New interview: Alison Irvine shares the story of Glasgow's greatest venue - Barrowland @luathpress.bsky.social thestrangebrew.co.uk/barrowland-t...

Barrowland: The Inside Story - The Strange Brew

Alison Irvine on writing Barrowland: The Inside Story of Glasgow's Beloved Ballroom, in conversation with Jason Barnard.

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Check out Chris Charlesworth's review of BARROWLAND: THE INSIDE STORY OF GLASGOW’S BELOVED BALLROOM by Alison Irvine here: zurl.co/h05vm

BARROWLAND: THE INSIDE STORY OF GLASGOW’S BELOVED BALLROOM by Alison Irvine

Books about venues invariably dwell on the artists who have performed there, even though the reality is that they have spent a fraction of t...

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🎙️ NEW MUSIC MAPS PODCAST visits Glasgow📍and the legendary BARROWLAND BALLROOM with Alison Irvine 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @musicmaps.bsky.social

Yes, Bert is my pal, but he's a discerning pal, so it would be rude not retweet this lovely review! Cheers, Bert x @luathpress.bsky.social

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BBC Radio 6 Music Craig Charles Craig is joined by Alison Irvine to chat about her new book 'Barrowland', detailing the history of the legendary Glasgow venue.

I have made myself a website. It's got details of my current book 'Barrowland' and my new book 'Daughterhood'. Both published by @luathpress.bsky.social www.alisonirvine.org.uk

Saw Caribou at the Barrowland in Glasgow last night. Monday night sober raving was surprisingly epic Worth the post midnight bedtime

The Barrowland Ballroom, Glasgow #scotland #photogrraphy

A chapter from my book 'Barrowland' is up on Glasgow City Music Tour's blog. #BarrowlandBallroom #SimpleMinds #Glasgow Accompanying photos from @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social glasgowmusiccitytours.com/blog/step-ou...

Step out of the Rain: Author Alison Irvine on Simple Minds and the Rebirth of the Barrowland

Big thanks to author Alison Irvine who has shared this lovely long read from her new book Barrowland: The inside story of Glasgow’s beloved ballroom.  In this excerpt Alison chats to Lesley and Howard...

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Next talk on Sunday at Brighton, on seaside architecture and postcard messages. Still a few tickets left I think... catalystclub.co.uk

This is tonight! #AyeWriteBookFestival #Cumbernauld #NewTowns #Stories #Photography #Dialectogram @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @dialectographer.bsky.social www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/conc...

Concrete Dreams: Chris Leslie, Mitch Miller & Alison Irvine - Glasgow Life

Aye Write 2025 presents Concrete Dreams: Chris Leslie, Mitch Miller & Alison Irvine

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✨Aye Write Event✨ 👤 Alison Irvine 📍Mitchell Library, Glasgow 📆 14 November ⏰ 7:45pm 🎟 buff.ly/yyJpf6s #AyeWrite2025 #GlasgowEvent #Glasgowwhatson

I wrote a piece on my best #Barrowland Ballroom moments for #BooksfromScotland. My new book on the famous gig venue is coming soon with @luathpress.bsky.social 🎵🎵🎵 Photography from @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social and 3rd Mile.

BooksfromScotland.com@booksfromscotland.bsky.social · 10mo ago

It's time to Celebrate the latest BooksfromScotland issue! Read it here: booksfromscotland.com/issue/celebr... Thanks for your contributions @birlinn.bsky.social @mcnidderandgrace.bsky.social @faberbooks.bsky.social @bwpublishing.bsky.social @canongate.co.uk @florisbooks.bsky.social & more!

Fans of Glasgow’s Barrowland Ballroom and Billy Sloan - we're doing an event at Aye Write on 14th November. Come and join us! www.glasgowlife.org.uk/event/1/barr...

Barrowland: The Inside Story of Glasgow's Beloved Ballroom and One Love, One Life: Alison Irvine and Billy Sloan - Glasgow Life

Barrowland and One Love, One Life

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This week I sent the Cumbernauld Dialectogram to its new home. Can't say exactly where yet, other than I'm excited... Also, myself, @alisonirvine.bsky.social & @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social will bring Concrete Dreams to @natlibscot.bsky.social in Sept. Tickets are free! www.nls.uk/whats-on/con...

Free tickets to our event on Cumbernauld Town Centre with National Library of Scotland, including presentations & film screenings are available here: 3rd Sept @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @dialectographer.bsky.social @emilymunro.bsky.social www.concretedreams.org.uk www.nls.uk/whats-on/con...

