Something For The Weekend - The Oban Times

Happy Valentines! While Kathie, Ellis and Steevie keep an eye out for the postie ever hopeful of sacks of cards being brought to the door - the trio caught up with each other virtually speaking to talk about romance and needle phobia! There's also a wee bit of serenading going on from the wonderful Oban Gaelic Choir and friends - Enjoy!

After a frantic start, where Kathie looks for somewhere to sledge and Fiona prepares for a weekend of rugby action, the Something for the Weekend team relax with some Golden Years zumba and some wise words from Seil poet Kenneth Stevens. Ellis and Steevie add their calming influences before the gang drift away to more magical music from the Celtic Connections 2021 Big Band and guests.

It's all happening on the podcast this week as the OT team give January a good kick up the backside and look towards spring for some eternal hope. Kathie is joined by adventure sport enthusiast Andy Corbe who is off on a watery magic carpet ride while Fiona chats to Breege Smyth about the future of festivals. Ellis is crying over spilt cocoa and Steevie holds everyone together (literally) from base camp. Music this week comes from the 2021 Celtic Connections Big Band.

There's nothing sleekit, cowrin or tim'rous about the Oban Times team this week as Steevie, Fiona, Kathie and Ellis launch into their Rabbie Burns special to celebrate the birthday of the national bard on Monday. The quirky quartet discuss the merits of the haggis before putting their own stamp on some of Burns' best kent works. Joining in the celebration are Lerags couple Rab and Michelle Woods, who have muckle ado this weekend at their own Burns night ceilidh, and Oban High School pupil Megan Day who closes this week's edition with a beautiful rendition of Auld Lang Syne.

Happy New Year everyone! Goodbye 2020 and hello 2021 with wide open arms. We've high hopes for the next 12 months with expectations and resolutions from Fiona, Kathie, Ellis and Steevie from going more bananas (if that's possible!) to embracing creativity and getting a move on when it cones to keeping active and getting fit'ter'

Discussing the best Christmas cake recipe we have Nadine and Andy

We've got a chat with retiring boat skipper Duncan Phillips from Croab Haven who has notched up enough nautical miles in his 31 year career to go round the world eight times - and a musical gift from a talented chap from Barcaldine.

Ho ho ho, it's Christmas Day at the Oban Times and we have an absolute 'cracker' for you. Tune in to our fun-packed festive edition of the internationally popular podcast Something For The Weekend. Backed with a Christmas ditty from Tunes in the Hoose, join Steevie, Fiona, Kathie and Ellis as they unwrap a very special gift...but what's in the box?? We also have a chat with Oban Pride organiser Phill Dexter about Christmas for him and his 'tinselitis!' With light-hearted banter about traditions, films and food, listen in to our merry-making and raise a glass!

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With just seven more sleeps to go until Christmas morning, the Something For The Weekend Team are getting festive with a little help from Seil Sound community choir and  Ellis getting retro with his lookback at Top of the Pops Christmas Specials - remember Father Abraham and the Smurfs? Or what about a Womblin' Christmas? Bringing us up to Christmas present....Kathie catches up with Morvyn Finlayson from the Salvation Army to chat about the phenomenal response they have had  to the 2020 Christmas Appeal, receiving hundreds of donated gifts for this area's most vulnerable and needy of all ages. We also hear from Connel 20-year-old and rap artist Stewxrt with his music straight from the heart.

More journalistic jolly japes from Fiona and Kathie interspersed with some moments of sanity from IT whiz Stephen Day, who won't be talking sci-fi this week, and by our somewhat more sensible guests.

This week we have Dee Bradbury and her husband Nick to tell us a heart stopping story with a thankfully happy ending as well as a wee bit music from Dunbeg singer songwriter Mike Nisbet. Fiona and Kathie talk Christmas decorations, or the lack of them, while Steevie sits back with his baffies on admiring the Lochavullin tree.

Good chat and fun from the Oban Times team.

Something for the Weekend 4th December 2020

Ellis leads us in this frantic podcast from The Oban Times "Fab 4" with Kathie, Fiona and Steevie following meekly behind....

The crew are in good festive form discussing amongst other things the Oban Christmas tree, the lights at the tower, Lismore Christmas market, RNLI Pop ups as well as a new telling of "A Christmas Carol" and the upcoming screening of the Spotlight Musical Theatre Group 2015 Pantomime "Puss In Boots" starting on the 12th of December both at the Oban Phoenix Cinema.

Kathie has a very personal thank you for some local heroes and she also has her "Scottish Word Of The Week" challenge.

Steevie might have something to say about an upcoming festive special of Doctor Who....

With contributions from and Maggie Dougall from Oban Link Club and music from Kirsty Fisher

There is plenty on your plate in this tasty bite of a podcast - tuck in and enjoy!

Presented by Ellis, Fiona, Kathie and Steevie

Something For The Weekend is a bit of a winter warmer so put on the kettle and coorie on down with the OT team for a merry splattering of the usual banter and cheer taking a look at what events are coming up, a chat with Oban FM stalwart Campbell Cameron and his lovely lady Joy who have been  conjuring up a disappearing act - in Campbell's case four stone! We've got a tune all the way from Spain courtesy of Connel's Neil Armstrong who despite being miles away from home has no intention of forgetting his roots and if you want to know what a 'moggan' is - keep listening to find out!

Presented by Fiona, Kathie, Ellis and Steevie

With contributions from Campbell Cameron, Joy Cameron and Neil Armstrong