At 10% of the population of England, the country it crowns, Scotland punches way above it’s weight with it’s internationally renowned musical exports.

Join the Adventures In Sound team on an excursion to the beating heart of the ever-burgeoning Glaswegian music scene.

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland, but a mere 47 miles away is the larger metropolis of Glasgow which is considered very much the music capital. Scotland is a relatively small country of just 5 million people (compared to the 70 million who live in England to the south). Despite its diminutive size it punches way above it’s weight with internationally renowned music acts. Here’s just a brief list of scottish acts that may surprise you:

Annie Lennox
Lewis Capaldi
Calvin Harris
Paolo Nutini
KT Tunstall
Gerry Rafferty
Ultravox / Midge Ure
The Average White Band
Simple Minds
The Proclaimers
Franz Ferdinand
Travis
Texas
Primal Scream
Biffy Clyro
CHVRCHES
Deacon Blue
Bay City Rollers
Belle and Sebastian
Mogwai
The Jesus and Mary Chain
The Blue Nile
Boards of Canada
Teenage Fanclub
Frightened Rabbit
The Fratellis
Idlewild
Aztec Camera
Dougie MacLean
The Incredible String Band
Runrig
Capercaillie
Red Hot Chilli Pipers
AC/DC
Snow Patrol
Garbage

As part of our Adventures In Sound Series, Theo and the team visited the beating heart of the Glasgow music scene it’s vibrant Celtic folk music or “Traditional Music” movement that is celebrated annually in the biggest Celtic music festival of its kind Celtic Connections.