In a statement on Bord na Gaidhlig, focused on the resignation of its Chair, Continue reading
Category Archives: Media
Spygate to Slimegate: Herald resurrects Smith’s role in Oban FM removing presenter George Berry
Today’s edition of The Herald sees Oban journalist Moira Kerr resurrect Continue reading
10 BBC ALBA programmes shortlisted at Celtic Media Festival 2012 awards

The 33rd Celtic Media Festival taking place from 18th-20th April, revisits the Irish city of Derry for 2012, Continue reading
No 10 experiment proves people want content not presentation
No 10 may have been disappointed at the backfiring of a plan Continue reading
Oban Lifeboat mourns Honoraray Crew Member, Sir Jimmy Saville
Oban RNLI station has lost a staunch supporter today Continue reading
ForArgyll Status: Performance Blips and Tech Notes
We had a big outtage this morning, from around 7.45am for around 2 hours, Continue reading
ForArgyll.com upgraded and design reinstated
As many have gathered in the last couple of weeks we have been tweaking ForArgyll.com. Continue reading
Tweeting at ForArgyll
After a short break when our software went down, ForArgyll.com is tweeting again! Continue reading
Russell Bruce on Ewan MacColl: songwriter, singer, political activist, actor – and forgotten ‘Scottish’ playwright

On Burns night I attended a lecture on Ewan MacColl whom I am sure most readers will remember Continue reading
Brisbane as it was in Summer 2010
Video: Thanks for the memory – Brisbane summer 2010
The words of the backing track by an Oz band are:
Down River, Temper Trap
Finally we have seen some things
Some awfully nice
Some dreadfully bad
But we will sing
Wash the blood off our knees
‘Cause our love breaks through rough seas our ship will sail
And I don’t understand how this world would work
‘Cause time will tell us nothing
I’ll take a chance on something
Feeling old, feelings this time take you
Down river, down river, down river, down
Walk these stairs, put the pieces back together
Go don’t stop, go don’t stop, go don’t stop now, go
Finally, we have seen some things
But bells in your hallways
Don’t move you in the right place
So we will sing, cast our hopes out to sea
Though our hearts break, through violent winds our ship will sail
And I don’t understand how this world would work
‘Cause time will tell us nothing
I’ll take a chance on something
Feeling old, feelings this time take you
Down river, down river, down river, down
Walk these stairs, put the pieces back together
Go don’t stop, go don’t stop, go don’t stop
Go don’t stop now, go…
Amanda Hadfield











