Actually my dad (the camera man)knew we would have computers obviously no one predicted the internet or TH-cam but I can say the guys did know about broadcast via computer.
the funny thing is that they are talking about how the places have changed as if they were making the video to show people in the past. But here we are looking back thinking how old it looks and it is THEM that are in the past.
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I was 10 at the barras during this and it really brings back some brilliant memories. The place now is a ghost town. People like yourselves do a real public service by documenting this. Great work!!!!!
Absolutely brilliant film with fantastic characters. This was 'real' Glasgow, I used to go every Saturday and Sunday as a wean in the 70's and loved it. Good to see the curtain sellers, there used to be butchers to, and even Tunnocks even had a stall there. Everywhere you went there was chart music playing. Happy memories, shame it's not a patch on what it used to be. There was a place next to Bills' Tools Store where you could go upstais and buy albums, loved it up there. Christmas time was absolutely 'magic' as a kid. Well done guys, this film surely deserves a place in the historical archives. All the best to you and yours, cheers.
Came across this video and saw my wee granny isa at the end. Brilliant seeing what it was like back then. My dad was gibb (John giblin) and came across this when searching for him.
One of the best videos I've ever seen on youtube. The way it captures the atmosphere of the Barras is amazing, they say people make Glasgow now but it really was special back then. Everyone's just up for a gab and a good laugh, no-one taking themselves too seriously. It's a bittersweet nostalgia as I want to go back so bad but it's utterly amazing to see it like this! You and all yer pals seem like good boys too. If I had a time machine you'd find me in this video. It's blown me away I can't stop reminiscing now. Do you have any more videos like this one you haven't uploaded yet??
Every time I see a wee guy with a Carbrini shellsuit or Joe Blogg's top I think it's me. I would have been about 9 when this was made, went over every Saturday morning with my dad. Brilliant video, I could watch videos like this all day long.
I love the down-to-earth tone and whole feel of the film, well done lads, you've captured a piece of history and made it entertainin for generations to watch!
Love it 😉👍 my wee Gran lived in the heart of the Calton off Millroad Street. Myself and my Dad would visit her every Wednesday, and take her out for her messages. Brings back alot of memories this. Both Gran and Dad sadly gone, but certainly not forgotten. Thanks for preserving this boys 😉👍
Great footage. Had it been filmed on the Sunday I'd likely have been in it! My wee gran lived on Chalmers Place. I'd walk down from there to get my hooky computer games. 😂
What a brilliant wee video. In my mind, 1990 doesn’t seem that long ago…until I watch this and realise how much the world has changed. Not for the better I might add.
Was down last Sunday too see wee Gary Barton, Arti San toi.. great wee place...but miss the banter the rustle and bustle off it..it gives u a feeling a can't describe now..
Up most weekends when I was a teenager, buying C64 games from Joe (up the stairs in a building). All so gloriously dodgy and the PC software too. Loved it. Glasgow has now been sterilised beyond recognition. Bring back smoking.
Knew this place like the back of my hand when I was a kid used to come here every weekend with my family to get the latest computer games round about this exact same time mid eighties to early 90s good days.
My uncle John filming it with his brother Brian in it and shows my uncle Billy Fox as a wee boy as well 😂😂 Loved brought up down Calton and down the Barras every weekend lol
The market traders when phenomenal, the patter was spot on, Absolute masters of thier craft, long gone, my granda would take me up early 80s just to watch the "show" of the sales pitch and a cup of hot peas and a donut on My way hame. Brilliant
Don't think there's one person from Glasgow who wouldn't be connecting with this. My Granny and her tribe were from Tobago Street and moved to Balornock and Springburn after the war. As for the Barras, who hadn't been up for the pirate tapes and games. Ironically, when Customs n Excise etc halted that, it ripped the heart oot the place. Memories but...cheers again lads...👍🏴
@@healingandgrowth-infp4677 - You can't relate to this video cause your family are from a posh area in the southside?. Let me take a guess where?. Clarkston?, Giffnock?, Newton Mearns?. It's definitely got to be in East Renfrewshire. And that's because only people from these areas class themselves and where they live as "posh".
Thanks for that , I left Glasgow in 1970s , my Grandda had a stall next to Tam Shepard's magic stall and an arch in the briggit , Merry Christmas one and all wherever you may be , I hope you cast of oppression and Party Like a Politician , just don't become one , A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL !
