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.