Interviews

• July 30, 2023Interviews

  E24 – Art on Display – Interactions

  Three Scottish Artists – Cathy Wilson, Anne Campbell and Pauline McGee – discuss their art and inspiration to put on their Exhibition “Interactions” taking place at the Gaelic Centre near […]

• May 19, 2023Interviews

  E23 – Return of Feis-Ile 2023

  We speak with Lesley McCall, Secretary of the Fèis Ìle Committee, about the Festival, which takes place across Islay and Jura over 10 days at the end of May, and […]

• December 21, 2022Interviews

  E21 – Christmas In The (Islay) Air

  It’s the end of the year, Christmas is coming very soon, and we present our last episode of 2022.  Glen talks with Maureen MacDonald, Headteacher of Port Ellen Primary School […]

• October 21, 2022Interviews

  E20 – Best Ports Improve with Age

  This Is Islay talks with Nasir Udin, Senior Civil Engineer with CMAL – Caledonian Maritime Assets – about the improvements to be made to the harbours at Port Ellen and […]

• October 7, 2022Interviews

  E19 – What’s new at Bruichladdich Hall

  This Is Islay talks with Angus Rice, Chairman of the Hall Committee, about the improvements recently made to the village hall in Bruichladdich. Ready for many upcoming events, including The […]

• September 29, 2022Interviews

  E18 – The Ileach (Fortnightly)

  This Is Islay in conversation with Brian Palmer, a big wheel in the Islay cycling world, a drummer, and also full-time editor of the Ileach, Islay’s own award-winning newspaper.  How […]

• August 21, 2022Interviews

  E16 – Islay Show Day – Since 1838

  This episode features David McArthur, the President of the Islay, Jura and Colonsay Agricultural Association. Their annual Show has since 1838 been THE day of the year in the island […]

• June 18, 2022Interviews

  E15 – Snowball Earth and FilmG

  In this episode we hear Alasdair Skelton, frequent Islay visitor otherwise at Stockholm University, who tells us about Snowball Earth, his return to Islay and attendance at COP26, in conversation […]

• April 15, 2022Interviews

  E14 – Fairtrade and Fèis Ìle

  In this episode we meet Fairtrade advocates Petra Pearce and Gill Chasemore, and Glen has a spirited conversation with Florence Grey about the history of Fèis Ìle and its return […]

• March 6, 2022Interviews

  E12+1 – Land of the Ilich – Past and Present

  In this episode, we discuss the recently published “Land of the Ilich: Journeys into Islay’s Past” authored by Steven Mithen, and we hear from Gillian Nelson-Edwards of Sidekick, a newly […]