Earlier this week, I was listening to an episode of Blood On The Tracks, the Colin Murray-fronted show, where guests bring their record collections and debate their favourite tracks in certain chosen categories.
In one particular round, the guests were asked to name their favourite act to come out of Scotland.
Fashion queen and former guitarist in The Fall Brix Smith chose Donovan.
If you don’t recognise the name or the above picture of Donovan, don’t worry.
In the 60s, he had a string of hits, such as Mellow Yellow, Sunshine Superman and Hurdy Gurdy Man, but his star waned in the 70s.
It transpired that Brix Smith knows Donovan and has his number, so Colin Murray challenged her to call him live during the recording. Continue reading “Be like Donovan – keep the thrill alive”
