2019, was one of the warmest summers I have ever had in Sweden- memories of building my new wooden terrace with Anneli Larsson and my loving wife Åsa and our wee Angus ( we miss you so much ) I rememb
The Beginning
Born in Bellshill is a town in North Lanarkshire in Scotland, 10 miles south east of Glasgow city center and 37 miles west of Edinburgh. Other nearby towns are Motherwell, Hamilton and Coatbridge. I w
Australia – here we come !
Iwas 7 years old, when my Mum and Dad told me and my brother we were going to live in Australia with my uncle john and his family, and we were going to get to Australia in a big ship, and being a chil
My Dad and my Hero
The passing of my Dad this year (2021) was one of the hardest and saddest thing that has happened to me in my life, I just not only lost a Father, but I lost my hero and my mentor & because I coul
My rock & Roll days
Shy, that was the name giving to my band, but we had a few other names before SHY, at first we were called Earthquake and it was myself, my brother on the drums and Kenny Nicol our lead singer. We use
Memories of the Roller days
I have so many memories of the Bay City Rollers and Tam Paton. My band “SHY” used to visit him at his home in Edinburgh on many occasions. I remember the first time we went to visit him, he explained
Greece – Kos
Destination, Kos ( Greece ) – started of as a one week holiday- but ended up staying for 6 months. While I was there for this one weeks holiday, I was offered a job working on the beach and playing th
Åsa – The love of my life
It was a hot night in the town in Kos ( Greece ) and the year was 1990, when I first met the love of my love Åsa Larsson. I was working outside a pub trying to bring people in for a drink, and this ki
Moving to Sweden
One of this biggest decisions in my life After marrying the love of my life Åsa in Scotland and spending the most of my life in this beautiful country around my family and friends, I decided to move t
We never saw this coming.
We never saw this coming ! and how the world would change in front of our eyes & as I write this, over 5,722,468 people around the world has died. We have no Idea how this will end and if our way












