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Daily Record
30-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Record
Ally McCoist pays touching tribute to late pal and father of Clyde 1 presenter
Clyde 1 presenter Cassi Gillespie recently lost her father, Stewart, who was a good friend of football legend Ally. Ally McCoist has paid a touching tribute to his late pal Stewart MacMillan, the father of Clyde 1 presenter Cassi Gillespie. Cassi, who hosts the Clyde 1 breakfast show with George Bowie, took to Instagram last week to announce the sad news of her dad's death, along with a series of photos of him over the years. Scots football legend Ally left a sweet comment on the radio host's heartbreaking post for her beloved dad, known to his friends as 'Omar', who passed away at the age of 84 in Mallorca, where he lived. The former Rangers star penned: "Gutted. You're probably very aware, but he was some boy and we loved him. So sad." Hundreds of others shared emotional tributes for Stewart and Cassi took to her Instagram Story yesterday (Tuesday) to thank her followers as she shared a clip of some of the tributes. Scots singer Amy MacDonald was also among those sending their condolences as she wrote: "Awww Cassi, I'm so sorry. Sending you so much love." The radio star said she'd been "overwhelmed" with he amount of "kind" messages she'd received over the past few days, and she'd got huge "comfort" as she navigates her grief from the memories of her dad people had shared as they flocked to her social media accounts to send well wishes. In a post announcing his death last week, she wrote: "My Dad - My Father - Stewart or Omar to some. The man I looked up to has sadly passed away at the age 84 at his residential home in Mallorca. "I'm back to work today having not said much on air but I'm here to write my own tribute to him and share some memories in pictures. "I don't think I shouted enough about what an amazing man he was, kind, funny, infectious and the amount of times people would go out their way to tell me how generous and helpful he was when those needed him. "He was husband to my Mum and a great friend to so many. His work story was inspiring, he went from a young agent establishing Reebok UK in the 70's to retiring from work when it took off in his 40s. "He then focused on building his project farm in Eaglesham from scratch, bored of retirement he started working for the SFA with his best pal Broon (during the era of 'jobs for the boys'), he was only meant to stay for a few years and it turned into about 18, he wouldn't leave and just loved being there for the laughs. "He finally decided to fully retire in Mallorca with my Mum at the age of 64. A lot may not know his story but I've never shouted enough about him to be honest and I'm so grateful to anyone coming forward with memories. "I think in Glasgow we are conditioned to be humble and a humble man he was, I was so proud of him. Join the Daily Record WhatsApp community! Get the latest news sent straight to your messages by joining our WhatsApp community today. You'll receive daily updates on breaking news as well as the top headlines across Scotland. No one will be able to see who is signed up and no one can send messages except the Daily Record team. All you have to do is click here if you're on mobile, select 'Join Community' and you're in! If you're on a desktop, simply scan the QR code above with your phone and click 'Join Community'. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don't like our community, you can check out any time you like. To leave our community click on the name at the top of your screen and choose 'exit group'. "He was a true gent and most importantly, the greatest job of all… he was a loving Father, he also loved the odd strop but then so does most Dads. "He had everything he ever dreamed of…a good innings as they say here. He showed me how to enjoy life. Love you Dad, sleep tight x"
Scottish Sun
24-07-2025
- Sport
- Scottish Sun
Major shake-up to long-running radio football phone-in show SuperScoreboard as Clyde 1 make huge announcement
Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CLYDE 1'S flagship football phone-in, SuperScoreboard, is launching SEVEN days a week for the new season. The popular show, which already attracts 360,000 listeners each week, is to launch a brand new show every Sunday. Sign up for Scottish Sun newsletter Sign up 2 Gordon Duncan with Mark Wilson and Gordon Dalziel Credit: Kenny Ramsay 2 Clyde 1 Superscoreboard host Gordon Duncan Credit: Kenny Ramsay The extra programme - hosted by Andrew Maclean - will be broadcast every Sunday from 4pm to 7pm. It'll add to the Monday to Friday phone-ins and traditional Saturday show covering the best of the Scottish football action. Host Gordon Duncan will return with the first two-hour show of the season this Monday, July 28, from 6pm to 8pm. The first Saturday show - featuring pundits including Gordon Dalziel and Hugh Keevins - kicks off for the start of the SPFL Premiership campaign on Saturday, August 2. And the new Sunday phone-in takes place on August 3, the same day champions Celtic unveil the title flag. The Sunday show will be the first place to discuss the full weekend of action - and will also serve the popular Monday morning podcast market. SuperScoreboard is available on Clyde 1 as well as the station's YouTube channel and social media platforms. Pundits for the new campaign will again include Motherwell ace Andy Halliday, Livingston No2 Marvin Bartley and newly-appointed East Kilbride coach Scott Allan. Former Celtic star Simon Donnelly and SunSport's Head of Sport Roger Hannah will also feature in the phone-ins. And the top team will be round the grounds on Saturdays and Sundays when the season begins next weekend. Moment Rangers hero calls radio phone-in from Christmas night out as he goes live on air Viewers and listeners can access the new shows at: and Keep up to date with ALL the latest news and transfers at the Scottish Sun football page
Scottish Sun
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Scots country singer reveals awkward way he found out music legend wanted to collab
He will play the biggest show of his life next month COUNTRY singer Kevin McGuire has revealed he was shopping in Home Bargains when Marti Pellow asked him to perform at Edinburgh Castle. The musician was stocking up on toiletries from the discount store near his flat in Glasgow's Govan district when he got a life-changing email from the former Wet Wet Wet star. 4 Kevin had a blast singing with Sir Rod Stewart Credit: Supplied 4 He's building up towards the biggest gig of his life Credit: John Kirkby 4 Marti Pellow recruited Kevin for his blockbuster gig 4 Home Bargains will always be a special spot for Kevin now Credit: Getty It means Kevin will be swapping pub and club gigs for the biggest show of his life at the iconic landmark next month. He says: 'I was buying razor blades and other bits as I was just about to leave on a 10-day tour of my own. 'I had missed three frantic calls from my manager and it was only when I was at the checkout I finally saw his message saying, 'Read the email Marti Pellow has sent you!'. 'Marti had written this lovely message saying he really enjoyed my music and even said I had a great voice, which is a huge compliment coming from him. 'He asked me to open the show for him but said he hates the term 'support act' and was instead inviting me to be his 'special guest' then said he would wait for my answer. I paid for my goods and emailed the promoter saying the answer was, 'Yes, yes, yes and yes' then ran all the way home. 'But I took half an hour to compose myself before replying to Marti himself, thanking him for this amazing opportunity.' Reaching this point has been a long slog for Kevin, who worked behind several bars while pursuing his dream. And he believes he had to wait for music tastes to change before his brand of country pop became popular. Kevin, 32, explains: 'I've been doing country music since I was at school, when I fell in love with the genre and with songwriting. 'I loved the honesty of country and that famous phrase that it's just 'three chords and the truth'. But it was hard to get a gig as a new country singer at the time. Marti Pellow pranked by Jamie Oliver in hilarious restaurant stitch-up 'Back then I would go online and see who was top of the country charts in America, and that's where I discovered artists like Taylor Swift before she moved into pop. 'Now it seems everyone is trying to get on board, with Beyonce's country album Cowboy Carter and Post Malone's F-1 Trillion last year. 