List of Scottish musicians

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• 18 Wheeler, band
• 1990s, indie rock band

A

• John Abell, countertenor, composer and lutenist
• Aberfeldy, pop band
• AC Acoustics
• Stuart Adamson, Tattoo, The Skids, Big Country, and The Raphaels
• Admiral Fallow, indie folk band
• Adventures in Stereo, band
• Aereogramme, rock band
• Alestorm, pirate metal band
• John Alford
• The Aliens, offshoot of the Beta Band
• Charlie 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 1990s
• The Almighty
• Altered Images
• Alyth, singer
• Amplifico, indie band
• 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, singer
• Aneka (aka Mary Sandeman), singer, Japanese Boy
• Anne and Laura Brand, singing duo
• Billie Anthony (1932–1991), singer
• APB, band
• Arab Strap
• Craig Armstrong, composer
• Associates, duo
• Astrid, band
• Attic Lights, indie rock band
• Average White Band, funk rock brass band
• Jean Aylwin (1885–1964)
• Aztec Camera, band

B

• Aly Bain, fiddler
• Jimmy Bain, bassist associated with Thin Lizzy, Rainbow and Dio
• Ian Bairnson, guitarist of Pilot and The Alan Parsons Project
• Ballboy, indie band
• A Band Called Quinn
• Jimmy Barnes
• The Bathers, band
• Battlefield Band
• Malcolm Baxter, singer/songwriter, fronted punk band Last Words
• Bay City Rollers, 1970s pop-rock sensations
• Alex Beaton, guitar-playing folk singer
• Morag Beaton (1926–2010), dramatic soprano
• Jim Beattie, founding member of Primal Scream, Spirea X and Adventures in Stereo
• Beggars Opera, rock
• Maggie Bell, rock and blues-rock singer
• Simon Bell, singer, songwriter, known for work with Dusty Springfield
• Belle & Sebastian, band
• Nicola Benedetti, violinist
• Martyn Bennett (1971–2005), Great Highland Bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes, violin, piano
• Berlin Blondes
• Guy Berryman, bass player in the band Coldplay
• The Beta Band, folktronica
• Shannon Bex, member of the group Danity Kane
• Biff Bang Pow!, Alan McGee's band
• Biffy Clyro, band
• Big Country, band
• The Big Dish, band
• The Birthday Suit, indie rock band
• Bis, band
• Norman Blake, Teenage Fanclub
• Blazin' Fiddles, folk
• Bleed from Within, deathcore band
• The Blimp, rock band
• The Blow Monkeys
• Blue, the original Blue, not 2001's boyband of same name
• The Blue Nile, band
• The Bluebells, band
• BMX Bandits, twee/jangle-popfolktronica
• Boards of Canada, downtempo/electronica group
• Bodega, band
• Eric Bogle, folk singer/songwriter
• Bongshang, folktronica
• Christopher Bowes, vocalist/keytarist for Alestorm
• Box Codax, band
• Billy Boyd, singer with Beecake
• Susan Boyle, singer
• Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist of Mogwai
• Sandy Brechin, accordion player
• Billy Bremner, guitarist
• Broken Records, indie folk band
• Sandy Brown (1929–75), jazz clarinettist
• Ronnie Browne, "The Voice", founding member of The Corries
• Jack Bruce (1943-2014), bassist with Cream
• Isobel Buchanan, operatic soprano
• John Davie Burgess (1934–2005), bagpiper
• Yvie Burnett, mezzo-soprano singer and vocal coach
• Cha Burns (1957–2007), guitarist for The Silencers
• David Byrne (born 1952)

