My Ear Candy #10 Dawn Ewan

At last, a radio guest on Stoney Baloney with a decent collection of tunes under her arm. I've had to tolerate some guff over recent months but this week I had a virtual full house of acceptable tracks thanks to my guest Dawn Ewan. Only the Guns n Roses selection was a disappointment, most folk enjoy Sweet Child O' Mine but I struggle with it given it's sung by Axl Rose, he grinds my gears and no mistake. It's the same with U2, some decent stuff but I can't listen to them because their lead singer is beyond irksome. Coldplay are another band I have reservations about but Dawn selected 'Yellow' from their triumphant first album, this I deemed acceptable. The other selections were Eagles, Oasis, Pulp and Prince so a healthy collection with which to spend an hour while we found out about Dawn's new business venture, Mucky Boots here's the website

Dawn lives with her family in Muchalls, a stone's throw from Stonehaven, on the road to Aberdeen. She has two children (Emily 8, Fraser 5) upon whom she can trial her outdoor educational ideas, they have landed on their feet being blessed by a cool Mum. For years Dawn has worked in this field (figuratively, not literally) and her new business opens the doors on April 25th in Maryculter, welcoming young children as they investigate what nature might teach them. I'm a southern softie so the prospect of hours in the bleak Aberdeenshire cold would horrify me but as Dawn explained, kids don't feel the cold and are delighted to be outside instead of being couped up between four walls, with boring adults like me. But Dawn aint boring and inspires the kids, I'm confident her business will successfully serve the community and add value to the lives of our young. If only there were similar companies operating in Birmingham back in the 70's, I might have become a better looking Alan Titchmarsh instead of a slobbish couch potato like Stan Ogden.

Dawn's Selections
1. Sweet Child 'O Mine - Guns n Roses
2. Disco 2000 - Pulp
3. Yellow - Coldplay
4. Hotel California - The Eagles
5. When Doves Cry - Prince
6. She's Electric - Oasis