Caledonia Screaming

Alistair Braidwood of Scots Whay Hae! podcast talks to writer and filmmaker Grant McPhee about his latest book Caledonia Screaming: Year Zero Vol 1 – Scottish Punk 1976 – 1977.

“Scotland, 1976. The 9th copy of the Ramones’ debut album to arrive in the UK made its way to Glasgow. Scotland loved the Ramones from the off. A month after they had played at the Roundhouse, negative headlines about the band were splashed across the front page of a leading Glasgow newspaper. The first punk scare story. This only made the kids love them more. A few days after this, the Stranglers played in rural Hawick, followed shortly after by the Sex Pistols appearing in Dundee. Punk had entered Scotland …”