C

• Cairn String Quartet, band
• Calamateur, singer, songwriter, musician
• Camera Obscura, band
• Isla Cameron (c.1930–1980)
• Darius Campbell, singer, formerly known as Darius Danesh
• Grant Campbell, singer/songwriter
• Isobel Campbell, singer formerly of Belle & Sebastian
• Junior Campbell, founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the band Marmalade
• Mairi Campbell, singer, composer, violinist, fiddler
• Phil Campbell, lead singer, guitarist, pianist and harmonica (formerly with White Buffalo; now with The Temperance Movement)
• Tracyanne Campbell, singer of Camera Obscura
• Capercaillie, folk band
• Captain Face, rock band
• Sally Carr, lead singer of Middle of the Road
• Cartoone, band
• Ceilidh Minogue, ceilidh band
• Celtic Thunder, band
• Duncan Chisholm, fiddle player, founder member of Wolfstone
• George Chisholm, jazz trombonist
• Chvrches, alternative electronic band
• The Cinematics, alternative rock band
• Bryan Clarke, Napalm Stars, punk rock band
• Close Lobsters, band
• Clouds, 1966–71, forerunners of progressive rock
• The Clouds, 1980s indie band
• Cocteau Twins, band
• Codeine Velvet Club, alternative rock band
• Richard Colburn, drummer
• Edwyn Collins, musician, producer and record label owner
• Chris Connelly, musician and singer/songwriter
• Billy Connolly, comedian and singer, scored a UK No. 1
• Brian Connolly, vocalist with The Sweet
• Gawain Erland Cooper, folk guitarist and singer with Erland and the Carnival
• Jimmy Cooper, hammered dulcimer player
• Alex Cornish, singer/songwriter
• The Corries, band
• Cosmic Rough Riders, band
• Lorne Cousin, bagpipe player
• James Crabb, classical accordionist
• Kirsty Crawford
• Charlotte Gordon Cumming, singer/songwriter and music producer
• Johnny Cunningham, fiddle player
• Phil Cunningham, accordionist
• Justin Currie (born 1964), singer, songwriter and bassist with Del Amitri
• Ian Cussick, singer/songwriter
• Ivor Cutler (1923-2006), singer, songwriter and humorist

D

• Glen Daly (c.1930–1987)
• Dananananaykroyd, band
• Darius Danesh (born 1980), singer, songwriter, and guitarist
• Danny Wilson, band
• Stuart David
• Lindsay Davidson (born 1973), bagpiper
• Clarita de Quiroz (born 1984), Grade 8 pianist, Grade 8 percussionist, singer, songwriter and model
• De Rosa, rock band
• Deacon Blue, band
• Degrassi, band
• Del Amitri, band
• The Delgados, band
• Jackie Dennis
• Karl Denver (1931–98), singer
• Jimmy Deuchar (1930–93), jazz trumpeter
• Sydney Devine
• Jim Dewar (1942-2002), vocalist and bassist with Robin Trower Band and Stone The Crows
• Jim Diamond
• Barbara Dickson, singer
• Django Django
• Dogs Die in Hot Cars, band
• Lonnie Donegan, skiffle musician
• Donovan (born 1946)
• Daniel Dow, traditional Scottish musician and composer
• Patrick Doyle
• The Dreaming, Celtic rock
• Kris Drever
• Drive-By Argument, band
• Bill 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, writer
• Drums of Death, electronic musician
• Graeme Duffin, lead guitarist for Wet Wet Wet
• Irvin Duguid, session musician/composer
• Charles Davidson Dunbar, DCM (1870–1939), first pipe major in Britain and the Empire to be commissioned as a pipe officer
• Gordon Duncan (1964–2005), bagpiper and composer
• Malcolm Duncan, tenor saxophonist formerly with Mogul Thrash, founding member of Average White Band
• Joy Dunlop, Gaelic singer
• Sophia Dussek (1775–1831), singer, pianist, harpist, and composer
• The Dykeenies, indie rock band

E

• Eagleowl, post-folk band
• Sheena Easton (born 1959)
• Joe Egan, singer with Stealers Wheel
• Egebamyasi, house artist from Inverness
• el Mafrex, Urban Contemporary Gospel
• El Presidente, band
• Emma's Imagination, singer
• Marcus Eoin (born 1970), electronic musician, Boards of Canada
• Errors, post-electro band
• Eugenius, founded by Eugene Kelly, formerly known as Captain America
• Ex-Simple Minds, New Wave/rock band
• The Exploited, punk band

F

• Fairground Attraction
• Al Fairweather
• Kyle Falconer, lead singer of The View
• Fiction Factory
• Findo Gask, band
• The Fire Engines
• Fish (born 1958), singer
• Archie Fisher, folk singer and songwriter
• Scott Fitzgerald
• Dave Flett, guitarist Manfred Mann's Earth Band
• Forever More, band
• Julie Fowlis, singer and multi-instrumentalist
• Foxface, band
• Roddy Frame, songwriter with Aztec Camera
• Fran and Anna
• Franz Ferdinand, band
• Alasdair Fraser, fiddler
• Elizabeth Fraser, vocalist with Cocteau Twins
• The Fratellis
• Alan Frew, vocalist with Glass Tiger
• Scott Frew
• Brian Joseph Friel, singer/songwriter
• Friends Again
• Frightened Rabbit
• Future Pilot A.K.A.
• Futuristic Retro Champions
• Will Fyffe (1885–1947)

