Andrew Welsh

1 week ago | thecourier.co.uk | Andrew Welsh |Rebecca Baird

Fife songstress Nati is in ebullient mood following a spring jaunt to Skye to play a warm-up show ahead of her latest tour. She’s talking about her latest recorded offering, which perfectly distils her folk-inflected power pop vibe across five life-affirming new songs. “Golden is the title track because it’s the simplest and most lovely song on the EP, which is all about healing,” explains Kirkcaldy-raised Nati.

3 weeks ago | thecourier.co.uk | Andrew Welsh |Rebecca Baird

Bringing it back home is important to Fay Fife. The legendary Rezillos frontwoman has been busy lately working on the second album for her other band – with the Kingdom right in the thick of it. “We’re just under halfway through recording a new album for The Countess Of Fife,” she tells me. “We’re recording at least some of that in Fife.

1 month ago | thecourier.co.uk | Andrew Welsh |Rebecca Baird

Impassioned, witty and disarmingly honest – chatting to David Hennessy certainly makes for a welcome change. The Dundee rocker was at his lowest ebb five years ago when his riotous three-piece The Delinquents hit the skids — and he hit the bottle. But now he’s working on a debut album to spotlight the infectious brand of pop punk mayhem that’s getting his new band noticed.

1 month ago | thecourier.co.uk | Andrew Welsh |Rebecca Baird

Despite first treading the boards almost seven decades ago, acting legend Lesley Mackie admits to feeling a few nerves as she prepares to return to her beloved Perth Theatre. Feted for an Olivier Award-winning West End turn as Hollywood legend Judy Garland in the 1980s, she’ll be sharing memories from her life and work in an intimate presentation at the High Street venue.

Nov 29, 2024 | thecourier.co.uk | Andrew Welsh |Rebecca Baird

Dundee’s Metal Fest is back again to turn up the volume for the second time in 2024. The winter edition of Metal Fest is being staged at Beat Generator on December 7 – and that represents a chance to sample a diverse range of high-volume acts from Scotland and beyond. Devised by talented Dundee shred guitarist Drew Cochrane, the twice-a-year headbanging extravaganza has become the city’s essential all-dayer for metal followers since it launched in April 2023.