At a time when there were only two large outdoor music festivals in the UK, a promoter and a venue manager decided to create one for Scotland. Despite doubts by others that there would be enough Scottish music fans to attend such a festival of that scale, T-In-The-Park grew to become the second largest annual outdoor music event in the UK. It's hard to believe that three decades have passed […]
Following the success of Ricky Gervais’ TV series “Extras,” there has been a lot of interest in becoming a “background artiste.” But how do you do it? What’s involved? Who do you contact? Most importantly, how much does being an Extra pay? We have all watched films and TV dramas where leading actors play to camera with a well-rehearsed script. However, on many occasions our eyes wander away from the […]
An experimental form of television that was first tested in Lanarkshire, prior to the launch of fifty-nine other channels across the UK, which were later replaced with localised digital TV services. Lanarkshire Television (LTV) was a local station based in the former Hartwood Hospital, which began broadcasting from April 1999 until its closure in 2005. While it may not have achieved the same level of fame as other UK television […]
When a Lanarkshire band decided to create their own record label, they were soon on their way to being a major influence for Scottish independent music. With their Chem 19 recording studios based in Blantyre, Chemikal Undergound Records has become an influential label that has played a significant role in the Lanarshire and Scottish indie music scene over the past three decades. On their own social media pages they […]
Shire Extra supports Lanarkshire's many brass bands, as well as events and festivals that celebrate this important sound of Lanarkshire's culture, especially within the former industrial and mining communities. Historically, Lanarkshire had far more brass bands than any other county in Scotland, with almost every town, village and some hamlets having at least one throughout the decades and centuries. We also have programs dedicated to this genre on Monday evenings, […]
Shire Extra supports Lanarkshire's very many piping bands and solo pipers (see our list below), as well as events and festivals that celebrate this important sound of Scottish culture. We also have a program dedicated to this genre on Friday evenings.We endeavour to attend Piping Live and the International Piping Festival in Glasgow (www.pipinglive.co.uk) , as well as other events within or near Lanarkshire where pipe bands regularly perform. Below is […]
