Stuart Murdoch: 'Nobody's Empire' Stuart Murdoch Stuart Murdoch Stuart Murdoch is the lead singer and songwriter for the iconic Glasgow-based band Belle and Sebastian. Since forming in the mid-1990s, the band has released twelve studio albums to high acclaim, including ‘If You're Feeling Sinister’ and ‘The Boy With the Arab Strap’. In 2012 Murdoch scripted, composed, and directed the movie ‘God Help the Girl’. An outspoken advocate for sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Murdoch is also an Ambassador for the Open Medicine Foundation working to promote awareness of ME/CFS. Chair: Kevin MacNeil Kevin McNeil © Charlie Clift Dr. Kevin MacNeil is a poet, novelist, editor, and academic. Among his books are ‘Love and Zen in the Outer Hebrides’, which won the Tivoli Europa Giovanni International Poetry Prize, and ‘The Brilliant & Forever’, which was shortlisted for the Saltire Fiction of the Year Award. Kevin lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Stirling. Nov 07 2024 19.00 - 20.00 Stuart Murdoch: 'Nobody's Empire' Join us for an evening with Stuart Murdoch, lead singer of Belle and Sebastian, as he speaks about his new life-affirming novel ‘Nobody’s Empire’ (Faber, 2024). Set in the 1990s, the novel addresses the transcendent possibilities of music, adventure and community for people living with chronic illness. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX Book your place
Stuart Murdoch: 'Nobody's Empire' Stuart Murdoch Stuart Murdoch Stuart Murdoch is the lead singer and songwriter for the iconic Glasgow-based band Belle and Sebastian. Since forming in the mid-1990s, the band has released twelve studio albums to high acclaim, including ‘If You're Feeling Sinister’ and ‘The Boy With the Arab Strap’. In 2012 Murdoch scripted, composed, and directed the movie ‘God Help the Girl’. An outspoken advocate for sufferers of Myalgic Encephalomyelitis / Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, Murdoch is also an Ambassador for the Open Medicine Foundation working to promote awareness of ME/CFS. Chair: Kevin MacNeil Kevin McNeil © Charlie Clift Dr. Kevin MacNeil is a poet, novelist, editor, and academic. Among his books are ‘Love and Zen in the Outer Hebrides’, which won the Tivoli Europa Giovanni International Poetry Prize, and ‘The Brilliant & Forever’, which was shortlisted for the Saltire Fiction of the Year Award. Kevin lectures in Creative Writing at the University of Stirling. Nov 07 2024 19.00 - 20.00 Stuart Murdoch: 'Nobody's Empire' Join us for an evening with Stuart Murdoch, lead singer of Belle and Sebastian, as he speaks about his new life-affirming novel ‘Nobody’s Empire’ (Faber, 2024). Set in the 1990s, the novel addresses the transcendent possibilities of music, adventure and community for people living with chronic illness. Martin Hall, New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX Book your place
Nov 07 2024 19.00 - 20.00 Stuart Murdoch: 'Nobody's Empire' Join us for an evening with Stuart Murdoch, lead singer of Belle and Sebastian, as he speaks about his new life-affirming novel ‘Nobody’s Empire’ (Faber, 2024). Set in the 1990s, the novel addresses the transcendent possibilities of music, adventure and community for people living with chronic illness.
