When Irish journalist Ken Sweeney visited Glasgow for the first time, it was a pilgrimage to a place that had existed in his imagination ever since he first heard the music of The Blue Nile. It was also the start of a labour of love as he set out to tell the story of the band in their own words. The result was a delicately crafted radio documentary that was broadcast on RTE in … [Read more...] about Interview: Ken Sweeney’s In Search of The Blue Nile on BBC Scotland
The Blue Nile
Interview: Ken Sweeney on In Search of The Blue Nile
In November 2014, the MTV Europe Music Awards were held at The Hydro. Irish journalist Ken Sweeney was flown over to cover the glitzy proceedings. He was delighted. No-one on the bill for the main show particularly caught his attention - "I can't remember who played, you can Google them" - but this was an opportunity to tread the streets of a city he knew from the songs of The … [Read more...] about Interview: Ken Sweeney on In Search of The Blue Nile