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This list of notable Scottish musicians is part of the List of Scots series. Please see List of Scots#Composers for classical writers.
0–9 [ ] 18 Wheeler , band1990s , indie rock bandA [ ] John Abell , countertenor, composer and lutenistAberfeldy , pop bandAC Acoustics Stuart Adamson , Tattoo, The Skids , Big Country , and The RaphaelsAdmiral Fallow , indie folk bandAdopted as Holograph , bandAdventures in Stereo , bandAereogramme , rock bandAerial , power-pop bandAkala rapper, Scottish motherAlestorm , pirate metal bandAlbannach , bandJohn Alford The Aliens , offshoot of the Beta BandCharlie Allan , bandleader of Saor Patrol James Allan , lead singer with Glasvegas JD Allan , former member of The Blimp Dot Allison , singer and songwriter, electronic music; former lead singer with band One Dove in the early 1990sThe Almighty Altered Images Alyth , singerThe Amorettes , hard rock bandAmplifico , indie bandAmy Belle Ian Anderson , singer, flautist, songwriter, and guitarist Jethro Tull Miller Anderson , guitarist who played at Woodstock as a member of The Keef Hartley Band Moira Anderson , singerTom Anderson (1910–1991), fiddler and composerAneka (aka Mary Sandeman ), singer, Japanese BoyBillie Anthony (1932–1991), singerAPB , bandThe Apples , indie-dance bandArab Strap Craig Armstrong , composerAssociates , duoAstrid , bandAttic Lights , indie rock bandAverage White Band , funk rock brass bandJean Aylwin (1885–1964)Aztec Camera , bandB [ ] Back of the Moon Aly Bain , fiddlerJimmy Bain , bassist associated with Thin Lizzy , Rainbow and Dio Ian Bairnson , guitarist of Pilot and The Alan Parsons Project Balaam and the Angel , rock bandBallboy , indie bandA Band Called Quinn Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland , official regimental military bandJimmy Barnes The Bathers , bandBattlefield Band Malcolm Baxter , singer/songwriter, fronted punk band Last Words Bay City Rollers , 1970s pop-rock sensationsAlex Beaton , guitar-playing folk singerMorag Beaton (1926–2010), dramatic sopranoThe Beatstalkers Callum Beattie , singer songwriterJim Beattie , founding member of Primal Scream , Spirea X and Adventures in Stereo Callum Beaumont , bagpipe playerBeggars Opera , rockMaggie Bell , rock and blues-rock singerBelle & Sebastian , bandNicola Benedetti , violinistMartyn Bennett (1971–2005), Great Highland Bagpipes , Scottish smallpipes , violin, pianoBerlin Blondes Guy Berryman , bass player in the band Coldplay The Beta Band , folktronicaShannon Bex , member of the group Danity Kane Biff Bang Pow! , Alan McGee 's bandBiffy Clyro , bandBig Country , bandThe Big Dish , bandBilbo , bandBilly Liar , acoustic punk/folk bandThe Birthday Suit , indie rock bandBis , bandNorman Blake , Teenage Fanclub Blazin' Fiddles , folkBleed from Within , deathcore bandThe Blimp , rock bandThe Blow Monkeys Blue The Blue Nile , bandThe Bluebells , bandBMX Bandits , twee/jangle-popfolktronicaBoards of Canada , downtempo/electronica groupBodega , bandEric Bogle , folk singer/songwriterBombay Talkie , Bhangra bandBongshang , folktronicaBoots for Dancing , post-punk bandChristopher Bowes , vocalist/keytarist for Alestorm Box Codax , bandBilly Boyd , singer with Beecake Susan Boyle , singerStuart Braithwaite , guitarist of Mogwai Breabach , folk music bandBilly Bremner , guitaristBroken Records , indie folk bandSandy Brown (1929–75), jazz clarinettist Scott Brown , DJ and music producerRonnie Browne , "The Voice", founding member of The Corries Jack Bruce (1943-2014), bassist with Cream Wattie Buchan , lead vocalist for The Exploited Isobel Buchanan , operatic sopranoMargo Buchanan , singer-songwriter, composer, musician, and recording artistJohn Davie Burgess (1934–2005), bagpiperYvie Burnett , mezzo-soprano singer and vocal coachBarry Burns Cha Burns (1957–2007), guitarist for The Silencers Jenn Butterworth , acoustic folk guitarist and singerDavid Byrne (born 1952)C [ ] Café Jacques , progressive rock bandCalamateur , singer, songwriter, musicianCamera Obscura , bandIsla Cameron (c.1930–1980)Darius Campbell , singer, formerly known as Darius Danesh Grant Campbell , singer/songwriterIsobel Campbell , singer formerly of Belle & Sebastian Jon Campbell , singer, producer, keyboard player, songwriter, and frontman of the band The Time Frequency Junior Campbell , founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the band Marmalade Mairi Campbell , singer, composer, violinist, fiddlerPhil Campbell, lead singer, guitarist, pianist and harmonica (formerly with White Buffalo; now with The Temperance )
Tracyanne Campbell , singer ofCannon , instrumental post-rock bandLewis Capaldi , singer-songwriterCapercaillie , folk bandCaptain Face , rock bandSally Carr , lead singer of Middle of the Road The Cateran , rock bandCartoone , bandNicola Cassells , sopranoThe Cathode Ray , alternative bandCeilidh Minogue , ceilidh bandCeltic Thunder , bandThe Chimes , dance music trioColin Chisholm , lead singer of Bilbo Duncan Chisholm , fiddle player, founder member of Wolfstone George Chisholm , jazz trombonistChvrches , alternative electronic bandCindytalk band formed by members of The Freeze now a solo project for Gordon SharpThe Cinematics , alternative rock bandGerry Cinnamon , singer-songwriterClann An Drumma , tribal bandBryan Clarke , Napalm Stars, punk rock bandPhilip Clemo , composer, musician, record producer, sound artistClose Lobsters , bandClouds , 1966–71, forerunners of progressive rockThe Clouds , 1980s indie bandThe Clutha , traditional Scottish bandCocteau Twins , bandCodeine Velvet Club , alternative rock bandCoast , bandRichard Colburn , drummerEdwyn Collins , musician, producer and record label ownerChris Connelly , musician and singer/songwriterBilly Connolly , comedian and singer, scored a UK No. 1Brian Connolly , vocalist with Sweet Conquering Animal Sound Mick Cooke , musician and composerGawain Erland Cooper , folk guitarist and singer with Erland and the Carnival Jimmy Cooper , hammered dulcimer playerThe Cooperation Band , brass bandAlex Cornish , singer/songwriterCorrecto , rock supergroupThe Corries , bandCosmic Rough Riders , bandLorne Cousin , bagpipe playerJames Crabb , classical accordionistGordon Cree , singer, pianist, organist, arranger, orchestrator, conductor and composerStuart Crichton , Songwriter/ProducerCharlotte Gordon Cumming , singer/songwriter and music producerJohnny Cunningham , fiddle playerPhil Cunningham , accordionistJustin Currie (born 1964), singer, songwriter and bassist with Del Amitri Ian Cussick , singer/songwriterIvor Cutler (1923-2006), singer, songwriter and humoristD [ ] Dàimh , folk bandGlen Daly (c.1930–1987)Dananananaykroyd , bandDarius Danesh (born 1980), singer, songwriter, and guitaristDanny Wilson , bandStuart David Les Davidson , guitaristDawn of the Replicants , indie rock quintetClarita de Quiroz (born 1984), Grade 8 pianist, Grade 8 percussionist, singer, songwriter and modelDe Rosa , rock bandDeacon Blue , bandDead or American , alternative rock bandDegrassi , bandDel Amitri , bandThe Delgados , bandJackie Dennis Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band , Grade 3B pipe bandKarl Denver (1931–98), singerDesalvo , metalcore bandJimmy Deuchar (1930–93), jazz trumpeterSydney Devine (1940–2021)Jim Dewar (1942-2002), vocalist and bassist with Robin Trower Band and Stone The Crows Jim Diamond Murray Dickie (1924–1995), tenor opera singerBarbara Dickson , singerDjango Django Dogs Die in Hot Cars , bandDonaldson, Moir and Paterson , rock groupLonnie Donegan , skiffle musicianDonovan (born 1946)Daniel Dow , traditional Scottish musician and composerPatrick Doyle The Dreaming , Celtic rockKris Drever Ivan Drever , folk singer, songwriter and guitaristDrive-By Argument , bandBill Drummond (born 1953), singer/songwriter, Big in Japan guitarist, Zoo Records founder, The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu /The Timelords /The