Who is your favorite Scottish music artist or band?

[nwobhm]

i came across the porridge men

sort of cross with part rock and bagpipes and drum, unusual mix but cool

 

[Big Ears]

Jocelyn Square by James Grant and Love & Money must be one of the best records by a Scottish band that isn't Nazareth or SAHB. It's from Strange Kind of Love (1988) produced by Gary Katz,



Vi-o-lently by Hue and Cry. The lead singer has a really good voice:



Dave Flett with Manfred Mann's Earth Band. I am not sure why his tenure with Thin Lizzy dd not work out:

 

[Sunny]

I've been listening to an 80's band from Glasgow - Deacon Blue

Real Gone Kid




Dignity

 

[Scotty The Rebel]

I would go with AC/DC (Bon Scott, Angus & Malcolm Young were born in Scotland). If you don't count them then Garbage (Shirley Manson is Scottish). Then again Shirley is the only Scottish member of the band so I guess if it comes down to my third pick then Rod Stewart.

 

[Phantasmagoria]

Nazareth for me.

 

[Recky]

Rod Stewart, Billy Connolly, Nazareth...and The Bay City Rollers (well 2 songs anyway)

 

[stepcousin]

Nazareth, Al Stewart

 

[LOU/REALM]

One of the finest songs from the 90s....an artist surprisingly not mentioned yet Scotlands finest Edwyn Collins. His old band ORANGE JUICE were pretty good too

 

[Tray73]

I've always liked that Edwyn Collins track, Lou, I can't believe it's nearly twenty years old!!

 

[LOU/REALM]

Another top notch Scottish band not been mentioned yet were THE ASSOCIATES. Fondly remembered for a few synth pop hits in the 1980s.".like party fears two". I own a couple of their albums. "Sulk" being an absolute classic ! Their music was far more experimental than the commercial singles.
Vocalist Billy Mackenzie had an amazing voice !! Very operatic...
Sadly, he died in 1997 [suicide] so greatly missed