G

• Paul Galbraith, classical guitarist
• Gallagher and Lyle
• Ganger, Glasgow alt rock band
• Alex Gardner, pop singer
• Willie Gardner
• Dick Gaughan, traditional and political folk singer and songwriter
• Geneva, Aberdeen alt rock band
• John Giblin
• Sir Alexander Drummond Gibson (1926–1995), conductor and opera intendant
• Bobby Gillespie, singer with Primal Scream
• Anne Lorne Gillies
• Glasvegas
• Chris Glen, bassist, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Michael Schenker Group
• Hamish Glencross, guitarist for My Dying Bride
• Evelyn Glennie (born 1965), percussionist
• God Help the Girl
• The Golden Dawn
• Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, band; formed a side-project named Angelfish with member Shirley Manson on vocals
• Todd Gordon, singer and entertainer
• Nathaniel Gow (1763–1831), son of Niel Gow, performer, composer and arranger of tunes, songs and other pieces
• Niel Gow (1727–1807), the Perthshire Fiddler
• Eve Graham, singer with The New Seekers
• James Grant, singer/songwriter
• Jack Green
• Stan Greig (1930–2012), jazz pianist, drummer, and bandleader
• Clare Grogan, singer with Altered Images
• The Groovy Little Numbers, band
• Gun, band
• Robin Guthrie, founder of Cocteau Twins
• The Gyres, band

H

• H2O, band
• Paul Haig, singer and co founder of Josef K
• Rachel Hair, folk harpist
• Robin Hall, folk singer
• Jo Hamilton, vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist
• Ian Hampton, bassist for Sparks
• Calvin Harris, electronic musician
• Roddy Hart, singer/songwriter in The Lonesome Fire
• Alex Harvey (1935–82), blues and rock musician in The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
• Colin Hay (born 1953), singer with Men at Work
• The Hazey Janes
• Fran Healy, singer in band Travis
• The Hedrons
• Lou Hickey
• Lizzie Higgins (1929–1993), ballad singer
• Hip Parade, band
• Hipsway, band
• Holocaust, heavy metal band
• Horse
• Hue & Cry, band
• Alistair Hulett (1951–2010), acoustic guitar and vocals, Roaring Jack
• The Humblebums
• John Law Hume (1890–1912), violinist on the RMS Titanic

I

• Idlewild
• Hamish Imlach, folk singer
• The Incredible String Band
• Andrew Innes, guitarist in Primal Scream
• Insight, engineer, producer, Vocalist
• Iron Claw, band

J

• Jill Jackson, singer
• Leon Jackson, winner of the fourth series of the X-Factor
• Stevie Jackson
• Bert Jansch
• The Jasmine Minks, band from Aberdeen, early Creation Records signing
• Jazzateers, pop/post-punk group
• Ben Jelen (born 1979), singer/songwriter, musician
• Paul Jennings, drummer and percussionist with Croft No. Five and Old Blind Dogs
• Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes, band
• The Jesus and Mary Chain, band
• Richard Jobson, lead singer of The Skids, The Armoury Show
• Davey 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 composer
• Josef K, band
• Jackie Joyce

K

• Ramsey Kanaan, singer
• Pat Kane, lead singer of Hue and Cry
• Richard Kass, session drummer
• Kassidy, band
• The Kazoo Funk Orchestra, band
• Johnny Keating
• David Keenan
• Brian Kellock, jazz pianist
• Eugene Kelly, founding member of The Vaselines and Eugenius
• Calum Kennedy (1928–2006), singer
• Mary Ann Kennedy, singer
• Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857–1930), singer, composer and arranger
• Jim Kerr (born 1959), singer and founding member of Simple Minds
• Mary Kiani, singer
• Kid Canaveral, band
• Carol Kidd, jazz singer
• Alan King, lead singer of the rock band Walk on Fire
• King Creosote, singer/songwriter
• Niki King, jazz and soul-funk singer/songwriter
• Alison Kinnaird, harpist
• David Knopfler, co-founder of the rock band Dire Straits
• Mark Knopfler (born 1949), guitarist, Dire Straits frontman

L

• Chris Lake, house musician, mau5trap
• Frederic Lamond (1868–1948), classical pianist, second-to-last surviving pupil of Franz Liszt
• The Last Battle, indie alt-pop band
• Lau, folk band featuring Kris Drever
• Harry Lauder (1870–1950)
• The Law
• William Lawrie (1881–1916), bagpiper and composer
• Storm Lee
• Annie Lennox, from Eurythmics
• Jackie Leven, folk musician
• Stuart Liddell, bagpiper
• Life Without Buildings
• Alex Ligertwood, formerly vocalist with Santana
• Rona Lightfoot (born 1934), piper and singer
• Little Fire, singer/songwriter
• Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
• Jaz Lochrie, bass guitarist with Bad Company
• Cecilia Loftus (1876–1943)
• Logan, rock band
• Ella Logan (1913–1969)
• Lone Pigeon
• Long Fin Killie (1993–1998)
• Looper
• Lord Cut-Glass
• Love and Money
• Gerard Love, Teenage Fanclub
• Low Winter Sun
• Lulu (born 1948)
• Billy Lyall (1953–1989)
• Lyn-Z, bass guitarist of Mindless Self Indulgence