🎶✨ Barrowland by @alisonirvine.bsky.social is coming this November! Discover the legendary Barrowland Ballroom, a key part of Glasgow's music scene since 1934. Explore the spirit and community that make this venue so special! buff.ly/u0UNr2p #Barrowland #Glasgow

Hey Bluesky I'm a fiction editor at BBUK. Currently looking for more 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 writers and stories from Scotland ❤️ romance (spicy and sweet) 💃 women's fiction 🏰 historical fiction 🕵‍♀️ mysteries and clever thrillers Send me your submissions!

Delighted to be doing this in Edinburgh in July when Love and Other Poisons is launched! rarebirdsbooks.com/collections/...

An evening with Lesley McDowell

Join author Lesley McDowell on Monday 21st July to discuss her novel Love and Other Poisons. Tickets are £5 and can be redeemed against any purchase on the evening.

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A lovely piece on the Barrowland Ballroom and its iconic sign.

Peter Ross@peteralanross.bsky.social · last yr.

To mark the forthcoming 40th anniversary of the Barrowland sign, I wrote a Small Finds piece celebrating it and the venue it graces. smallfinds.substack.com/p/small-find...

Thread. It is a great honour to announce the shortlist for the 2025 #Curae prize for unpaid carers POETRY CATEGORY Mistletoe. Sam Garvan Diagnosis. Elizabeth Loudon Sinkhole. Charlotte Ansell I Love Him (like salt and water). Emma Wilson The Shop at the End of a Wave. Ia Kozoboli. thecuraeprize.uk

Great photo in the 'Mid Century Modern: Putting Scotland on the Map' exhib taken inside the Golden Eagle Hotel, Cumbernauld Town Centre, c 1967 ~ more on the shared memory & life of Cumbernauld Town Centre on the #ConcreteDreams project website concretedreams.org.uk/about/ @alisonirvine.bsky.social

Had a fantastic evening on Wednesday welcoming @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @alisonirvine.bsky.social and @dialectographer.bsky.social to the RIAS for a talk on their book Concrete Dreams. Huge thank you to our speakers and to the chair Malcolm Fraser for such an engaging event.

I loved our talk at the @riasbookshop.bsky.social on #Cumbernauld. Chaired excellently by architect Malcolm Fraser and full of heated discussion from the audience, it was a great night. @nlheritage.bsky.social @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @dialectographer.bsky.social Thanks for having us, RIAS!

This is a very welcome first for me & @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social & @dialectographer.bsky.social Book of the Week! Thank you! #Cumbernauld

RIAS Bookshop@riasbookshop.bsky.social · last yr.

⭐️ BOOK OF THE WEEK ⭐️ ‘Concrete Dreams’ by Alison Irvine, Chris Leslie and Mitch Miller Explore the complex legacy of Cumbernauld’s iconic, but divisive, brutalist town centre through the stories of its residents in this lavishly illustrated volume.

If you're interested in Cumbernauld, architecture, social history, stories, photography and illustration, & if you can get to Edinburgh on 23rd April, this is the event for you! @dialectographer.bsky.social @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @riasbookshop.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...

BookshopLATES... Concrete Dreams

Join the award-winning artists of Recollective to discover Cumbernauld Town Centre through the eyes of its residents, past and present.

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Come and see Recollective (myself, @alisonirvine.bsky.social and @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social) at @riasbookshop.bsky.social this Wednesday (23rd April) at 6.30pm talking about Concrete Dreams: the Rise and Fall of Cumbernauld Town Centre. www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...

BookshopLATES... Concrete Dreams

Join the award-winning artists of Recollective to discover Cumbernauld Town Centre through the eyes of its residents, past and present.

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If you're interested in Cumbernauld, architecture, social history, stories, photography and illustration, & if you can get to Edinburgh on 23rd April, this is the event for you! @dialectographer.bsky.social @chrislesliephoto.bsky.social @riasbookshop.bsky.social www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bookshopla...

BookshopLATES... Concrete Dreams

Join the award-winning artists of Recollective to discover Cumbernauld Town Centre through the eyes of its residents, past and present.

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Protect authors’ livelihoods from the unlicensed use of their work in AI training

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The first two books in @maureenmyant.bsky.social's fabulous crime fiction series... Number 4 is coming soon, and I can't wait to read it! See the first here: amzn.eu/d/8zY07wR #booksky #womenwriters