Midge Ure
Midge Ure tells Phil Cunningham about his extraordinary musical journey, which was first nurtured by the records he heard on the radio in his parents' Cumbernauld flat.
Midge Ure's interest in music was first nurtured by the records he heard on the radio in his parents' Cumbernauld flat.
Learning to play on a secondhand dance-band guitar it wasn't long before he was playing in bands and travelling to gigs all over the country.
In a revealing and entertaining conversation he tells Phil Cunningham about the excesses of the Ultravox years, his solo career and he reflects on the legacy of Band Aid after nearly 30 years.
In this extended version of the programme Phil opens the show with Midge's number one chart hit 'If I Was' and when discussing the song Vienna Phil reveals the text message he received from Midge when he was visiting the Austrian capital.
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- Thu 23 Jan 2014 13:32Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland
- Sun 26 Jan 2014 06:03Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland
- Fri 17 Jul 2015 18:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland except Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Orkney & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Shetland
- Christmas Day 2015 17:30Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland
- Fri 17 Nov 2017 21:35Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Scotland except Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Orkney & Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ Radio Shetland