Music

Scotland’s punk did not fail to exist. It existed differently

Author / Creator: Grant McPhee

Media type: Essay

Date published: 2025

Punk announced itself as a Year Zero


Understanding Scotland Musically - Folk, Tradition and Policy

Author / Creator: Gary West

Media type: Book

Date published: 2019

Scottish traditional music has now entered a professionalised and public space.


Scottish musicians in open revolt against BBC Scotland

Author / Creator: Mi

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

“Scrapping these freeform cultural spaces is not a tidy schedule change, it is pulling away a piece of the foundation of music in this country. "


Axing Scottish Music Programming

Author / Creator: Stephen McAll

Media type: Article

Date published: 2025

We need a national station that champions new and emerging Scottish artists and plays the carefully chosen, sometimes difficult records that will never test well in a focus group, but change someone’s life when they hear them at midnight.


The Bagpipes, A Cultural History

Author / Creator: Richard McLauchlan

Media type: Book

Date published: 2025

The Bagpipes: A Fresh Look at a Familiar Symbol


Brave New Music: The Martyn Bennett Story

Author / Creator: Gary West

Media type: Book

Date published: 2025

Martyn Bennett created an audacious new sound that was uniquely his own.


The Bagpipes: A Cultural History

Author / Creator: Richard McLauchlan

Media type: Book

Date published: 2025

A diverse history of the pipes


2021: cause for celebration the year live music came back

Author / Creator: Craig Angus

Media type: article

Date published: 2021

A celebration of the return of live gigging, but with concern about music streaming.