Loving the memories. Real people doing real things. My dad was from Reid St/Franklin St Bridgeton. His sister and brother in law stayed in Millroad St in the Calton. I'm English but went to the Barras last year for a family get together in A'Challtainn. This glorious city has a hold on me.
@@joshuatree7712 I think e-bay took care of the need for the barras, that and all the pound shops everywhere now, used to be a magical place as a wean !
Had stall in Gibson street selling shell suits was great to see this being from Wishaw and seeing the curtain man wee Shorty Mcquade another Wishaw man brilliant
Won't be long until it's all gone completely. Look at it, it's vibrate, thriving and mobbed. It would make you greet to see what is has become. So sad.
Just discovered your channel and love your videos guys (apart from the Tommy Sheridan and Tommy Burns ones lol but that doesn't matter) ... it's great seeing the old East End. I'm a regular about these areas now but it's fascinating to see what it used to be like - it seems like it's always changing! ... was just wondering though, you got any videos that has the old meat market/abattoir in them from top of Calton/Bellgrove/Duke Street .. in a few of your videos your nearby it but nothing really on film - cheers in advance
Awesome, Spent every weekend at The Barras, mid 80s, early 90s.... There's the tree that never grew, There's the bird that never flew, There's the fish that never swam, There's the bell that never rang and the Telly that widnae work :) Glasgow's Miles Better :)
I used to love the Barras, peas and vinegar, the banter, the whole place was electric so many people doing so many things, you could near enough get anything there....😊
Any yoose Balloons come intae barrafeild you will never see the Calton again only a joke ,this shows the real Glesga people salt of the Earth,good job boys.and R.I.P son
Grahams plumbing place in the background sadly gone, couple of faces were familiar. Back when the place was heaving and you more or less get anything you needed, the old guy changing character because he was on video absolute character.
@@JKL41_ all I did back was point a camera I never wrote the script as there wasn’t one any way but I tell if I point my camera at something I don’t edit fuck all I show what I see tongs ya bass auld giro auld school 😀
@@JKL41_ we’re afraid your mistaken JKL41_ there is no joke here nor any thing happening in the footage that @GIRO is or ever will be responsible for .👍🏻 We point a camera lens Life passes it It’s that simple .
Glad I was around tae see the barras when it was buzzing, ma wee mum used to take me down on the saterday i always had a field day,some amount of banter n carry on tae!
How you Erik good to hear from you still remember that Halloween vid I've still got some of the hilton big Brian swabby aldo you and Co stick them on in future lol see you over in Partick some time all the best you n the troops
I bet these guys never once thought back in 1990 many folk would be watching the footage on a mobile phone in 2021. Brilliant
Exactly.
Obviously
Actually my dad (the camera man)knew we would have computers obviously no one predicted the internet or TH-cam but I can say the guys did know about broadcast via computer.
And the wee boy at very start shouting hi Maria is me 😊
@@GIROthat’s amazing 🤩 how old were you
This is like a Time Machine. Well done boys and bravo for having the foresight to capture this.
the funny thing is that they are talking about how the places have changed as if they were making the video to show people in the past. But here we are looking back thinking how old it looks and it is THEM that are in the past.
si robertson no m8 were still here filming the future
Calton tongs
Giro PRODUCTIONS 🐺
@@GIRO what happened to Jason mate?
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I was 10 at the barras during this and it really brings back some brilliant memories. The place now is a ghost town. People like yourselves do a real public service by documenting this. Great work!!!!!
the barras is popular again btw
The Barras is thriving again. The whole area is rejuvenated you'll be glad to know.
Absolutely brilliant film with fantastic characters. This was 'real' Glasgow, I used to go every Saturday and Sunday as a wean in the 70's and loved it. Good to see the curtain sellers, there used to be butchers to, and even Tunnocks even had a stall there. Everywhere you went there was chart music playing. Happy memories, shame it's not a patch on what it used to be. There was a place next to Bills' Tools Store where you could go upstais and buy albums, loved it up there. Christmas time was absolutely 'magic' as a kid. Well done guys, this film surely deserves a place in the historical archives. All the best to you and yours, cheers.
The Barras is coming back it's in fine shape these days. Not quite got the atmosphere as before but it's coming along.
Came across this video and saw my wee granny isa at the end. Brilliant seeing what it was like back then. My dad was gibb (John giblin) and came across this when searching for him.
