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Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 30: Peter Mclaren, one of the original Muirton bairnsHello and thanks for tuning in to this latest episode of Once Upon A Time In The Muirton. We had the pleasure of meeting Peter and his brother Ally at the November 2023 Muirton Reunion. Peter was born in Muirton in the year 1940. One of the original Muirton bairns. His recollections of the characters fae Muirton and Perth is vividly and fondly told. His passion for Ice Hockey, originating at Dunkeld Road Ice rink, from when he was a young boy continues to this day in his 80's. Put yer...2024-10-081h 39Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 29: Ally Stirton and Fiona GreenWelcome to your latest episode of Once Upon A Time In The Muirton. Dunks and I recently had the pleasure of spending time with the wonderful Ally Stirton and Fiona Green. They have been on our radar for some time and this episode is another cracker. Two streets are represented - Ainslie Place and Malvina Place. You will hear stories of large families, Chippie Vans, Knife Sharpeners, Budgies, tropical fish, dogs, pigs head and tripe. You'll get to hear about 3 lads from Muirton who saved a bloke...2024-09-151h 38Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 12 - Donna Henderson/McDonald - The Provie womanWelcome to our latest episode with special guest Donna Henderson / McDonald. This is our first video podcast - so you get to see and hear Donna share her memories of living in The Muirton.  You'll not hear the usual intro banter from me and Dunks as we cut straight to chatting with Donna. We hope you enjoy whether you listen or watch this fabulous episode. Enjoy. Dunks and Barney2024-05-131h 49Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 28 - Phil Earaker & Andy DrysdaleWelcome to your latest episode from Once Upon A Time In The Muirton. We recently had the great pleasure of spending time with Phil Erica and Andy Drysdale. They have been friends for 46 years and counting. When Phil's family moved to Muirton in the 1970's. You'll hear stories of strong Muirton women, music and it's importance growing up. Football, 3 channel television, gramophone record players and much more. The strength of friendship runs through this episode from beginning to end and the importance of keeping those connections active and alive. We are sure you will enjoy the journey Phil and Andy...2024-05-092h 20Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEnd of Year Wrap 2023Welcome to our wrap up of the year. 2023 has had plenty of great memories and a few sad moments with the loss of some auld Muirton Bairns. We think we have captured the essence of the last 12 months in this final episode of 2023. Thank-you to everyone who supports our podcast by taking part, listening and sharing the stories of Once Upon A Time In The Muirton. Your stories are important, deserving to be told and heard. We are looking forward very much to more of the same next year. Wishing you...2023-12-2237 minThe Dogger Saints Podcast : An Unofficial St Johnstone PodcastThe Dogger Saints Podcast : An Unofficial St Johnstone PodcastEPISODE 90 - Saved by the bell...ends‘Win, Lose or Draw’ was a 90s television game show with the emphasis on drawing, hosted by a plethora of cheeky cockney chappy’s including Danny Baker, Bob Mills, and Shane Ritchie. You know who are also fond of drawing? St. Johnstone. You know who are also in the 90s? Your old pals Sam and Dan, so come join us for - somehow - Episode 90 of your all time favourite nonsense, The Dogger Saints Podcast! You want a football podcast that talks football? Then you’re shit out of luck, because we dive right into features this week with The Good, Th...2023-10-121h 29Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 27: John McCole - Lisbon Lions, shoe laces, 3 wheel bikes, tattie picking and other storiesOur latest guest is the wonderful John McCole. The beginning of this episode is a 4 minute recording of a phone call with John recalling a memory with his mum before you get to the main episode which is another belter. John has lived in many places around the world including America, Germany and now Australia is home. However his formative years are rooted in The Muirton from a new born in 1963 until the family moved to another part of Perth in 1971. He tells the story of how his mum and dad as youngsters...2023-09-242h 04My Sporting HeroMy Sporting HeroE79 - My Favourite Year: Colin McCredie, St Johnstone 2013/14Best known for his starring role in Taggart, the actor Colin McCredie is a diehard St Johnstone supporter. Here, he discusses Saints’ astounding cup winning season with Nutmeg editor Daniel Gray. Before that, Colin tells us of life as one of the 25th Perthshire Cubs’ star players, flying coins behind the Muirton Park goal and a rammy between John Lambie and Denzil from Only Fools and Horses. Escapism as good as any drama.Support the Show.Come on over to our revamped website and give our print offering a try: Take me to y...2023-08-0444 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 26: Friends: From boys to men! Stories of Friendship, Food and Family!Welcome to episode 26. We had the pleasure of being with long time friends Steve McKechnie, Tony Quinn and Mark 'Sykes' Sandeman. They have known each other since the 1960's and had plenty of anecdotes to share. Stories of Corporal punishment, dirty protests and sex education. And that is just in the first 30 minutes 😁 Through the memories shared, the importance family and friendship regularly comes through. Steve, Tony and Sykes take us on a journey of young boys growing up into young men and some of the adventures along the way. From a time when belting kids at school was accepted as...2023-07-242h 25Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 25 - School Trilogy Part 3: Riverside Primary when two schools become oneIn this third part of our school trilogy the kids are now in Riverside Primary. Dunks and me had the pleasure of hearing the kids share there first thoughts of the new school and talk about their first few days experiences at Riverside Primary. Thanks again go to Mrs Gibb for facilitating this session and making it all possible. Naturally, a huge thanks go to the kids that took part: Holly, Sasha, Alex, Murray, Fraser, Ruben, Ivy, Harper, Mia, Lucy, Marsellina, Nicole and Sophia. You have all been brilliant. 2023-07-0243 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 24: School Trilogy Part 2: North Muirton Primary School kids sharing memoriesWelcome to this, second part of our school trilogy. This time we have gone outside of our usual stomping ground and find ourselves in North Muirton, a scheme built in the late 1960's early 1970's and the Primary school opened in 1977. 46 years later the decison was made to close North Muirton and Balhouise Primary, bringing pupils from both schools together in a new modern primary called Riverside. Which you will hear a little more about in part 3. With every podcast it is made possible because of the people who take part, thank-you very...2023-06-2945 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonSchool Trilogy Part 3: Riverside Primary School TrailerListen to voices of of the kids as they share a few thoughts just a few days after their experience of the newest Primary School in Perth Riverside Primary School, North Muirton.2023-06-2301 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonTrailer... Hello folks, here's a little audio trailer for upcoming episode... with Tony Quinn Steve McKechnie and Mark Sandeman - it was a great catch-up a few weeks back and the full episode will be with you very soon... Cheers, Dunks and Barney 2023-06-1902 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 23 - School Trilogy Part 1: Balhousie Primary School kids sharing final memories - Northern / Balhousie Primary 1908 - 2023The time has come - after 115 years Northern District / Balhousie Primary School has closed it's doors for the last time as a school. We have had the pleasure and the privilege of having regular access to the school over the last 18 months or so. Originally named due to it's location on the Northern edge of Perth. 30 years later families began to move into a new local authority housing scheme called The Muirton. Thousands of kids have gone through the iron gates and this episode you get to hear from some of the last ever kids...2023-06-141h 08Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 22 - TUPPENCE, KARMA & OTHER STORIES FROM THE NORTHERN DISTRICT / BALHOUSIE PRIMARY OPEN MORNINGThis is a live recording straight from the gym hall of Northern District / Balhousie Primary school on the morning of Saturday 25th of February.  The school has served the community since 1908 closes this year and the Open Morning was an opportunity for auld pupils to visit and walk the corridors one last time. The school put on an amazing display with photographs and artifacts available for people to look through as well as being able to explore the building.  It's fair to say that it was an amazing turnout with generations of auld pupils coming fr...2023-03-171h 23Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonBonus - Northern District Poem by Liz LamondThis is a lovely poem that LIz Lamond has written remembering her times at Northern Primary School. The school had an Open Morning on the 25th of February which Dunks recites live. The school, renamed Balhousie Primary, is due to close this year and a fuller podcast from the Open Morning is in the edit room being readied for your listening pleasure 😁👍 Happy Listening, Enjoy. Dunks and Barney 2023-03-1202 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 21 - Arthur Rodgie - Tale's of calipers, capers and communityThis Episode is Dedicated to the memory of Steven Manattini First of all the Intro is in the car – so there is a bit of background noise – sorry about that. And Barney fecked up the edit and deleted 90 minutes of content. Doh! However he got to meet Arthur again and get some more stories from his time in Muirton. You get to hear sounds of Muirton today as they blether for a while at the spot where Arthur lived and Arthur talks a little more about his good friend Steven Manattini. Arthur grew up at 9F Ai...2023-02-031h 55Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonTrailer For Arthur Rodgie EpisodeArthur Rodgie lived at 9F Ainslie Place for 17 years. The full podcast covers many memories and takes you on a journey from the 1960's to the day Arthur filmed the demolition of his home. This is a little film clip of that experience. Happy viewing. Enjoy. Dunks & Barney2023-02-0306 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 20 - End of Year Thanks...with a few tequilas and listening stats...Welcome to the last episode of 2022. This is Dunks and Barney signing off with our final episode. We hope you enjoy as we have a bit of banter - washed down with tequila and beer :-) This year has been amazing for Once Upon A Time In The Muirton. Listening numbers continue to grow, the work with the Museum has been a great success, a brilliant creative writing workshop and involvement with the final months of Balhousie / Northern Primary school just some of the highlights. Thank-you to every single one of you for...2022-12-2624 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 19 - Albert Armour - Born at the birth of The MuirtonThank-you for choosing this latest podcast. You may recognise the surname Armour. Albert is the older brother of Kathleen and younger brother of Leta from episode 17. It is important to note that this is our very first international podcast - Albert in Western Australia and Kathleen was on the Eastern side while we recorded from the Fair City of Perth. The family moved to 95B Dunkeld Road in 1938 - Albert was only 4 months old, not much older than the new Muirton Housing scheme. Albert has outlived the bricks and mortar of the place he fondly...2022-12-242h 00Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 18 - The Truth, the whole truth and nothing but the bloody truthA very warm welcome to our latest podcast that shares life from a housing scheme in Muirton. Like all of our episodes this is a very special listen. Possibly the most personal yet, as it features one of your hosts. Dunks and his mum Marlene. ***WARNING*** This episode does have reference to domestic violence, substance abuse and other sensitive topics. At the start of this episode you'll hear friend of the podcast John McLiesh read a poem he has written after we had Creative Writing workshop with renowned author Natalie Jayne Clark  https://t...2022-11-061h 32Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 17 - Meet The Armours - 95B Dunkeld Road 1938 - 1978Hello and thank-you for joining our latest podcast. This time we had the pleasure of spending time with sisters Kathleen and Leta Armour.  Kathleen lives in Australia now and was in Perth visiting her older sisters Leta, 92 and Betty who is 100.  Their growing family moved from 3 Hawarden Terrace in Perth to 95B Dunkeld Road in 1938. Which is the very beginning of the homes in Muirton being occupied. Not only that their grandfather James Macgregor was the Clerk of Works for Muirton and other building projects in and around Perth. Leta was 8 when they mo...2022-09-301h 22Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 16 - 52 years of friendship and counting - Omar Dafalla and John McLeishHello everyone, sorry it’s taken a wee bit longer than planned to get this latest podcast out for your listening pleasure. We’re sure you’ll agree after a listen it’s worth the wait. 😊 In this episode you get to hear from 2 long-standing friends of 52 YEARS and counting, Omar Dafalla and John McLeish. They are both lovely storytellers. We did a bit of filming and podcasting with these Auld Muirton Bairns which is why the sound fluctuates a couple of times. But it takes nothing away from the quality of Omar and Johns retelling of their time...2022-09-111h 34Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 15 - Encyclopedias, shooting knickers on a washing line, dragons teeth and school-boy solidarityWelcome to this latest episode with our special guests, brother and sister John and Gail (Mclean) Ferguson. Dunks and Fergie are great friends and share many, many memories from being young boys and continue creating new memories today. Fergie and Gails family have a long history in Muirton - with their granny living there from the 1940's.  This episode starts of with John and Gail talking about the encyclopedia's their dad bought and how they were a feature as they were growing up and for future family generations. You'll hear about h...2022-07-032h 16Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 14 - A 12 Month Review - Thank-you From Dunks & Barney ✊👍When we first started Once Upon A Time In The Muirton we had no idea what to expect. 12 months on we have been blown away by everyone's support and generous feedback - whether you have invited us into your homes to hear and record your stories or you have been one of our many listeners giving us encouragement to keep going we thank you all. Thank-you, thank-you, Thank-you. This episode started out as an Intro for our latest guests, brother and sister, John and Gail Ferguson. But in our usual free-flowing style it's turned into something a...2022-07-0157 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 13 - The Baker's DaughterIn our latest episode we spent time with Mandy Winton, her husband Jimmy Malloch and Jackie Hutchison nee Wooderson. Mandy's dad, Gerry, had the bakery in the row of Dunkeld Road shops during the 60's and they lived above the shop. We hear so much from Mandy, Jimmy and Jackie. Stories about the shops, growing up as kids in Muirton, memories of Christmas's long past, and guising. We hear a bit about Jackie's dad who was known as the Badge Man and so much more  This is another episode where it was an absolute p...2022-06-021h 32Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonBonus Track - Every story starts somewhere.....In this short video you'll get to hear how we got together and started Once Upon A Time In The Muirton.  https://anchor.fm/dunks-barney/episodes/Pilot-Episode---Once-Upon-A-Time-In-The-Muirton-e11l43e   https://www.facebook.com/groups/275795401238996/  Twitter: @TheMuirton12022-04-2806 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 11 - Clint Eastwood, The Rio Grand, 60 year old stools and salmon aplenty10-4 for a copy, Cmon! Sitting here in the Old Rio Grand. We have a treat for you listeners. We have had the pleasure of spending time with Maureen Hill nee McManamon and some of her wonderful family. Maureen's mum and dad met after they traveled to Scotland in 1939. They lived in Saula and Blainaskill, County Mayo, not knowing each other, even though they were in villages just a few miles apart. They soon met and found their way to Perth.  As a 10 year old Maureen and her family moved to Ainslie Place in 1953 from T...2022-03-312h 36Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 10 - Liz, Gooey & Jimmy - friends for over 50 years and it seems just like yesterday.Welcome to Once Upon A Time In The Muirton. Recently we had the pleasure of sitting with 3 Auld Muirton Bairns - Lizzie Lamond, Gooey Mcgrath and Jimmy Duncan (Dunk's big brother). Before we knew it 4 hours had passed and it was time to go. We have edited this episode to a little more than 2 hours - it could have been more :-) and we hope however you choose to listen, you get to hear the whole episode - whether in one sitting or a few.  There are plenty of stories and laughs shared by our 3 g...2022-02-272h 23Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 9 - Tommy Campbell - Muirton, Lisbon, London, ForfarWelcome to our latest episode of Once Upon A Time In The Muirton with our very special guest Tommy Campbell. Tommy is a very well kent face in Perth and across the Scottish Football scene.  He shares stories of how his family were decanted from tenements in the town's Pomarium Street to Muirton in the late 1950's. We go further back in time to when Tommy's dad, left Ireland as a 14 year old,  came over to Scotland, like so many Irish families, to find work and send the money back home to County Mayo.  You'll hear Tommy talk about bei...2022-01-281h 52Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 8 - Farewell 2021 - A Banksy Poem, Some Beer, Wine and ToastThis is our last, very short, episode of 2021. It starts with a Christmas poem by Gordon Banks and then goes downhill from there :-)  We had great plans for a big finale to the year but beer led to wine led to toast. We have had an absolute ball being given the privilege spending time with so many fantastic people who let us into their home. Sharing their personal stories of time living in Muirton.  We have big plans for 2022 and look forward to capturing even more stories from the people of The Muirton. ...2021-12-2409 minThe Dogger Saints Podcast : An Unofficial St Johnstone PodcastThe Dogger Saints Podcast : An Unofficial St Johnstone PodcastEPISODE 43 - Paul Cherry and the Husky Pile of Man MeatRemember that time when popular rock duo The White Stripes first broke onto the scene, and Jack and Meg were running with the line that they were brother and sister, only for it to turn out they were actually a divorced couple? Really weird, some would say perverse, in hindsight, eh? Well around this time, they did a song called ‘Stop Breaking Down’, which as it turns out was a 20-odd year pre-emptive shout out to Sam and Dan’s recording equipment tonight. So stick with us as we fight through every single technical difficulty in the book to bring you Ep...2021-12-131h 33Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonBonus Track - Robin's Hip's AwayIn the intro to the original episode https://anchor.fm/barnaby-black/episodes/Mr-Softee-a-sneak-rocket-attack-and-the-Shah-of-Persia-e171a82  Dunks and me talked about sharing what Robin had told us following his