Odd Bedfellows
A couple of nights ago I found myself in Glasgow's famous Horseshoe Bar. I was watching two karaoke singers give a wonderfully offbeat rendition of Summer Nights, the song from Grease. To be honest, I probably wouldn't have been paying that much attention had the duo not been two of our newest Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio Scotland presenters. Amanda Millen and Jim Gellatly will hit the airwaves at eight o'clock tomorrow night with The Music Bed.
How can I describe it? Well, put it this way, Amanda and Jim have very different tastes in music and you're likely to hear a lot of arguing. There will also be bits of comedy, some live sessions and a weekly guide to the gigs and events you should be too ashamed to say you've missed.
The Music Bed (and oh how we agonised over that title) is produced by the team from Dabster Productions, namely Richard Melvin, Anna Jones and Scott Shaw. They kindly invited me to join them for the beer, bonding and brainstorming session that ended in the Horseshoe bar thirty minutes before chucking out time.
They take the karaoke very seriously in there and Richard had to pull a few strings to get Amanda and Jim a place on the stage. Luckily the man with the microphone was a big fan of Ö÷²¥´óÐã Radio Scotland (mainly Tam Cowan) and he spent the last part of the night promoting The Music Bed and telling the pub crowd not to miss it.
One more drink and I might have given him a show too.
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