I knew your da well
One of the best videos I've ever seen on youtube. The way it captures the atmosphere of the Barras is amazing, they say people make Glasgow now but it really was special back then. Everyone's just up for a gab and a good laugh, no-one taking themselves too seriously. It's a bittersweet nostalgia as I want to go back so bad but it's utterly amazing to see it like this! You and all yer pals seem like good boys too. If I had a time machine you'd find me in this video. It's blown me away I can't stop reminiscing now.
Do you have any more videos like this one you haven't uploaded yet??
Got a few auld stuff fae the barras still digging through stuff.
This is the cut version
Mon the Celtic
Every time I see a wee guy with a Carbrini shellsuit or Joe Blogg's top I think it's me. I would have been about 9 when this was made, went over every Saturday morning with my dad. Brilliant video, I could watch videos like this all day long.
Just stumbled on this. It’s brilliant! A genuine piece of Glasgow history. The lads seem to know everyone as they walk around
I love the down-to-earth tone and whole feel of the film, well done lads, you've captured a piece of history and made it entertainin for generations to watch!
Love it 😉👍 my wee Gran lived in the heart of the Calton off Millroad Street. Myself and my Dad would visit her every Wednesday, and take her out for her messages. Brings back alot of memories this. Both Gran and Dad sadly gone, but certainly not forgotten. Thanks for preserving this boys 😉👍
This is what makes YT great. Great vid, guys. Tremendous snapshot of a different time.
Great footage. Had it been filmed on the Sunday I'd likely have been in it! My wee gran lived on Chalmers Place. I'd walk down from there to get my hooky computer games. 😂
Classic piece of Glasgow history this should be in Mitchell archive available
For all Glasgows people love it x
What a brilliant wee video. In my mind, 1990 doesn’t seem that long ago…until I watch this and realise how much the world has changed. Not for the better I might add.
I notice you’re wee comment fae two yr ago look at the state the pitch two yr down the line eh
Brought back many memory’s Thanks lads. There is no place like it .
Great to see this, you pair and the cameraman would be better than anything on BBC Scotland. Thanks.
Sadly Jason passed away and my uncle Brian and my dad are still filming 👍🏻🐺
@@GIRO Sorry to hear that. Anywhere we can see their other stuff?
On here
Absolutely brilliant video, I remember going up the Barras on a Saturday, you could get a hold of anything here, bravo!
Absolute class.. Loved growing up there+still over there all the time with my wains.. 🙌
Was down last Sunday too see wee Gary Barton, Arti San toi.. great wee place...but miss the banter the rustle and bustle off it..it gives u a feeling a can't describe now..
Up most weekends when I was a teenager, buying C64 games from Joe (up the stairs in a building). All so gloriously dodgy and the PC software too. Loved it.
Glasgow has now been sterilised beyond recognition. Bring back smoking.
Bills Tool Store still going strong!
Got a price ticket on every Item.
this is brilliant. Brings back amazing memories. Cheers
Knew this place like the back of my hand when I was a kid used to come here every weekend with my family to get the latest computer games round about this exact same time mid eighties to early 90s good days.
My uncle John filming it with his brother Brian in it and shows my uncle Billy Fox as a wee boy as well 😂😂 Loved brought up down Calton and down the Barras every weekend lol
The market traders when phenomenal, the patter was spot on, Absolute masters of thier craft, long gone, my granda would take me up early 80s just to watch the "show" of the sales pitch and a cup of hot peas and a donut on My way hame. Brilliant
Spot on David.
Don't think there's one person from Glasgow who wouldn't be connecting with this. My Granny and her tribe were from Tobago Street and moved to Balornock and Springburn after the war. As for the Barras, who hadn't been up for the pirate tapes and games. Ironically, when Customs n Excise etc halted that, it ripped the heart oot the place. Memories but...cheers again lads...👍🏴
I can say I can't connect with this my family are from the Southside. In posh area at first then further out to suburbs.
I come from Tobago place Gallus 👍🏻 how u been brother
@@healingandgrowth-infp4677 - You can't relate to this video cause your family are from a posh area in the southside?.
Let me take a guess where?. Clarkston?, Giffnock?, Newton Mearns?. It's definitely got to be in East Renfrewshire.
And that's because only people from these areas class themselves and where they live as "posh".
Brilliant video of good times in Glesga. Shame to think youngsters now will never get to experience it like this
Just came across this! Used to live corsock st. Brought back memories. Sadly not the same. Now. Great videos!!