KLF /2K frontman, K Foundation artist, writerDrums of Death , electronic musicianGraeme Duffin , lead guitarist for Wet Wet Wet Irvin Duguid , session musician/composerCharles Davidson Dunbar , DCM (1870–1939), first pipe major in Britain and the Empire to be commissioned as a pipe officerAmy Duncan , singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalistC Duncan , composer and musicianGordon Duncan (1964–2005), bagpiper and composerMalcolm "Molly" Duncan (1945–2019), tenor saxophonist formerly with Mogul Thrash , founding member of Average White Band Joy Dunlop , Gaelic singerSophia Dussek (1775–1831), singer, pianist, harpist, and composerAlex Duthart (1925–1986), drummerThe Dykeenies , indie rock bandDysart and Dundonald Pipe Band E [ ] Eagleowl , post-folk bandCarla J. Easton Sheena Easton (born 1959)Joe Egan , singer with Stealers Wheel Egebamyasi , house artist from Inverness The Electrics , Celtic rock bandEl Mafrex , Urban Contemporary GospelEl Presidente , bandRobert Emery (1794–1871), songwriterEmma's Imagination , singerMarcus Eoin (born 1970), electronic musician, Boards of Canada Errors , post-electro bandEugenius , founded by Eugene Kelly , formerly known as Captain AmericaEx-Simple Minds , New Wave/rock bandThe Exploited , punk bandF [ ] Fairground Attraction Al Fairweather Kyle Falconer , lead singer of The View Fatherson Fiction Factory , new wave bandFiddlers' Bid , instrumental groupFindo Gask , bandThe Fire Engines Fish (born 1958), singerArchie Fisher , folk singer and songwriterScott Fitzgerald Dave Flett , guitarist Manfred Mann's Earth Band Kat Flint , singer/songwriterThe Flowers , post-punk bandDerek Forbes , bassist, vocalist, and sometime guitaristDean Ford (1945–2018), singer and songwriter Marmalade Jessie Fordyce (1905–2003), "harmony" part trio harmony singer with the Three X Sisters . She was born (1905) in Scotland. Raised primarily in Brooklyn, NY USA.Forever More , bandFOUND , experimental pop band and arts collectiveJulie Fowlis , singer and multi-instrumentalistFoxface , bandRoddy Frame , songwriter with Aztec Camera Fran and Anna Franz Ferdinand , bandAlasdair Fraser , fiddlerElizabeth Fraser , vocalist with Cocteau Twins The Fratellis The Freeze (Scottish band) , post-punk band from Llinlithgow 1976-1981Alan Frew , vocalist with Glass Tiger Brian Joseph Friel , singer/songwriter and guitaristFriends Again Frightened Rabbit The Fuse (Scottish band) Future Pilot A.K.A. Futuristic Retro Champions Iona Fyfe , folk singerWill Fyffe (1885–1947)G [ ] Gary Innes , Traditional and FolkGawain Erland Cooper (born 1985), Orcadian composerPaul Galbraith , classical guitaristBenny Gallagher , singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, half of Gallagher and Lyle Gallagher and Lyle Ganger , Glasgow alt rock bandMary Garden (1874–1967), operatic sopranoAlex Gardner , pop singerWillie Gardner Ricky Gardiner , guitarist and composer for David Bowie and Iggy Pop Dick Gaughan , traditional and political folk singer and songwriterGeneva , Aberdeen alt rock bandJohn Giblin Sir Alexander Drummond Gibson (1926–1995), conductor and opera intendantDave Gibson , singer/songwriterRobert Gilfillan (1798–1850), poet and songwriterBobby Gillespie , singer with Primal Scream Anne Lorne Gillies Glasgow Police Pipe Band , grade one pipe bandGlasvegas Chris Glen , bassist, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band , Michael Schenker Group Hamish Glencross , guitarist for My Dying Bride Evelyn Glennie (born 1965), percussionistThe Golden Dawn Goodbye Mr Mackenzie , band; formed a side-project named Angelfish with member Shirley Manson on vocals, guitarist with Policecat, drummer with The Zephyrs
, guitarist with The Pastels , Policecat, The Zephyrs
