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One of Scotland’s most accomplished singer-songwriters is releasing his first solo track in more than two years. Willie Campbell, the former co-frontman of Scottish band Astrid and a core member of Gary Lightbody’s supergroup The Reindeer Section, will release his new single Holiday From Myself on March 20. While both the music and the man …
Danny Kyle Award winner Laura Silverstone has signed a record deal with independent label Last Night From Glasgow (LNFG), with two album releases confirmed. LNFG will release fan favourite Heartwood on vinyl for the first time this summer, marking the album’s second anniversary in July. The release will be a strictly limited collector’s edition, individually …
Irish folk heroes The Mary Wallopers have been announced as joining the trio of acts to headline HebCelt Festival in July alongside The Saw Doctors and Mànran. They are the first band in history to ever sell-out a massive five night run at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow, earning themselves a place in the legendary …
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Acclaimed Edinburgh singer-songwriter Laura Silverstone’s latest single release has one purpose in mind - to give people just a moment to chill out in their hectic days. ‘Raven on a Tree’ - featured on her forthcoming new album - is an inspiring return to the stand-out style of flourishing guitar instrumental that helped propel her to TV …
Glasgow bursts into life today, welcoming the world to the biggest traditional winter music festival on the planet - as Celtic Connections kicks off 18 days of music, culture and celebration. Delivered by Glasgow Life, in partnership with Innis & Gunn, the 33rd edition of the festival brings together a huge international programme spanning global roots, contemporary folk …
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Top Scots music festival HebCelt boosted the Outer Hebrides economy to the tune of £4.4m after a record breaking financial performance. This year’s four-day celebration, which featured Lulu, Tidelines and Skerryvore as headliners in July, generated £400,000 more income for the area compared with 2024’s event, and was up by almost £700,000 on 2023. New …
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A new single about learning to live life in recovery from alcoholism has inspired a groundbreaking songwriting project for people in recovery to be trialled in Glasgow next year. ‘Yesterday’s Promises’ by Americana-Indiepop trad band The Tumbling Souls, from Lewis, is a part-biographical look back at the early musical career of Willie Campbell and the …
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“It just felt so… cringe,” blushes Laura Silverstone. “It just felt so, I don’t know, girly.” The singer-songwriter is sitting cross-legged in the trusty van she has called home for the past eight years or so. It’s strewn with plants, pictures, instruments, cosy blankets, vegan food and hand-crafted mugs. She’s talking, of course, about her …
A top Scots songwriter turned up to the Scottish Album of the Year Awards styled as a futuristic android pop star - in a dramatic warning against the rise of AI use in music. SAY Award nominee Stephen McAll, of experimental folk group Constant Follower, attended the £20,000 prize ceremony at Dundee’s Caird Hall with …
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The multi award-winning HebCelt Festival has announced a new partnership with BBC Radio Scotland’s Young Traditional Musician of the Year 2026 - offering the winner a prestigious performance slot at next summer’s festival in Stornoway. The collaboration brings together two of Scotland’s most respected cultural platforms to shine a spotlight on the next generation of …
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