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Scotland's pop soul duo Hue and Cry broke into the mainstream with their single 'Labour of Love', and early albums such as Seduced & Abandoned and Remote led to sell out tours. In the 90s they learned to live outside of the major label system, and continu
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Intro - Fortnum's hampers for 80s Pop Stars?
3mins - Grandad's piano
4mins - Talk of the Town and Uncle Bill's record collection
6mins - Mum and Dad at home in the 70s. Mum "delivering 5000 children in her time as a midwife in the town of Coatbridge...she brought most of the town into the world". My father sacked Alan McGee!
7mins30s - Playing in bands at school and Pat joining the band on vocals, and using grants from University to make demos
10mins - Having kids: "we've got the full gambit!"
14mins - debut single 'Here Comes Everybody', and getting signed to a record label in the 1980s
17mins - Scottish Scene and doing Top of the Pops
18mmins30s - Songwriting process between Greg & Pat Kane and where they wrote their most famous songs
21mins - Piano & Vocal: why it's so important
23mins - The 'J' Word
26mins - Kind of Blue
27mins30s - The Remote album
28mins30s - Own label Fidelity and getting dropped by EMI
30mins - selling 350,000 copies, DIY ethic and The Hue and Cry Music Club
33mins30s - Getting through the pandemic and moving house
36mins - 80s tour with Paul Young & T'Pau
37mins30s - Hybrid communication systems and crowds
39mins - Favourite Fortnum's products!
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