Nathaniel Gow (1763–1831), son of Niel Gow, performer, composer and arranger of tunes, songs and other piecesNiel Gow (1727–1807), the Perthshire Fiddler Eve Graham , singer with The New Seekers James Grant , singer/songwriterJack Green Stan Greig (1930–2012), jazz pianist, drummer, and bandleaderClare Grogan , singer with Altered Images The Groovy Little Numbers , bandGun , bandRobin Guthrie , founder of Cocteau Twins The Gyres , bandH [ ] H2 O , bandPaul Haig , singer and co founder of Josef K Rachel Hair , folk harpistRobin Hall , folk singerJo Hamilton , vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalistSusan Hamilton , sopranoIan Hampton , bassist for Sparks The Happy Family , post punk bandHarem Scarem , folk bandCalvin Harris , electronic musicianRoddy Hart , singer/songwriter in The Lonesome FireAlex Harvey (1935–1982), blues and rock musician in The Sensational Alex Harvey Band Leslie Harvey (1944–1972), guitaristColin Hay (born 1953), singer with Men at Work The Hazey Janes The Headboys , power pop bandFran Healy , singer in band Travis Hector Bizerk , experimental hip-hop groupThe Hedrons Ainslie Henderson , singer/songwriterMike Heron , singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalistCorrina Hewat , harpist and composerLou Hickey Hiding Place , rock bandLizzie Higgins (1929–1993), ballad singerHip Parade , bandHipsway , bandHolocaust , heavy metal bandHoneyblood , bandHorse How to Swim , pop/rock bandAndrew Howie , singer/songwriter, producer and music tutorRM Hubbert , guitarist and singerHudson Mohawke , producer, DJ and composerHue & Cry , bandAlistair Hulett (1951–2010), acoustic guitar and vocals, Roaring Jack The Humblebums John Law Hume (1890–1912), violinist on the RMS Titanic Willie Hunter (1933–1994), folk fiddlerThe Hurricanes , rhythm & blues groupScott Hutchison , singer, songwriter, guitaristI [ ] Idlewild II Tone Committee , hip hop groupHamish Imlach , folk singerThe Incredible String Band Kenny Inglis , composer and producerAndrew Innes , guitarist in Primal Scream Gary Innes Insight , engineer, producer, VocalistInveraray & District Pipe Band , Grade 1 pipe bandIron Claw , bandThe Iron Horse , Celtic music bandIron Virgin , glam rock bandJ [ ] Leon Jackson , winner of the fourth series of the X-Factor Stevie Jackson Jacob Yates and the Pearly Gate Lock Pickers , bandBert Jansch The Jasmine Minks , band from Aberdeen, early Creation Records signingJazzateers , pop/post-punk groupBen Jelen (born 1979), singer/songwriter, musicianJesse Garon and the Desperadoes , bandThe Jesus and Mary Chain , bandRichard Jobson , lead singer of The Skids , The Armoury ShowDavey Johnstone , rock guitarist and vocalist (born in Edinburgh), best known for his work with Elton John , Alice Cooper , and Meat Loaf Duncan Johnstone (1925–1999), bagpiper and composerJonny , two-person bandJosef K , bandKathryn Joseph , singer/songwriterRuarri Joseph , singer/songwriterJackie Joyce JSD Band , Celtic and folk rock bandK [ ] Ramsey Kanaan , singerPat Kane , lead singer of Hue and Cry Richard Kass , session drummerKassidy , bandThe Kazoo Funk Orchestra , bandJohnny Keating David Keenan Brian Kellock , jazz pianistEugene Kelly , founding member of The Vaselines and Eugenius Calum Kennedy (1928–2006), singerDavid Kennedy (1825–1886), church musician and concert giverMary Ann Kennedy , singerMarjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857–1930), singer, composer and arrangerAlly Kerr , singer/songwriterJim Kerr (born 1959), singer and founding member of Simple Minds Keser , bandMary Kiani , singerKid Canaveral , bandCarol Kidd , jazz singerJim Kilpatrick , pipe band drummerSandy Kilpatrick , singer/songwriterAlan King , lead singer of the rock band Walk on Fire King Creosote , singer/songwriterNiki King , jazz and soul-funk singer/songwriterAlison Kinnaird , harpistKinnaris Quintet David Knopfler , co-founder of the rock band Dire Straits Mark Knopfler (born 1949), guitarist, Dire Straits frontmanKode9 , electronic musicianKonx-Om-Pax , electronic musicianL [ ] Griogair Labhruidh , Scottish Gaelic poet, musician, and hip-hop producer/MCThe LaFontaines , bandLa Paz Chris Lake , house musician, mau5trap Frederic