Music
Scots duo The Eves set to release new single Big Love
Scottish duo The Eves have become one of the UK’s most promising emerging female pop acts in recent years. They are gearing up to release their latest pop smash Big Love on Friday, 1 April. The new single is Marissa Keltie and Caroline Gilmour’s first co-write with Jim Duguid (Paolo Nutini) and Lewis Gardiner (Nick…
Read MoreEddi Reader announces new album of unreleased songs
Light Is In The Horizon Yet is the moving first single from Scottish songstress Eddi Reader’s new album of unreleased songs entitled Light Is In The Horizon. The single will be released on Friday 1 April exclusively at Bandcamp, with a full release to follow later in the year. The song is one of a…
Read MoreSaying a welcome prayer as CHVRCHES return
CHVRCHES bring their Screen Violence tour home to Scotland It has been so long since I stepped through a music venue’s doors. As the stewards scanned my ticket, the usual rush of anticipation passed through my body and I entered the auditorium at the O2 Academy Edinburgh. The lights dimmed, the smoke billowed bringing forth…
Read MoreScots singer Horse releases first single in 6 years
Legendary Scottish singer Horse McDonald is set to return with her first new material in six years with the release of a powerful new single Leaving. The defiant new song spells a spectacular resurgence of Horse’s creativity and musical work and screams of an artist who has found strength and a sense of self. Leaving…
Read MoreAssociate artist to mentor Scotland’s top young musicians
A creative force on the Scottish music scene will help nurture the next generation of traditional musicians in a new artistic role at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Mike Vass, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and arranger, is the first associate artist in traditional music at Scotland’s national conservatoire, where he’ll mentor young musicians on the four-year…
Read MoreDiva and Icons for this year’s Knockengorroch Festival
Knockengorroch Festival has revealed its 2022 theme – Diva and Icons. This has been revealed through a photo series with rap artist and singer Nova AKA Nova Scotia The Truth. Pictured in an open mussel shell at the Deugh river, Nova presents this year’s theme in a homage to the endangered freshwater mussel of Scottish…
Read MoreYouth music series returning to our screens
One More TUNE, BBC Scotland’s youth music brand returns for a new 10-part series on the BBC Scotland channel this weekend. Presented by charismatic frontman Kerr Okan from the La Fontaines, each episode sees Kerr chat virtually with different musical guests, discovering the tunes they love or loathe and those that have provided the soundtrack…
Read MoreMusician’s new song is a tribute to her mum
Argyll singer-songwriter Abigail Pryde is set to release a heartfelt Americana single, There Isn’t A Book. The track, which tugs at the heartstrings, is inspired by Abigail’s close bond with her mum and will be released on Friday 25 March in the lead up to Mother’s Day. Abigail penned the moving track for her mum…
Read MoreBig names heading for the Big Burns Supper
Organisers of the Big Burns Supper have confirmed dates for the postponed winter fringe, which will now take place across four weekends between April and June 2022. Featuring world class acts such as 70s icon’s Sister Sledge and homegrown superstars Peatbog Faeries, these BBS weekends will deliver an electric mix of music, comedy, community, and…
Read MoreAberdeen Jazz Festival programme announced
Aberdeen Jazz Festival is back for 2022 with a packed and vibrant programme. After last year’s hugely successful online events and October hybrid programme, the festival returns to its traditional March slot with a full 10 days of exciting live events across the city – from March 17-27. The festival will feature an expanded range…
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