Francis Macdonald of Shoeshine Records - 2008 Music Wrap Up

Five Favorite Things:

1. Summer Heights High: genius twisted Australian comedy

2. Bob Dylan Bootleg Series Vol 8 (Cross The Green Mountain especially!)

3. Aaron Wright - possibly the best songwriter ever to come out of Edinburgh

4. David Sedaris: I had never come across him before. He came and read in Glasgow and he was great.

5. The Visitor: I LOVED this film. If a film is about how something completely changes a character in a completely believable way - this sets some kind of standard.

The Past/The Future:

I became a father this year and I love it. My future has a lot more purpose now.

About You:

I write songs and do a bit of production; I manage bands (Camera Obscura, Attic Lights); I release some music (Julie Fowlis, Emily Smith); I drum with Teenage Fanclub. Musical jack of all trade master of none?

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