M

• Hector MacAndrew (1903–1980), fiddler
• Ishbel MacAskill (1941–2011), Scottish Gaelic singer and teacher
• Jimmy MacBeath (1894–1972), singer
• Lauren MacColl, fiddler
• Donald Ban MacCrimmon (d. 1746), bagpiper
• Red Donald MacCrimmon (d. 1825), bagpiper
• Black John MacCrimmon (d. 1822), bagpiper
• Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916), composer, conductor and teacher
• Amy MacDonald, singer
• The MacDonald Brothers
• Calum MacDonald, percussionist of the band Runrig
• Catriona MacDonald, fiddler and teacher
• Finlay MacDonald (born 1978), bagpiper and composer
• Roddy MacDonald (born 1956), pipe major, bagpiper and composer
• Rory Macdonald, bassist of the band Runrig
• Sydney MacEwan, singer (1908–1991)
• Bruce MacGregor, fiddler and broadcaster
• Jimmy MacGregor, folk singer
• Kathleen MacInnes
• Colin MacIntyre, also known as Mull Historical Society
• Alexander Mackenzie (1847–1935), composer, conductor and teacher
• Billy Mackenzie, singer
• Fiona J. Mackenzie, Gaelic singer
• Talitha MacKenzie
• The Mackenzies, indie band
• Maeve Mackinnon, folk singer
• Dave Mackintosh, DragonForce drummer
• Iain MacKintosh (1932–2006)
• Robert Mackintosh (c. 1745–1807), violinist and composer
• Jessie MacLachlan (1866–1916), Gaelic soprano
• Dougie MacLean (born 1954), contemporary folk songwriter
• Donald MacLeod (1917–1982), bagpiper
• Roddy MacLeod (born 1962), bagpiper, principal of the National Piping Centre
• James MacMillan, contemporary classical composer
• Catherine-Ann MacPhee, Gaelic singer
• Alan Mair, bassist from The Only Ones
• Make Model, band
• Steven Malcolmson, songwriter, record producer
• Malinky, folk band
• Shirley Manson (born 1966), singer/songwriter, Garbage frontwoman, formerly of Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie and Angelfish
• Kelly Marie, singer
• Marmaduke Duke
• Marmalade, pop/rock band and first Scottish group to ever top the UK chart
• Helen Marnie, lead singer of Ladytron
• Michael Marra (1952–2012), singer/songwriter and musician
• Lena Martell, singer
• Bill Martin
• Sarah Martin
• Malcolm Martineau (1960–), pianist
• John Martyn (1948–2009), folk/rock/jazz singer and guitarist
• Steve Mason
• Karen Matheson, lead singer of Capercaillie
• Muir Mathieson (1911–75), conductor and composer
• Lauren Mayberry, lead singer of Chvrches
• MC-VA, rapper, record producer, songwriter and entrepreneur
• Dan McCafferty, lead singer of Nazareth
• The McCalmans
• Angela McCluskey, lead singer in Wild Colonials
• Alyth McCormack, singer
• Kevin McDermott, singer/songwriter
• Terry McDermott, rock singer with Driveblind
• Alastair McDonald
• Shelagh McDonald
• Rose McDowall, vocalist, most notably of Strawberry Switchblade and Sorrow
• Jai 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
• Kerry McGregor (1974–2012)
• Lorraine McIntosh, singer with Deacon Blue
• Licorice McKechnie
• Frances McKee, singer and songwriter in The Vaselines
• Kenneth McKellar, singer
• Jackie McKeown, lead singer and guitarist for The Yummy Fur and 1990s
• Morag McLaren
• Marie McLaughlin
• Michelle McManus, Pop Idol winner
• Tony McManus, steel-string guitarist
• Andy McMaster (1977–1980), bass, keyboards, vocals, songwriter for The Motors
• Colin McMaster (1960–1990), lead singer for Heart Industry and The Steel Chain
• Brian McNeill, a founding member of the Battlefield Band
• Meat Whiplash
• Mendeed, Glaswegian metal band
• Meursault, indie folk band from Edinburgh
• Middle of the Road, pop group
• Malcolm Middleton
• Frankie Miller, blues/rock singer, guitarist and songwriter
• George Mitchell (1917–2002), creator of The Black and White Minstrel Show
• Aidan Moffat
• Mogwai, post-rock band
• