Alex Rex and Lavinia Blackwall in Govan and Carbeth
Folk on Foot
Matthew Bannister
4.8 • 526 Ratings
🗓️ 14 August 2025
⏱️ 62 minutes
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Summary
Former Trembling Bells bandmates Alex Rex and Lavinia Blackwall take us first to Govan Old Church in Glasgow to see ancient Viking burial stones - and sing in unaccompanied harmony in the glorious acoustic. Then its off to the hutting community at Carbeth in the countryside outside the city where residents lovingly decorate their wooden homes. Alex shows us the hut he’s curating in memory of his younger brother Alastair who sadly died, while Lavinia introduces us to her partner in life and music Marco Rea as they perform songs from her new album in her hut. A fascinating and poignant insight into the lives and inspiration of two creative spirits.
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| 1:07.0 | We've come to the Glasgow District of Gover, famous amongst other things, for its shipbuilding |
| 1:14.2 | and for its historic church. And we're here to meet Alex Rex and Lavinia Blackwall. And they were |
| 1:21.8 | together in a band for 10 years called Trembling Bells, a folk rock band, which really blew my socks off when I first heard |
| 1:28.6 | them in 2008. They came apart and now they're back together, collaborating again, and they're going |
| 1:35.1 | to take us on a journey, not just in this historic part of Glasgow, but to an artistic community |
| 1:41.2 | outside of town. But we're going to begin in the oldest surviving churchyard in Scotland, |
| 1:47.8 | which is where I'm standing now. |
| 2:12.3 | Music Alex, Lavinia, good morning. |
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