#AKickUpTheArts
"It's about connections and music in the community, and it's about friendships"

#KELI’s Martin Green, Liberty Black and Olivia Hemmati sat down for a chat with @nicolameighan.bsky.social for a new episode of #AKickUpTheArts ahead of their first show at Dundee Rep tonight

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May 22, 2025 at 11:17 AM
To mark six months (roughly) since I had the possibly questionable, & undoubtedly impulsive, idea to start a DIY podcast, I’ve finally managed to build a vaguely functioning website for #AKickUpTheArts & I’d love you to listen / sign up for the newsletter… 🧡 akickupthearts.org
April 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Still a few chances to see the glorious @horsemcd.bsky.social soon, including Stirling TONIGHT; Edinburgh 23/11; Perth 4/12. Listen to her wisdom (and songs) on #AKickUpTheArts with fab actor / musician Hannah Jarrett-Scott, then come party! On all podcast platforms or here… 💃🏻🧡 akickupthearts.org
November 21, 2024 at 3:29 PM
Thrilled to be taking #AKickUpTheArts to Aberdeen's ace book fest, Granite Noir. Guest(s) will be revealed anon, but tix are onsale now if you fancy getting in there early: Sunday afternoon; Feb 23; chat about all sorts of literary / arty shenanigans 💃🏻 www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/gra...
December 5, 2024 at 10:07 AM
The wonderful Karine Polwart is at @ccfest tonight with The Back of The Winter choir. You can hear her chatting about that, & her new LP with Julie Fowlis & Mary Chapin Carpenter - alongside the equally fab Su-a Lee - on #AKickUpTheArts! On pod platforms, or here: akickupthearts.org/2025/01/17/e...
February 1, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Justin Currie’s memoir, The Tremolo Diaries, is published on Aug 28. He’ll join me at Edinburgh Fringe for #AKickUpTheArts, live from The Stand (5 mins from Waverley) on Sat Aug 23, 2-3pm, to chat about that, Del Amitri, music, films, books, more. Join us! Tix here www.thestand.co.uk/performance/...
May 7, 2025 at 11:13 AM
February 10, 2025 at 6:21 PM
A joy of an afternoon with the legend Dawn Steele - chatting about theatre, telly, Monarch of the Glen, Deacon Blue, Dorothy Paul, hyenas, margaritas, crisps - for the first #AKickUpTheArts live recording, at Aberdeen’s fab Granite Noir. Thanks loads if you joined us! Podcast coming soon… 🧡💃🏻🔥
February 23, 2025 at 11:37 PM
I appear to be in The Times today, ostensibly talking about #AKickUpTheArts, but it took quite the turn. Includes: Hercules the Bear, Sheena Easton, my most embarrassing moment, those persistent Willem Dafoe rumours & a sneak preview of some live dates: www.thetimes.com/uk/scotland/...
January 15, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Happy LP release day to the glorious Deacon Blue. The band’s Ricky Ross & Lorraine McIntosh gave me a guided tour of The Great Western Road for #AKickUpTheArts. Listen on Apple, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube, wherever you get your podcasts, or right here! akickupthearts.org
March 21, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Today’s commute… 🌞

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December 10, 2024 at 3:28 PM
Two weeks till the first #AKickUpTheArts live podcast, at Aberdeen’s #GraniteNoir! If you fancy an afternoon with me & the fab Dawn Steele (Monarch of the Glen, Shetland, Wild at Heart), chatting Scottish books, music, film & more, tickets are here 🧡 www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/gra...
February 9, 2025 at 10:52 AM