'It's led to more country bars popping up in Glasgow, and more recognition for local country artists. So it feels like the last 10 years of slog are finally starting to pay off.' Kevin's first break came when Clyde 1 DJ George Bowie did one of his GBX dance mixes of Kevin's cover of country classic Wagon Wheel. The boost to his profile means he can now sell out 300-capacity venues such as Glasgow's Saint Judes. And major promoter Regular Music, which is staging the Edinburgh Castle concerts, is now backing him as one of Scotland's rising stars. Kevin already got a taste of the high life when he went on tour with his manager, John McLaughlin, whose own band Johnny Mac & The Faithful were supporting Sir Rod Stewart. He says: 'John has been my mentor for years and has worked with me on my songwriting. One day he called and said he's going on tour with Rod and wanted me to come too, as I was doing a lot of the pre-production work for Johnny Mac & The Faithful. KEVIN will return to the capital later this summer when he performs his own stage show at the Edinburgh Festival. The singer has put together a Fringe production called Never Mind The Nashvilles, about the perils of growing up in Scotland as a budding country singer. And he reckons his story is a real-life version of the 2018 hit film Wild Rose, which starred Jessie Buckley as a Scot who dreams of performing in Nashville. He says: 'Never Mind the Nashvilles is about my journey trying to do country music in Scotland, and all the struggles that come with that. 'So it's songs and stories as I tell people how I got into the music in the first place and the slog of trying to get a break. 'I hope it will be a good laugh as well as a sort of truth-telling.' He adds: 'Wild Rose kind of sums up everything I've been through. Jessie plays a Scottish country singer desperate to make it to Nashville but when she finally gets there she realises, 'Wait a minute, I can still do country music in Scotland'. 'That's what I'm hoping to do – build the country scene in Scotland where singers can thrive instead of having to look to America.' Never Mind The Nashvilles runs from August 15 to 17 at the Voodoo Rooms. "I wasn't in his band but some of my songs were being played by John. That was the first time I had heard songs I'd written being played in arenas — it was a special time.' He adds: 'Because Rod and John are good friends, Rod really looked after us and made sure we had the same catering he did. 'It was amazing as we'd rock up to the venue three hours beforehand and have the most incredible five-star buffet you can imagine. You'd be having fillet steak for lunch. It was amazing.' Kevin even got to perform a duet of Rod's 1971 classic Maggie May with the 80-year-old rocker — in a Glasgow boozer rather than on stage. He says: 'When Rod comes to Celtic games he always goes to Murphy's Irish Bar with John afterwards. Inevitably it ends with a sing-song and on the night I was there I ended up singing Maggie May with Rod. 'I wasn't nervous at all as it's one of my favourite songs — I must have sung it thousands of times before.' Asked if Rod passed on any words of wisdom, Kevin says: 'Not specifically, but I learned just seeing how he takes care of himself with vocal warm ups and things like that. And also he treats his band and the crew really well. But the best thing is the way Rod still really enjoys what he does. 'I think that's why I'm not nervous when I perform. I figure there's no point being a bag of nerves when you go on stage because you've worked so hard to get there in the first place.' Now Kevin who, along with his West End star sister Emma Ralston, was raised in Glasgow by his college principal dad Martin and uni worker mum Caroline, is preparing for the biggest gig of his life when he warms up the 8,500 crowd for Marti Pellow's Castle concert. He says: 'When I got the news in Home Bargains I called my mum as I ran home. She was squealing with delight as she's a huge Marti fan. 'When I wrote back to Marti I just praised him for being one of the few male artists from the west coast of Scotland who is still pushing the envelope. 'It's a bucket-list gig to get and I'll never forget where I was the day I was asked to do it.' Marti Pellow Love Is All Around 30th anniversary tour comes to Edinburgh Castle on Saturday, July 5. For tickets visit
Yahoo
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
George Bowie's GBX remix of bagpipe anthem tops country charts
A Scottish dance music icon has topped the country music charts with a bagpipe anthem. Clyde 1 Presenter George Bowie achieved this feat on Sunday with his remix of Cammy Barnes' Whiskey Roll. The idea for the remix came from a few Facebook friends who messaged Bowie's wife, manager, and co-producer, Ellene, suggesting a GBX remix of the song. (Image: Supplied) Read more: Deaf football manager shares heartfelt message to younger self Bowie, Ellene, and their production partner, Outforce, created a rave version of the bagpipe anthem, which quickly gained popularity after being performed at Clubland Live. The song, dubbed 'Raveheart' by international fans, amassed millions of views online. Bowie said: "It was all a bit mad – a couple of people on socials messaged Ellene saying they thought we'd like the clip Cammy had posted and would we think about remixing it. 