Scottish independence- musically wonderful

Gassage

At the risk of upsetting our friends north of the border I long concluded the Scots are marginally the second most unmusical race in the world. The most unmusical is undoubtedly Denmark - I was their for the euro football championships and I heard their singing - it was painful. However, the scots have inflicted the bagpipes, Andy Stewart, Jim Kerr, the Proclaimers (so arrogant that they said they'd never travel further than High Wycombe to perform) and of course the Krankies. So is there anything musical, other than Jimmy Moon guitars and Annie Lennox that we'll miss?

richardhomer

The late John Martyn (actually born in New Malden to Scottish parents and brought up in Glasgow) and the wonderful Blue Nile with Paul Buchanan's beautiful voice.

I'm sure there are many others - but those stand out for me.

Clarky

sorry matey... I just can't agree with this..

I love the music of the Scots Guards pipes and drums..

I've always had a bit of a thing for bagpipes and Scots / Celtic folk music.

frankus

Isla St Claire.
Lulu
Jack Bruce
Ian Anderson
Average White Band?
Fairground Attraction?
Jesus and Mary Chain ?
Belle and Sebastion?
That guy from Dire Straits?
... David Byrne?

Gassage

Ok I'll buy the Blue Nile ( made by Linn) but them pipes remain in Room 101 I did of course forget the sublime Craig Ross who has scots parents on the plus side, and overlooked the Bay City Rollers on the down side

Gassage

frankus said:

Isla St Claire.
Lulu
Jack Bruce
Ian Anderson
Average White Band?
Fairground Attraction?
Jesus and Mary Chain ?
Belle and Sebastion?
That guy from Dire Straits?
... David Byrne?

More compelling evidence I'm right.

Fretwired

Gassage said:

At the risk of upsetting our friends north of the border I long concluded the Scots are marginally the second most unmusical race in the world. The most unmusical is undoubtedly Denmark - I was their for the euro football championships and I heard their singing - it was painful. However, the scots have inflicted the bagpipes, Andy Stewart, Jim Kerr, the Proclaimers (so arrogant that they said they'd never travel further than High Wycombe to perform) and of course the Krankies. So is there anything musical, other than Jimmy Moon guitars and Annie Lennox that we'll miss?

Don't buy this ... Americans thought the Average White Band were black as their grooves were so tight and they meant it as a compliment. Lots of good Scottish bands and musicians and bagpipes in a band sound OK - a lone piper can sound like a cat being strangled.

Gassage

@fretwired yeah but that was down to Ferrone who is from Brighton!

Phil_aka_Pip

RUNRIG

frankus

KT Tunstall
Claire Grogan ffs!!
Bon Scott.
Paolo Nutini

Gassage

I sold my tc2290 to Donny!! I see that no-ones disagreed re Denmark though - that proves I'm right.

randomhandclaps

I was going to make a joke that David Crosby's replacement liver was taken from a Scotsman but then appreciated that the chances of a dead Scot having a salvageable liver was too ridiculous a jump even within the context of humour.

equalsql

We English inflicted 'Brotherhood of Man' on the world  :-S 

After that we are in no position to criticise any country for their music... not even Germany!

Gassage

Guy Pratt coined the wonderful phrase "as twatted as a Crosby in a Caravan"

Fretwired

equalsql said:

We English inflicted 'Brotherhood of Man' on the world  :-S 

After that we are in no position to criticise any country for their music... not even Germany!

Nice legs though ...

stickyfiddle

I once saw the Proclaimers at Glasonbury so they were lying about the High Wycombe thing. I can imagine them refusing to travel *to* High Wycombe though. Who could blame them...

Gassage

stickyfiddle said:

I once saw the Proclaimers at Glasonbury so they were lying about the High Wycombe thing. I can imagine them refusing to travel *to* High Wycombe though. Who could blame them...

stickyfiddle said:

I once saw the Proclaimers at Glasonbury so they were lying about the High Wycombe thing. I can imagine them refusing to travel *to* High Wycombe though. Who could blame them...

High Wycombe is just over 500 miles from Glasgow. Glastonbury is only 434 by road so would be inside their agreed travel radius.

imalone

In addition to J&MC and B&S also Orange Juice (+ongoing Edwyn Collins) and Aztec Camera.

And to defend Denmark while we're at it, I caught part of the Copenhagen Jazz festival in July and there were some good people. Including this guy http://www.jazz.dk/koncert/6367/

stickyfiddle

Gassage said:

stickyfiddle said:

I once saw the Proclaimers at Glasonbury so they were lying about the High Wycombe thing. I can imagine them refusing to travel *to* High Wycombe though. Who could blame them...

stickyfiddle said:

I once saw the Proclaimers at Glasonbury so they were lying about the High Wycombe thing. I can imagine them refusing to travel *to* High Wycombe though. Who could blame them...

High Wycombe is just over 500 miles from Glasgow. Glastonbury is only 434 by road so would be inside their agreed travel radius.

Really? Well bugger me. I've always lived in the south east - took a LONG time to get to Glasto!

EDIT: Google says Glastonbury is 394 miles by road and HW is 382 miles

johnnyurq

You haven't felt pain and mental anguish until you worked a 2 or 3 day Bagpiping national or world championships, I am getting all anxious and woozy just having the memories.

Anyhoo I take the OP's point but will submit some for consideration.

The Sweet

The Skids

Big Country

Hipsway

Ian Anderson (Tull)

Aztec Camera/Roddy Frame

Maggie Bell

Biffy CLyro

Jack Bruce

Mogwai

Cocteau Twins

Danny Wilson

The Associates

Donovan

Simple Minds

Fish

The Fratellis

Franz Ferdinand

Hue and Cry

Idlewild

The Jesus and Mary Chain

King Creosote

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions

Dan McCafferty (of Nazareth fame)

The Rezillos

Red Hot Chilli Pipers (joking but they do exist)

Mike Scott (Waterboys)

SAHB

Stealers Wheel

I could go on and in many genres, not all above are to my taste but good nonetheless.

Of course any number of celtic, celeidh and Jock Rock bands too.

Like Wolfstone who I reckon are better than Runrig, but then I may be biased as a few friends have played for them over the years.

The gaelic/celtic bands a;ways have lovely looking girlies (in the main) playing fiddles, clarsach and various other strange items (try mic'ing up a shedload of clarsachs, harps and other stringed oddities for a show). So what is not to love there.

Pipes in an ensemble doing the hooch and chooch thing is fine but solo. Oh johnny boy the pipe, the pipes are calling, oh no I am having a flashback....help!!

ICBM

Ultravox, Deacon Blue, Simple Minds, The Commotions (even though Lloyd Cole is English), Hipsway, Big Country, Dougie MacLean, Del Amitri, The Rezillos, and Shirley Manson (WTF is up with the editor thing now?! There are returns in all that...) Johnny beat me to a few of those anyway .