A brilliant bit of Glasgow history
Thanks Frankie 🙏🏻😊
1990 Clobber looking like happy mondays! Brilliant this and 1990 was a quality year
I spotted my mum and gran half way through the video. My giddy aunt what are the chances. A great wee jaunt down memory lane
Thanks for that , I left Glasgow in 1970s , my Grandda had a stall next to Tam Shepard's magic stall and an arch in the briggit , Merry Christmas one and all wherever you may be , I hope you cast of oppression and Party Like a Politician , just don't become one , A MERRY CHRISTMAS TO YOU ALL !
Brilliant ❤️🏴.. 😊
Billy Fox? Well done boys for the foresight to film this way back then. Great stuff.
Great memories of my almost weekly visits there from Irvine in the late 80s early 90s.
Imagine if they took the same route now with a phone how uninteresting it would be. The last time i was in the barras it was a shadow of this.
Being fae Brigton, this was how we spent our Saturday and Sunday mornings. Sad how it is now.
Loving the memories. Real people doing real things. My dad was from Reid St/Franklin St Bridgeton. His sister and brother in law stayed in Millroad St in the Calton. I'm English but went to the Barras last year for a family get together in A'Challtainn. This glorious city has a hold on me.
The barras is dead now
@@joshuatree7712 I think e-bay took care of the need for the barras, that and all the pound shops everywhere now, used to be a magical place as a wean !
"is it jist a showpiece?" 😂😂Auld yins mad af
Had stall in Gibson street selling shell suits was great to see this being from Wishaw and seeing the curtain man wee Shorty Mcquade another Wishaw man brilliant
Fkn lovin these vids man!!!!
I miss how the Barras used to be.. our weans and grandkids will never know how great it was to be there.. especially xmas eve.. its so sad 😢
Brill. I'm in Greenock love this stuff hope you all still with us 💪
Still here detecting how you found anything good
My god, guys blacked up as al Jolson an two Africans walk by like wtf 😂 how time’s have changed eh
Aye quite a change eh would nae be be just two noo tongs ya bass
That poor black couple having to pass the crackpot dressed as Al Jolson. 😂😂
Jesus wept this is a work of art
Won't be long until it's all gone completely. Look at it, it's vibrate, thriving and mobbed. It would make you greet to see what is has become. So sad.
THESE PEOPLE MIGHT SEE THEMSELVES IN YOU TUBE ONE DAY
Al jonstin singing the Barras were brilliant in the day no the same now there's nothing like it
RIP Jason Horsburgh 1968-1998
What happened to Jason
We were from Govan but my Granny took us up the barras every other week, place was always busy, I was fascinated with the candy floss machine.
It's crazy how quickly the 90's developed. 1999 looked & felt very, very different from 1990.
@@DelSevenNine 1990 and 1999 were two different eras
Just discovered your channel and love your videos guys (apart from the Tommy Sheridan and Tommy Burns ones lol but that doesn't matter) ... it's great seeing the old East End. I'm a regular about these areas now but it's fascinating to see what it used to be like - it seems like it's always changing! ... was just wondering though, you got any videos that has the old meat market/abattoir in them from top of Calton/Bellgrove/Duke Street .. in a few of your videos your nearby it but nothing really on film - cheers in advance
The Wee Curtain Man Shorty Mcquade From Wishaw I had stall in Gibson street then selling shell suits loved it great to see
Two year doon the line you u been back doon barras wat you make of it dying out or wit
Roads are perfect and the pavements are spotless
Loved this ❤️
Pure Class.....
Awesome, Spent every weekend at The Barras, mid 80s, early 90s.... There's the tree that never grew, There's the bird that never flew, There's the fish that never swam, There's the bell that never rang and the Telly that widnae work :) Glasgow's Miles Better :)
👍
good stuff from the old days. Brian Jason John JD TONG YA BASS.
Great wee film, me and Terry know Brian fae 1983 👍🏻👍🏻
OLD GLASGOW
I used to love the Barras, peas and vinegar, the banter, the whole place was electric so many people doing so many things, you could near enough get anything there....😊
So good 2 see wee Hos again ❤❤❤😥😪
POUND A SHAMMY!!!!
Any yoose Balloons come intae barrafeild you will never see the Calton again only a joke ,this shows the real Glesga people salt of the Earth,good job boys.and R.I.P son
Eastern borders u still with us wat you think the state of the barras in five yrs
Ach the memories of swannin aboot the Barras on a Saturday afternoon
Grahams plumbing place in the background sadly gone, couple of faces were familiar. Back when the place was heaving and you more or less get anything you needed, the old guy changing character because he was on video absolute character.
