Listen to the This Is Islay podcast

Some new media from Islay to write about. Back in August the This is Islay podcast was launched. Its goal is to bring you voices from Islay, news and events with interviews from the community. It is intended for both locals and listeners further afield to give an insight into what is happening on Islay and how the community experienced events. The intention is to complement other news sources (e.g. The Ileach), not to compete with them.

As of writing this two episodes have been published, Welcome to This Is Islay Fàilte a chàirdean and Islay Resilience and A Trip To India. The below embedded player should list and allow you to play the most recent episodes (as of writing this the two mentioned ones):

Housing on Islay – Part 2 – A Builder's Perspective – This Is Islay

This Is Islay continues the conversation on housing issues on Islay, exploring the unique challenges and issues which face individuals and families seeking a place to live in our island community. In this episode, we share the perspective of local housing builder, MacLeod Construction, who holds multiple contracts with housing associations on Islay as well as elsewhere across Argyll and Bute. Glen Roberts speaks with Mairi MacLeod Coleman.If you have been impacted by housing challenges on Islay or Jura, or would like to join this discussion, please contact us at thisisislay@gmail.com or drop us a DM.Acknowledgements: Host: Glen RobertsGuest: Mairi MacLeod Coleman, Construction Director, MacLeod Construction https://www.mkmacleod.co.ukMusic:Fraser Shaw TrustFor ⁠This Is Islay⁠:Gordon Bermingham, Tom O'Farrell and Team

1. Housing on Islay – Part 2 – A Builder's Perspective 23:32
2. I'd Be Dressing A Banana 21:42
3. Autumn Music Events around Islay and Jura ft Islay Jazz Festival 20:41
4. Housing on Islay – Part 1 38:37
5. 2025 Islay Book Festival 41:27

I hope you’ll enjoy the podcasts as much as I did and will subscribe to them (I’m using Google Podcasts, which works really well for me, but various other services including Spotify are available). With the latest developments around Covid-19 I found the information about the Islay Resilience Group very interesting and how it will help with possible future developments. But of course there are plenty of other interesting topics as well.

Author: Armin Grewe

I blog about Islay. View all posts by Armin Grewe