Lamond (1868–1948), classical pianist, second-to-last surviving pupil of Franz Liszt Land , Christian music bandThe Last Battle , indie alt-pop bandLau , folk band featuring Kris Drever Harry Lauder (1870–1950), music hall singerThe Law William Lawrie (1881–1916), bagpiper and composerMary Lee (born 1921), singerStorm Lee Durward Lely (1855–1944), opera singerLemonescent , girl groupAnnie Lennox , singer, formerly in the Eurythmics Jackie Leven , folk musicianStuart Liddell , bagpiperLife Without Buildings Alex Ligertwood , formerly vocalist with Santana Rona Lightfoot (born 1936), piper and singerLittle Fire , singer/songwriterLloyd Cole and the Commotions Jaz Lochrie , bass guitarist with Bad Company Cecilia Loftus (1876–1943)Logan , rock bandCraig Logan , former bassist of the pop band Bros Ella Logan (1913–1969), singerRoddy Lorimer , musician who plays trumpet and fluglehornLone Pigeon Long Fin Killie (1993–1998)Looper Lord Cut-Glass Love and Money Gerard Love , Teenage Fanclub Lulu (born 1948)Lungleg , indie bandThe Luvvers , rock groupBilly Lyall (1953–1989)Graham Lyle , singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer, half of Gallagher and Lyle Lyn-Z , bass guitarist of Mindless Self Indulgence Yvonne Lyon M [ ] Hector MacAndrew (1903–1980), fiddlerIshbel MacAskill (1941–2011), Scottish Gaelic singer and teacherJimmy MacBeath (1894–1972), singerLauren MacColl , fiddlerDonald Ban MacCrimmon (d. 1746), bagpiperRed Donald MacCrimmon (d. 1825), bagpiperBlack John MacCrimmon (d. 1822), bagpiperHamish MacCunn (1868–1916), composer, conductor and teacherAmy MacDonald , singerThe MacDonald Brothers Calum MacDonald , percussionist of the band Runrig Catriona MacDonald , fiddler and teacherFinlay MacDonald (born 1978), bagpiper and composerRoddy MacDonald (born 1956), pipe major , bagpiper and composerRory Macdonald , bassist of the band Runrig Sydney MacEwan , singer (1908–1991)Bruce MacGregor , fiddler and broadcasterJimmy MacGregor , folk singerKathleen MacInnes Maggie MacInnes , folk singer and clàrsach playerColin MacIntyre , also known as Mull Historical SocietyAlexander Mackenzie (1847–1935), composer, conductor and teacherBilly Mackenzie , singerFiona J. Mackenzie , Gaelic singerTalitha MacKenzie The Mackenzies , indie bandMaeve Mackinnon , folk singerDave Mackintosh , DragonForce drummerIain MacKintosh (1932–2006)Robert Mackintosh (c. 1745–1807), violinist and composerJessie MacLachlan (1866–1916), Gaelic sopranoDougie MacLean (born 1954), contemporary folk songwriterFlora MacNeil , Gaelic singer (1928–2015)Kevin J. Maclean , singer/songwriterDonald MacLeod (1917–1982), bagpiperJim MacLeod (1928-2004), bandleader, musician and broadcasterRoddy MacLeod (born 1962), bagpiper, principal of the National Piping Centre James MacMillan , contemporary classical composerCatherine-Ann MacPhee , Gaelic singerMac-Talla , Scottish Gaelic "supergroup"The Magnificents , electro rock bandAlan Mair , bassist from The Only Ones Make Model , bandSteven Malcolmson , songwriter, record producerMalinky , folk bandJo Mango , alternative folk and acoustic bandMànran , bandShirley Manson (born 1966), singer/songwriter, Garbage frontwoman, formerly of Goodbye Mr Mackenzie and Angelfish Kelly Marie , singerMarmaduke Duke Marmalade , pop/rock band and first Scottish group to ever top the UK chartHelen Marnie , lead singer of Ladytron Michael Marra (1952–2012), singer/songwriter and musicianLena Martell , singerThe Martians , rock bandBill Martin Sarah Martin Malcolm Martineau (1960–), pianistJohn Martyn (1948–2009), folk/rock/jazz singer and guitaristSteve Mason Karen Matheson , lead singer of Capercaillie Muir Mathieson (1911–75), conductor and composerLauren Mayberry , lead singer of Chvrches MC-VA , rapper, record producer, songwriter and entrepreneurDan McCafferty , lead singer of Nazareth The McCalmans Willie McCallum , bagpipe playerAngela McCluskey , lead singer in Wild Colonials Alyth McCormack , singerStevie McCrorie , singer-songwriter, won the fourth series of The Voice UK in 2015Gordeanna McCulloch (1946-2019), folksong and ballad singer The Clutha Kevin McDermott , singer/songwriterTerry McDermott , rock singer with Driveblind Alastair McDonald (musician) Nicholas McDonald , singerShelagh McDonald Rose McDowall , vocalist, most notably of Strawberry Switchblade and SorrowJai McDowall Johnny McElhone , founding member of Altered Images , Hipsway and Texas Alan McGee , founder of Creation Records ; former member of The Revolving Paint Dream and Biff Bang Pow! John McGeoch (1955–2004)Gerry McGhee , singer in the band Brighton Rock Raymond McGinley , Teenage Fanclub Matt McGinn (1928–1977)Kerry McGregor (1974–2012)Lorraine McIntosh , singer with Deacon Blue Catriona McKay , harpist and composerLicorice McKechnie Frances McKee , singer and songwriter in The Vaselines Kenneth McKellar , singerJackie McKeown , lead singer and guitarist for The Yummy Fur and 1990s Morag McLaren Marie McLaughlin Ewan McLennan , folk musician and singer-songwriterMichelle McManus , Pop Idol Tony McManus , steel-string guitaristAndy McMaster , bass, keyboards, vocals, songwriter for The Motors (1977–1980)Colin McMaster (1960–1990), lead singer for Heart Industry and The Steel ChainBrian McNeill , a founding member of the Battlefield Band Meat Whiplash Mendeed , Glaswegian metal bandMercury Tilt Switch , rock bandMeursault , indie folk band from EdinburghMiddle of the Road , pop groupMalcolm Middleton Frankie Miller , blues/rock singer, guitarist and songwriterSiobhan Miller , folk singerLisa Milne , sopranoGeorge Mitchell (1917–2002), creator of The Black and White Minstrel Show Aidan Moffat Mogwai , post-rock bandHudson Mohawke , electronic music producer/DJMomus Andrew Montgomery , singerShona Mooney , fiddle playerHamish Moore , maker and player of Scottish smallpipes Fred Morrison (born 1963), bagpiper and composerIain Morrison , musician and singer/songwriterTom Morton , broadcaster and musicianMother and the Addicts The Motorcycle Boy , indie pop bandPaul Mounsey Mr Egg (born 1959), formerly known as James McDonald, singer/songwriter, Egebamyasi , progenitor of acid house musicJim Mullen , jazz guitaristMungo's Hi Fi Donnie Munro , former lead singer of Runrig Stuart Murdoch (born 1968), singer/songwriter, Belle & Sebastian frontmanNeil Murray , bass player, best known for his work in Whitesnake , The Brian May Band and Black Sabbath My Latest Novel , melodic indie pop bandMylo , DJN [ ] Na Gathan , indie rock bandFindlay Napier Peter Nardone , countertenor, organist, choirmaster and composerNational Park , bandNazareth , bandThe Needles , bandSimon Neil , lead singer and guitarist with Biffy Clyro Nina Nesbitt , singer/songwriterRachel Newton , singer and harpistNicolette , singer/songwriterMaggie Nicols Nightcrawlers , band with DJ and producer John ReidNiteworks , electronic Celtic fusion bandNo Way Sis Rab Noakes , singer, songwriter and producerNorth Atlantic Oscillation Paolo Nutini , singer/songwriterNyah Fearties , bandO [ ] Maeve O'Boyle , singer and songwriterOctopus , Britpop bandMike Ogletree , drummer and guitaristOi Polloi , anarcho-punk bandOld Blind Dogs , folk/bluesOne Dove One in a Million , psychedelic rock bandBarrie-James O'Neill , singer and songwriterOrange Juice , Glasgow-based post-punk bandThe Orchids Aidan O'Rourke , contemporary folk music fiddle player and composerOssian , bandJustin Osuji , singerOver The Wall Owl John P [ ] Pallas , progressive rock bandThe Pastels , bandAlistair Iain Paterson , musician and composerDavid Paton , singer, guitarist and bassist with Pilot , The Alan Parsons Project , Camel Davey Pattison , lead singer of Gamma Owen Paul , singerPAWS , alternative rock bandPearl and the Puppets Pearlfishers Peat and Diesel Peatbog Faeries The Phantom Band The Pictish Trail Pilot , bandThe Poets , bandPolitical Asylum Emma Pollock , singer, songwriter, and guitarist; a founding member of The Delgados Karine Polwart The Porridge Men Positive Noise Frankie Poullain , bass player for The Darkness Ian Powrie , country dance musician and fiddle playerPrimal Scream , bandThe Primary 5 , bandThe Primevals , rock groupChristine Primrose , Gaelic singer and music teacherThe Proclaimers Pumajaw Q [ ] QFX Finley Quaye Monica Queen The Questions , pop bandPaul Quinn , vocalist and songwriterR [ ] Jesse Rae John Rae , drummer, band leader, composerGerry Rafferty , singer/songwriter, Stealers Wheel Chris Rainbow (1946–2015)The Raphaels , alternative country music bandEddi Reader Red Hot Chilli Pipers Rick Redbeard , musician, singer and songwriterJean Redpath (1937–2014), folk singerAlan Reid , folk multi-instrumentalist and songwriterJenna Reid , fiddle playerJohnny Reid , country singerMeston Reid (1945–1993), opera singerMaggie Reilly , singer/songwriterTommy Reilly The Reindeer Section Remember Remember , instrumental bandRobert Rental The Revolving Paint Dream , Andrew Innes ' first band, also featuring Alan McGee The Rezillos , Edinburgh nu wave punk bandThe Rich , Edinburgh indie bandRico Manda Rin , singer/songwriter with band bis Billy Ritchie , musician and composer of Clouds Ian Ritchie , saxophonist, producer and composerThe River Detectives Alasdair Roberts , folk musicianArthur Scott Robertson (1911–2000), fiddle playerB.A. Robertson , songwriterBrian Robertson , guitarist for Thin Lizzy and Motörhead Eric Robertson , composerJeannie Robertson (1908–1975), folk singerStanley Robertson (1940–2009), storyteller and ballad singerHarry Robertson Seb Rochford , drummer and bandleader, Polar Bear Rock Salt & Nails , bandAnnie Ross , jazz singerMalcolm Ross , guitaristRicky Ross , lead singer of Deacon Blue Rote Kapelle , post punk/indie pop bandRoys Iron DNA , indie bandRunrig , Gaelic rock bandRURA , folk bandRustie Louise Rutkowski , singerS [ ] Sacred Paws , rock bandIsla St Clair Saint Jude's Infirmary , indie bandSalsa Celtica , Latin/folk fusion bandEmeli Sandé , singerMary Sandeman (aka Aneka ), traditional singer, solo and with , Gaelic Mod gold medallistMichael Sandison (born 1970), electronic musician, Boards of Canada Saor Patrol , folk bandPaul Savage , drummer in The Delgados Scars , bandScatter , bandBon Scott (1946–1980), singer for band AC/DC David Scott , founder and leader of The Pearlfishers Mike Scott (born 1958)Scottish Chamber Orchestra ScottishPower Pipe Band The Secret Goldfish Shuna Scott Sendall , dramatic soprano opera singerThe Sensational Alex Harvey Band Sergeant , bandRachel Sermanni Serpico , punk/metal bandThe Shamen Jimmy Shand (1908–2000)Gordon Sharp . singer with The Freeze and currently Cindytalk as well as a contributor to This Mortal CoilDonald Shaw Eilidh Shaw , fiddle player and singerRebecca Shearing , pop singerThe Shermans Shetland Fiddlers' Society , group of fiddlersSean Shibe , classical and electric guitaristShooglenifty , Celtic fusion bandThe Shop Assistants , indie pop bandShotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band , grade 1 pipe bandDerek Shulman , lead singer for Simon Dupree and the Big Sound and Gentle Giant The Side , bandThe Silencers Silibil N' Brains , hip-hop duoSilly Wizard , folk groupSimple Minds Habbie Simpson (1550–1620), town piper in Kilbarchan , Renfrewshire Tom Simpson , keyboardist for Snow Patrol The Singing Kettle , folk music groupSkerryvore , Celtic rock groupSkids , bandGrahame Skinner Skipinnish , traditional Scottish bandSlam , house and techno DJs and producersSlik , Midge Ure's first bandSluts of Trust Emily Smith , singerMartin Smith (1957–1994)Tommy Smith , jazz saxophonist, composer, educator and bandleader (Scottish National Jazz Orchestra)David Sneddon , singer/songwriterSnow Patrol , band formed in DundeeSnowblood , sludge/post-rock/doom metal bandJimmy Somerville Sons and Daughters , bandSOPHIE (1986–2021), musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, and DJSoup Dragons , bandSpare Snare , bandSpirea X , Greenock