Monthly Archives: May 2011

scots whay hae on keep it afloat

Posted on May 11, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

What with all my wanderings around the country over the last few days (huge thanks to the Ullapool Book Festival and the Fence Homegame!) I haven’t had a chance to draw your attention to this little beauty of a review … Continue reading →

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do-it-yourself brain surgery, courtesy of wpm

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

OK, so I did a reading recently at the wonderful Words Per Minute alongside writers Katy McAuley, Margaret Callaghan and Amy Burns, and singer songwriter Michael Cassidy. I read the nastiest bit of Smokeheads, involving some DIY brain surgery. You … Continue reading →

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scottish music blogs, i thank you

Posted on May 4, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Just a quick shout out to various Scottish music blogs – my debut solo EP has only been out for a few days and several of these fine folks have given it a mention, so cheers to Aye Tunes, Peenko, … Continue reading →

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fence homegame

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

Well, looks like I’m playing the wonderful, amazing Fence Homegame this weekend. Yay! Bit of a last minute johnny, but I think I’m doing a turn on the Sunday afternoon sometime. Hotfooting it down from Ullapool, where I’m appearing on … Continue reading →

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ullapool book festival

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

I am absolutely delighted to be appearing at the Ullapool Book Festival this weekend coming, click on the pic to go to their site and check out the fantastic line-up – Denise Mina, Don Paterson, John Burnside, Bernard MacLaverty etc, … Continue reading →

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keep it afloat – new solo ep

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Doug Johnstone

I released my debut solo EP, ‘Keep it Afloat’, today. Oof. You can listen to it over at dougjohnstone.bandcamp.com, where you can also download it for £2 or order a CD copy for £3. You’ll also be able to buy … Continue reading →

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