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Paisley Festival Company is a registered Scottish charity, established in June 2005 and headed by a Board of Directors, all…
Scottish ministers have raised concerns that a planned strike at Scotland’s only oil refinery could cause serious problems for North…
Renfrewshire’s Fairtrade Zone campaign Paisley and Bishopton have already successfully achieved Fairtrade status. Our aim now is for Renfrewshire to…
I would like to take this opportunity to formally announce the official publishing of the ‘Alamo Burns Club’ first ever…
Taken this morning at 11am a Tarmac laying vehicle with gas bottles is shown on fire and actually blows up…
Did you know that our images are for sale, either for publications or for leaflets promoting Paisley or even for…
Dr Robert Broom: Robert Broom was born in Scotland in 1866 to a poor family. Educated as a doctor specializing…
We recieved yet another new Famous person from Paisley nomination from Peter Evans “thanks Peter” the nomination is Neve McIntosh.…
“The Chivas Building Renfrew Road” I was out this morning as it was such a beautiful day and I have…
The Bungalow Bar Revival is a movement to put Paisley
back on the touring map of major promoters, managers, agents and acts.
The Bungalow Bar, formerly on Paisley’s Renfrew Road, was once renowned for the fantastic, nightly billings, especially from the Punk Genres, in the late seventies, early eighties. The roster of acts is outrageously expansive and included household names such as The Fall, The Skids, The Tourists, Orange juice, Roddy Frame, Alan McGee, The Buzzcocks, Echo and the Bunnymen, The Alarm, The Jam, The Teardrop Explodes, The Clash and many many more. I must pay homage at this juncture to local Journalist Louden Temple who was the booker for The Bungalow Bar and still promotes in Brookfield today.
Since the mid eighties though, there has been little or no discernable music scene in Paisley, which may be considered either travesty or incompetence, in what is reputedly the biggest town in Scotland, if not Britain. Until now there has been no discernable, committed, run it like the bigger boys do venue. We began this, hoping that someone in the business would come in and take over….it hasn’t happened….BUT….. We will continue…..
Paisley Beer Festival opens to the public on Wednesday the 30th of April 2008 Hours are 30th 17.00 – 23.00…