and Roy Benson's heroics stopping a robbery at knife point. The story didn't end with the successful detaining of the robber, or even the well deserved recognition Robin and Roy received. A year later Robin shares how the incident led to him being involved with the emergency services one more time. Happy Listening. Enjoy. Dunks & Barney 2021-12-0413 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 7 - 1908 - 2023 Northern District - Oxtail Soup, The Nit Nurse and Shooting PencilsDear Listener, join us on our latest episode as we take a step back into our school days. The Northern District was one of the main primary schools that educated the children of Muirton (at least tried to), St Johns, St Ninians and Central District being some of the others. Opened in 1908, 1000's of children have walked through the school gates in the last 113 years. Like many schools of the 20th century it has served it's purpose and will be closed later next year. Before the final bell rings in the summer of 2022 we hope...2021-11-191h 25Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 6 - From The Muirton to Friarton, and Back Home! Where the Heart is!An Evening with Aileen Myles!    Most of us are lucky enough to have a loving family around us, growing up through our formative years that shape us into the adults we are.  This episode is special, as it involves this very thing, a loving family, who asked Barney and I if we would come and sit with them, to reminisce about their time living in Muirton.  The stories will be  familiar to our listeners, yet are still unique to our guests.  This is the magic of doing the podcast.  We get to hear these familiar stories told in our...2021-10-311h 54Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 5 - Mr Softee a sneak rocket attack and the Shah of PersiaWelcome to our latest episode. You are in for a real tasty treat down memory lane - Robin Rennie aka Mr Softee is taking us on a journey in his ice cream van around the streets of The Muirton. Robin started with Renato's ice cream van in 1964 up until he got his own Mr Softee van in the early 70's... the rest, as they say, is history. You'll hear Robin talk about the families he got to know as he went along each street - in some cases up to 4 generations over the years would go to...2021-09-171h 40Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 4 - The Butcher, The Baker and a Brylcreem Harry HipsterIn this episode our guest is Brian Mcarthur. Brian is well kent and one of the administrators of the popular Facebook page Auld Muirton Bairns which was created 'For anyone who was brought up or married into Old Muirton, the 'Pride of Perth'!' https://www.facebook.com/groups/auldmuirtonbairns/files    Brian moved with his family to Muirton - 17A Ainslie Gardens - as a 4 year old in 1962... 1 of 9 - 3 sisters and 5 brothers. The stories Brian shares include his first memories of the day he moved into Muirton, the smell of the chippie, ho...2021-08-271h 31The Scottish Football CitizenThe Scottish Football CitizenEpisode 36 - A German Twist On ThingsIn this week's episode Andy and Jim put a German slant on things by looking back at a memorable night at Muirton Park in 1971 as St. Johnstone took on the mighty Hamburger S.V. and also pay tribute to Gerd Muller by examining his Scottish connections.  The Scottish Football Citizen is brought to you by Football Memories Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland. Sign up to our mailing list HERE to never miss an episode or an update, and you can contact us by visiting this link too (link opens in new window). 2021-08-2025 minThe Scottish Football CitizenThe Scottish Football CitizenEpisode 36 - A German Twist On ThingsIn this week's episode Andy and Jim put a German slant on things by looking back at a memorable night at Muirton Park in 1971 as St. Johnstone took on the mighty Hamburger S.V. and also pay tribute to Gerd Muller by examining his Scottish connections.  The Scottish Football Citizen is brought to you by Football Memories Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland. Sign up to our mailing list HERE to never miss an episode or an update, and you can contact us by visiting this link too (link opens in new window).  2021-08-2025 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 3 - Part 2: The Queen, The Beatles and The Mother of RadarWelcome to our 4th episode - in two parts - of Once Upon A Time In The Muirton. You are in for a real treat. We had the pleasure of meeting Davina Bruce nee Taylor who lived in The Muirton with her family as a 3 year old in 1948 up until she left in the mid 1960's.  Her memories of the queens coronation in 1953, how her dad gardened for Lady Watson-Watt (The Mother of Radar), trips to the Steamie. You'll hear when she met the Beatles as an awestruck teenager... Davina also shared her memory of t...2021-08-0244 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 3 - Part 1: The Queen, The Beatles and The Mother of RadarWelcome to our 4th episode - in two parts - of Once Upon A Time In The Muirton. You are in for a real treat. We had the pleasure of meeting Davina Bruce nee Taylor who lived in The Muirton with her family as a 3 year old in 1948 up until she left in the mid 1960's.  