psychedelic bandSpirit of Scotland Pipe Band Sharleen Spiteri , singer, songwriter, guitarist and lead vocalist of Texas The Spook School , indie pop bandAdam Stafford , lead singer of Y'all is Fantasy Island Stanley Odd , alternative hip-hop groupStapleton , rock bandRobyn Stapleton , singerMike Starrs Star Wheel Press Stealers Wheel Colin Steele , jazz trumpeter, composerAl Stewart Andy Stewart (1933–1993)Andy M. Stewart , singer, formerly of Silly Wizard Duglas T. Stewart , leader of BMX Bandits Ian Stewart , keyboardist and co-founder of The Rolling Stones Rachel Stewart , singer and folk dancer, a founding member of Beauty SchoolSheila Stewart , Traditional singer (1937–2014)Stiltskin Stone The Crows Tallia Storm Chris Stout Strawberry Switchblade , bandStretchheads , punk bandHamish Stuart Sucioperro , rock bandSuckle , indie pop band formed by Vaselines member Frances McKee The Supernaturals Superstar The Sutherland Brothers , folk and soft rock duoStuart Sutcliffe (1940–1962), original bass player of The Beatles Katie Sutherland , vocals/guitar with Pearl and the PuppetsSwanee , elder brother of Jimmy Barnes T [ ] Talisk , folk bandMalachy Tallack , singer/songwriterThe Tannahill Weavers , folk groupKatie Targett-Adams , singer/songwriter-MC and Celtic harpistTaurpis Tula , bandJohn Taylor , fiddlerJulienne Taylor , singer/songwriterTeenage Fanclub Telstar Ponies Ten Tonne Dozer , groove metal bandTerra Diablo Texas Sandi Thom Dougie Thomson , bass player of Supertramp Paul Thomson , drummer of Franz Ferdinand ,William Thomson (1695–1753)The Little Kicks , band in AberdeenThe Threats , UK82 punk band from Edinburgh/DalkeithThrum , indie rock bandTide Lines , four-piece bandThe Time Frequency Tom McGuire & The Brassholes , funk soul band from GlasgowRicky Toner , singer, blues harp and guitaristTorphichen and Bathgate Pipe Band Stuart Tosh , drummer, songwriter and vocalistTrashcan Sinatras Travis , bandTreacherous Orchestra , 12-piece Celtic fusion bandTrembling Bells KT Tunstall Alison Turriff , classical/folk fusion clarinettistThe Twilight Sad Twin Atlantic U [ ] Ultra-Sonic , electronic music bandThe Uncle Devil Show , pop-rock guitar bandUncle John & Whitelock , horror punk bandUnder the Dome , ambient music bandUnicorn Kid , Oliver Sabin, DJ / chiptune producerUnkle Bob , indie rock bandThe Unwinding Hours , alternative rock bandMidge Ure Urusei Yatsura , bandV [ ] The Valves , bandThe Vaselines , bandThe View , bandVigo Thieves , bandPeter-John Vettese , keyboardist of Jethro Tull (1982–1986)VUKOVI , rock bandW [ ] Julian Wagstaff , contemporary classical composerThe Wake Gordon Walker , bagpiper and pipe majorGordon Waller (singer) half of the duo Peter and Gordon Sheila Walsh Keith Warwick The Waterboys Colin Waterson , electronic musicianLori Watson , fiddle player and folk singerAnna Watt (1923-2009), singer from Fran and Anna Fran Watt (1922-2003), singer from Fran and Anna Kerri Watt , singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalistWe Are the Physics , indie bandWe Were Promised Jetpacks , Glasgow based indie bandSheena Wellington , traditional Scottish singerBobby Wellins , jazz saxophonistBill Wells , bassist, pianist, guitarist and composerEuan Wemyss , lead singer of Captain Face The Wendys Wensdy John Harley Weston , singer-songwriterWet Wet Wet Nancy Whiskey (1935–2003), folk singerAndy White , session drummer, famously stood in for Ringo Starr Doogie White Tam White , blues singerWhite Trash , signed to Apple Records , later changed their name to TrashWhiteout Astrid Williamson Duncan Williamson (1928–2007), storyteller and singerRobin Williamson , a founding member of The Incredible String Band Roy Williamson , founding member of The Corries and writer of Flower of Scotland Paul Wilson , bass guitarist for Snow Patrol Ray Wilson , lead singer in Stiltskin and in Genesis between 1996 and 1998Robert Wilson Roscoe Wilson
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