Only at the Barras would you get an Al Jolson impersonator 🤣🤣🤣
Could never get away with that nowadays 🤣🤣🤣
Anyone know the song being played in the background on 16:00 mins
The Highway Is My Home by Merle Haggard
@@elaineborthwick989 wow how did you get that. Merle haggard the lonesome fugitive. Thank you
@@TheGal80 I listened to the words then I googled what I heard and compared to the song on TH-cam -- you're welcome. :)
Back when the Barras was good
Art is art whether you are Larry flint or GIRO PRODUCTIONS 🐺
Same energy as Chris Iller's 2:30am at a 7/11 near Disney World - 1987
Ĺoved the Barras, was Christmas bk.in the day
Brian bisland in blue top,John bisland on camera,back in the day when the barras was the place to go at weekends.
How you doing john
Blast fae the past brilliant 😂❤
1990 glasgow, city of culture !
historic movie ,mad
Deserted on weekends now. A shame.
i was a kid about four or five used to be a big shelter across like an air raid or something anone any photos
Amazing
you dont get many videos like this about ,absolute class,did jason die thats sad- rip
5:10 the Black guy walks past the black n white minstrel with his misses 😂😂
Al jolsen class minstrel men the woke brigade tryn say that didny happen or was part of Scottish culture
@@GIROman I’m not a person to be offended by a joke but come on bro even I can see that’s messed up
@@JKL41_ all I did back was point a camera I never wrote the script as there wasn’t one any way but I tell if I point my camera at something I don’t edit fuck all I show what I see tongs ya bass auld giro auld school 😀
@@GIRO ano but it’s like sure you have jokes and stuff but that’s like a little messed up lol
@@JKL41_ we’re afraid your mistaken JKL41_ there is no joke here nor any thing happening in the footage that @GIRO is or ever will be responsible for .👍🏻
We point a camera lens
Life passes it
It’s that simple .
picture quality is surprisingly good for the age must have been a good camera.
Super VHS at the time james
I was at the Barras yesterday. I swear some of the shit you can see on the stalls in this video is still for sale.
Three yr doon the line I bet you go morra they are still there how are you John
😂
Glad I was around tae see the barras when it was buzzing, ma wee mum used to take me down on the saterday i always had a field day,some amount of banter n carry on tae!
5:01 what were they thinking lol
@00:42 aww what are the wee kids writin there .. "HASH SMOKING TONGS YA BASS u kno thats gotta be authentic footage for sure lol!
Tucking your jumper into your Jeans lol
Fascinating look at Glasgow not so long ago. I know Jason died but what was the cause ?
Miss the old glesga
Wats it look like now 30 years on? Are these boys still about?
changed days at the barras watch that n you’ll see
th-cam.com/video/ewwdJcw1m2Y/w-d-xo.html
Aye mate a seen that, mega quiet these days☹️
Chic Young begging at 21:50
That’s an absolute belter buddy ..!! 👍😂 actually laughed out loud there lol
Thanks baŕrar have changed so much sad to see it now
Brilliant tay hear the auld eggy language Haha, superb beg aye the weg ay lol
Theganks
👍😂😂😂😂 beg-elter megg-ate!! Lol
Anyone notice the black dude with the woman looking at the street performer hahahhahha
Aye hahaha canny even say black sheep noo
Not remotely 'offended' either!
@@liborsionko they look fucking massively offended but too afraid to say anything surrounded by scots lol
@@PrincepsAve Dae ye really need tae write "lol" like a big English eejit?
@@malbig2344 jeez neva gonna use lol again
4:57 impeccable timing 😂
Arte matey how about the vid wi the parrot ,chicken and minister that would be great or maybe some hiltton stuff👍👍👌👌
How you Erik good to hear from you still remember that Halloween vid I've still got some of the hilton big Brian swabby aldo you and Co stick them on in future lol see you over in Partick some time all the best you n the troops
Cheers matey,looking forward to it ,good luck to you 👌👌.loving the Jason stuff❤❤
Haha at 01:10, both a Lada and an Austin Ambassador in the one shot!
The barras was ebay before ebay existed
Wee curtain man. Shorty Mcquade from Wishaw
This was a lot earlier than 1990