than the Assembly Rooms or Pleasance. And Sheppard's role in making the Glasgow Comedy Festival bigger and better each year is a feat worth celebrating. (8D
96 Drive-By Argument
100 Eleanor Yule (95)
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Along with directing Claire Hemphill's Behind Office Doors and Carl MacDougall's Two Sisters as part of Oran Mor's A Play. a Pre and a Pint. Yule's excellent psychological horror film Blinded finally got a theatrical release. Best of all, she got to hang out in Copenhagen. working on a BBC documentary about forgotten artist Vilnelm Hammershoi. lPDl
Rock. yes. Dance. check. But they're not iust the indie shufer practised by fans of the Franz—alike guitar bands. as Drive—By Argument offer synths and harmonies atop the indie beats. Formed a little over 12 months ago. they've come rapidly through the ranks of the Scottish scene and 2000 could well be their year. (SMl
99 Richard Demarco
> rims Ifilleéi’s-in... Scotland's venerable art guru (illeliC’d our attention towards a barn in East Lothian when he put his entire collection of artworks in a grain store gallery. Due to a lack of public and private funds. this stunning exhibition was only open for a few months. but for the thousands of Visitors who made the trek it was an experience that won't be forgotten. iPDi
95 Brian Cox
Cox hurtled into 2005 by working with filmmaker Richard Jobson on the still to be released love SiOb,’ A l’r/onian in Winter. Also this year he appeared in Wes Craven's Red Eye and TV dramas The Strange Case of Sherlock Holmes <8 Arthur Conan Doyle and i Blue Orange. PD
94 Rory Bremner
Those who think Rory Brernner is more than iust a show—off tirere proved correct this year. On telly. he did his Bremner. Bird and Fortune thing wrth A Bunch of Counts and he became a team captain in Mock the l’i/eek. He also made a long-awaited return to Scottish stages. lBDl
93 Kirsty Gallacher
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Swinton ventured far enough away from her Highlands hideaway this year to star in a whole slew of very different films. She went from angelic overseer in Constantine to irate mum in Thunrbsucker and from redneck girlfriend in Broken Flowers to the White Witch in The Lion. the Witch and the Wi'rrdrohe (pictiiredi. PD;
97 Tommy Sheppard
/‘ C(ii tho i" l-iii'ii “iti iii Getting a comedy club in Scotland to reach its tenth birthday is one thing. Persuading top-flight comedy talents to shun the so-called bigger venues during August is quite another. Yet there were Daniel Kitson. Simon ivlunnery. Owen O'Neill and Phil Nichol turning up to play at the Stand rather
mildly successful British golfer might well turn up in ‘Hot 100s of another ype of magazine altogether. But we were simply in awe at her athletic prowess while barely losing a bead of sweat during her march to victory in
Channel 11's The Games and her ability to keep a straight face while presenting the golfing farce of All-Star Cup. lBDl
92 Anqus Farquhar
Farguhar's enthusiasm is so infectiOus that he and his NVA team persuaded thousands to drive to Skye during August and take a wild night walk on the Old Man of Storr. llis spirits remained high even when the Hebridean weather pissed on his bonfire. But it was l-‘arguhar's radiant partnership with DF Concerts which shone brightest for him this year. as 68.000 turned out to see Glasgow bathed in its i(l'§3il‘~.’£il of light. N8
91 Alan Bissett
The rail bait author of Boj.c"acers succeeded in pulling off that tricky second novel with aplomb this year. Three years in the making. The Incredible Ada/n Spark chronicled the adventures of an idyear old fast food worker and Queen aficionado. who beliexes he has acriuired 53tl[)(}ll)()‘.'r(3lf3 foilowing an accident. 'ARi
9O Cathy Wilkes
After exhibiting to enormous acclaim at this year's Venice Biennaie as part of the Scottish [)Et‘.’|lf()fi. Glasgow based Cathy ‘r'ilkes brought her work back home. creating a new installation in the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art iSe/ectrve Memory . Vilkes uses everyday objects ibuggies. sinks and televisions. in the gallery space. creating tense narratrues. 'AKI
89 ldlewild
Flirting with folk music can be a HSK‘, business. This fiery fix'esome managed to pull it off. hox'rexer. with the release of their fourth album '-.'/ar'nings Promises. on which they combined the raging guitars of their punky past with slox'r-lxirning rustic ballads and some of frontman Roddy Woomble's
most accomplished lyrics to date. They even managed to S§(lti(:(3/(} in a ‘i.'./edding. a birth and editing this maga/ine for an issue. CR
88 Trendy Wendy
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87 Balbir Sin uma qh s i / Dix. filli’ifi'i Ellt‘t In a cit‘, kiiouwi across the UK for its I'idia'i restaurants. Harm Sngh Siiiiia‘ is one o‘ Glasgosfis liona f’iti'e "kings of (turn, '. After .auiicliing soii‘e :a'idrnark restaurants oxer a decade ago. he took leaxe of the metropolis. Bat in 2005). he returned '.'.'itl‘. nis ()‘.'.l‘i eponyrrioiisl‘y named xenture in the V‘v’est Fnd. creating an entire new generation of devotees. 'BS:
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