Midge happy to put his jackets on show
Star back in Scotland
Cambuslang singer Midge Ure was back in Scotland recently to help launch a new exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland.
The exhibition will cover the history of Scottish pop music from the 1950s to the present day, looking at pop stars like Lulu, record labels such as Postcard and Chemikal Underground and modern stars like Franz Ferdinand and Calvin Harris.
It will be accompanied by a three part BBC TV documentary on music in Scotland, and a four part BBC radio series.
Former Ultravox man Midge helped launch the event and contributed two jackets that he wore in Ultravox’s Vienna video in 1981 and on stage at the famous Live Aid concert in 1985.
Midge told a national newspaper: “I don’t think there’s ever been an exhibition like this before. I’m not sure how allencompassing it will be, but as far as I know it will cover a lot of the rock music Scotland has been responsible for over the last 50 or 60 years.
“For a small country we have punched way above our weight when it comes to producing global artists. But I think we’re very good at hiding our lights under a bushel.
“I think the success of the David Bowie and Pink Floyd exhibitions (in London)has woken the museum world up a bit to the fact that people want to see this kind of stuff.”
The radio series will be presented by the broadcaster Vic Galloway.
He said: “I’m hoping there will be a huge amount of interest in Scotland itself, as well as across the UK at large.
“I’d like to think tourists arriving in Edinburgh from all corners of the world will find it fascinating and fun too.”
The exhibition will run from June 22 to November 25 next year.