Her memories of the queens coronation in 1953, how her dad gardened for Lady Watson-Watt (The Mother of Radar), trips to the Steamie. You'll hear when she met the Beatles as an awestruck teenager... Davina also shared her memory of t...2021-08-0238 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 2 - Special Edit (No Music) - Contursi Terme - A one way street to Perth for PenaIn this episode you will hear the voice from one of Muirton's most well kent people over the last 50 years - Pena Rylance.  In 1962, speaking only Italian, Pena left her home village of Contursi Terme, in the province of Salerno, south-western Italy. Arriving in the middle of a snowy Scottish January winter. Pena moved to 70D Malvina Place in 1971 and lived their until 1994/95 moving to Stanley Crescent where she is today. Pena worked at Strathallan School as a cook - where she was 'taught' some of the more fruity words of our language a...2021-07-2139 minOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonEpisode 1 - Jumpers For GoalpostsAs we are in the middle of the Euros football tournament, Barney and I thought we should do a short episode on football in the Muirton.  We made reference in the first episode that football was a big part of our lives growing up playing in the streets and back greens of Muirton.  I invited two old friends, John McLaren and Steve Banks, to come and have a chat with me about their memories of football and Muirton. As is the case, when chatting to people, their stories come flooding out and we end up ta...2021-06-251h 05Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonOnce Upon A Time In The MuirtonPilot Episode - Once Upon A Time In The MuirtonEverybody has a story to tell. Once Upon A Time In The Muirton is a collection of personal memories gathered and told by the people of Muirton in their own voice and in their own style.  In this Pilot Episode we take you on a walking tour around the streets of Muirton as it is today in 2021 - recalling how it was when we lived here, through the late 60's to mid 80's.  Follow us as we walk and talk, retracing the steps we took many years ago.  You'll hear from Dunk's mum and...2021-06-111h 13The Scottish Football CitizenThe Scottish Football CitizenEpisode 18 - Return of the Scottish CupIn this episode Andy, Lindsay and Jim mark the return of the third round of the Scottish Cup. Andy and Jim look ahead to a Tayside Derby at Dens Park by going back to a famous fixture between St. Johnstone and Dundee at Muirton Park in 1962, before Andy and Lindsay go back to 1967 to revisit the mother of all cup upsets. The Scottish Football Citizen is brought to you by Football Memories Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland. Sign up to our mailing list HERE to never miss an episode or an update, and you can contact us by vi...2021-04-0230 minThe Scottish Football CitizenThe Scottish Football CitizenEpisode 18 - Return of the Scottish CupIn this episode Andy, Lindsay and Jim mark the return of the third round of the Scottish Cup. Andy and Jim look ahead to a Tayside Derby at Dens Park by going back to a famous fixture between St. Johnstone and Dundee at Muirton Park in 1962, before Andy and Lindsay go back to 1967 to revisit the mother of all cup upsets. The Scottish Football Citizen is brought to you by Football Memories Scotland and Alzheimer Scotland. Sign up to our mailing list HERE to never miss an episode or an update, and you can contact us by vi...2021-04-0230 minMy Sporting HeroMy Sporting HeroEpisode 24 - Interview: Stuart CosgroveBroadcaster and writer Stuart Cosgrove joins Daniel Gray for a mazy conversational dribble through football. Expect tizzies, duds and the great missing spectacles mystery of Muirton Park.Support the Show.Come on over to our revamped website and give our print offering a try: Take me to your wonderful words This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.nutmegfc.co.uk/subscribe2019-05-1053 minMFRMFRMuirton Primary - Christmas CarolDec 19, 10:38 AM Facebook twitter Google+ Playlist Embed This Christmas we have 5 local primary school choirs performing a Christmas song on MFR all thanks to Caithness Flagstone. Today it was Muirton Primary.2017-12-2202 minSt Johnstone FCSt Johnstone FCPaul Smith speaking about this Saturday's 130th anniversary archive displayThis coming Saturday – 7th March – will be the 130th anniversary of St Johnstone’s first ever match. Paul Smith speaks to the Saints audio channel about the archive display which will be held in the Muirton Suite that day.2015-03-0303 minSt Johnstone FCSt Johnstone FCJim Masson reminisces about Muirton and McDiarmidEvening Telegraph reporter and life-long St. Johnstone fan Jim Masson looks back on his many fond memories of both Muirton Park and McDiarmid Park. #McDiarmid252014-10-1710 min