop rock band Deacon Blue released in 1999. It was their first album since reforming that year after disbanding in 1994. A part studio/part compilation album, it contains nine of their earlier songs coupled with eight brand-new or previously unreleased songs. Track listing All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted: # "Love Hurts" ( Bryant, Acuff-Rose) — 4:24 # "Jesus Do Your Hands Still Feel the Rain" — 5:14 # "The Very Thing" — 3:35 #* ''from the album Raintown'' # "The Day that Jackie Jumped the Jail" — 3:55 #* ''from the album Fellow Hoodlums'' # " Love and Regret" — 5:02 #* ''from the album When the World Knows Your Name'' # "Christmas and Glasgow" — 5:12 #* ''from the Oscar Marzaroli tribute album The Tree and the Bird and the Fish and the Bell'' # "The Wildness" (Ross, Prime) — 5:48 #* ''from the album Fellow Hoodlums'' # "When You Are Young" — 3:49 # "Love's Great Fears" — 2:44 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Whatever You Say, Say Nothing
''Whatever You Say, Say Nothing'' is the fourth studio album by Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, released in 1993. Changing from producer Jon Kelly to the team of Steve Osborne and Paul Oakenfold, this album presented a change in musical style for Deacon Blue. While the band's songwriting remained based in rock and blues, many of the tracks moved into alternative rock territory in their presentation. The album peaked at No. 4 in the UK Albums Chart. Track listing – CD, cassette and minidisc edition All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted: # "Your Town" – 5:21 # " Only Tender Love" – 5:10 # "Peace & Jobs & Freedom" – 4:52 # "Hang Your Head" – 4:05 # "Bethlehem's Gate" – 4:47 # "Last Night I Dreamed of Henry Thomas" – 3:45 # "Will We Be Lovers" (Ross, Osborne) – 3:56 # "Fall So Freely Down" – 4:17 # "Cut Lip" – 3:36 # "All Over the World" – 3:28 Track listing – vinyl edition All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted: Side ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fellow Hoodlums
''Fellow Hoodlums'' is the third studio album by the Scottish rock band Deacon Blue, released in 1991. It includes four singles: "Your Swaying Arms", the Top 10 hit "Twist and Shout", " Closing Time" and "Cover from the Sky". It reached no. 2 in the UK Albums Chart in 1991, spending over six months in the listing. Critical reception ''The Washington Post'' wrote: "Unfortunately, no visceral emotions come through the music -- the singing is too bland, the playing is too safe and the sentiments are too predictable. The result is the kind of middle-brow artsiness favored by Sting and Joe Jackson; the listener can believe that something serious is going on without actually being challenged in any way." Track listing All songs written by Ricky Ross, except where noted: # "James Joyce Soles" – 3:50 # "Fellow Hoodlums" – 3:20 # "Your Swaying Arms" – 4:10 # "Cover from the Sky" – 3:34 # "The Day that Jackie Jumped the Jail" – 3:42 # "The Wildness" ( Ross, Prime) – 5:42 # ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Raintown (album)
''Raintown'' is the debut album by Scottish pop rock band Deacon Blue. The album, written largely by lead singer Ricky Ross, was released in the United Kingdom on 26 May 1987. It proved a commercial success and has to date sold around a million copies, peaking in the UK Albums Chart at no. 14 and remaining in the charts for a year and a half. The album, widely praised as Deacon Blue's finest work, has the overtones of a concept album relating to the struggles of urban life in the inner city. The city being unmistakably Glasgow, referenced by the roots of the band and by the images by photographer Oscar Marzaroli on the cover of the album: the view of a rainy day over Glasgow's West End (with the Finnieston Crane featuring prominently). Background The short intro, "Born in a Storm", melodic and interspersed with an unmistakably gloomy atmosphere created by the name, launches into the title track "Raintown", a natural extension of this plot. The weather remains a feature of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Scotsman
''The Scotsman'' is a Scottish compact newspaper and daily news website headquartered in Edinburgh. First established as a radical political paper in 1817, it began daily publication in 1855 and remained a broadsheet until August 2004. Its parent company, JPIMedia, also publishes the '' Edinburgh Evening News''. It had an audited print circulation of 16,349 for July to December 2018. Its website, Scotsman.com, had an average of 138,000 unique visitors a day as of 2017. The title celebrated its bicentenary on 25 January 2017. History ''The Scotsman'' was launched in 1817 as a liberal weekly newspaper by lawyer William Ritchie and customs official Charles Maclaren in response to the "unblushing subservience" of competing newspapers to the Edinburgh establishment. The paper was pledged to "impartiality, firmness and independence". After the abolition of newspaper stamp tax in Scotland in 1855, ''The Scotsman'' was relaunched as a daily newspaper priced at 1d and a circu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Herald (Glasgow)
''The Herald'' is a Scottish broadsheet newspaper founded in 1783. ''The Herald'' is the longest running national newspaper in the world and is the eighth oldest daily paper in the world. The title was simplified from ''The Glasgow Herald'' in 1992. Following the closure of the '' Sunday Herald'', the ''Herald on Sunday'' was launched as a Sunday edition on 9 September 2018. History Founding The newspaper was founded by an Edinburgh-born printer called John Mennons in January 1783 as a weekly publication called the ''Glasgow Advertiser''. Mennons' first edition had a global scoop: news of the treaties of Versailles reached Mennons via the Lord Provost of Glasgow just as he was putting the paper together. War had ended with the American colonies, he revealed. ''The Herald'', therefore, is as old as the United States of America, give or take an hour or two. The story was, however, only carried on the back page. Mennons, using the larger of two fonts available to him, put it i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