'She messaged Cammy asking if he fancied doing something and he was up for it, we jumped into Outforce's studio a couple of days later and the remix was done and ready to go in no time. "It felt like it had something special and it just happened that I was playing Clubland at the Hydro on Sunday, so we asked Cammy to surprise the crowd by playing it live with us. 'It went crazy – at the time it felt like a really big moment and watching it back, it was. "It was well over a million views on the Clubland post alone within a couple of days. 'We shot a video there and the demand has been huge, so we released the remix on Friday and Cammy joined us again in Aberdeen that night to perform it live – this time punters knew it was coming so the reaction was even madder. 'And now we are No 1 in the country chart and No 13 in the main chart. "The annoying bit is it means my missus was right again." George, Cammy, Outforce (Image: Supplied) Cammy Barnes, who recorded Whiskey Roll as an idea, was taken aback by the success. He said: "It's really hard to take all this in, I didn't even plan to release the original it was just an idea. "The reaction was wild – really crazy with 10,000 people all going mad when the bagpipes kicked in especially." The GBX and Outforce remix of "Whiskey Roll" was released on Friday due to the overwhelming global response. (Image: Supplied) Read more: Sister raises thousands for brain tumour research in late brother's memory Bowie, said: "It's special, it really is – it was all so random and accidental and sometimes that brings a different feel, it's more real and natural." Cammy said: "The remix is definitely going on my album later this year, even if my manager says no. "I was dead against using bagpipes at all since leaving the Red Hot Chili Pipers, I just wanted to sing – but I am seriously rethinking all that now."
Glasgow Times
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Glasgow Times
George Bowie's GBX bagpipe remix tops country music charts
Clyde 1 Presenter George Bowie achieved this feat on Sunday with his remix of Cammy Barnes' Whiskey Roll. The idea for the remix came from a few Facebook friends who messaged Bowie's wife, manager, and co-producer, Ellene, suggesting a GBX remix of the song. (Image: Supplied) Read more: Deaf football manager shares heartfelt message to younger self Bowie, Ellene, and their production partner, Outforce, created a rave version of the bagpipe anthem, which quickly gained popularity after being performed at Clubland Live. The song, dubbed 'Raveheart' by international fans, amassed millions of views online. Bowie said: "It was all a bit mad – a couple of people on socials messaged Ellene saying they thought we'd like the clip Cammy had posted and would we think about remixing it. 'She messaged Cammy asking if he fancied doing something and he was up for it, we jumped into Outforce's studio a couple of days later and the remix was done and ready to go in no time. "It felt like it had something special and it just happened that I was playing Clubland at the Hydro on Sunday, so we asked Cammy to surprise the crowd by playing it live with us. 'It went crazy – at the time it felt like a really big moment and watching it back, it was. "It was well over a million views on the Clubland post alone within a couple of days. 'We shot a video there and the demand has been huge, so we released the remix on Friday and Cammy joined us again in Aberdeen that night to perform it live – this time punters knew it was coming so the reaction was even madder. 'And now we are No 1 in the country chart and No 13 in the main chart. "The annoying bit is it means my missus was right again." George, Cammy, Outforce (Image: Supplied) Cammy Barnes, who recorded Whiskey Roll as an idea, was taken aback by the success. He said: "It's really hard to take all this in, I didn't even plan to release the original it was just an idea. "The reaction was wild – really crazy with 10,000 people all going mad when the bagpipes kicked in especially." The GBX and Outforce remix of "Whiskey Roll" was released on Friday due to the overwhelming global response. (Image: Supplied) Read more: Sister raises thousands for brain tumour research in late brother's memory Bowie, said: "It's special, it really is – it was all so random and accidental and sometimes that brings a different feel, it's more real and natural." Cammy said: "The remix is definitely going on my album later this year, even if my manager says no. "I was dead against using bagpipes at all since leaving the Red Hot Chili Pipers, I just wanted to sing – but I am seriously rethinking all that now."
