The Sheer Gall of It!
and Gall in the Day's Work
The Sheer Gall of It!
Published:
1988 Edinburgh, Mainstream
Gall in the Day's Work
Published:
1989, 1989 Edinburgh, Mainstream
For well over thirty years Scots, and Glaswegians in particular, have been laughing along with Willie Gall's observations of everyday life in Glesca streets and homes. Teachers of English might find Willie Gall quaint and eve cryptic but he has the authentic ring of popular speech, the chat of ra people
Powerful stuff, the Glesca patter, but that isn't all there is to it. It's the natural product of Glesca folk, who are a very particular species. There is, of course, snobbery in the city, but the genuine keelie has his feet planted firmly in the gutter, and from time to time his face as well.
The reckless, aggressive innocence of the city's men and the baffled fantasies of its women are the rich and endless seam of Gall's works of art which have appeared for over three decades in Glasgow's Evening Times. And no matter how we may gentrify ourselves and aspire to the pan loaf culture, the roots are deep. Willie will pluck the rich fruits for years to come. This explosive collection of his cartoons, every so subtly detonated by Cliff Hanley's commentaries, will keep on going like a bomb.
Copyright 2025 The Estate of Clifford Hanley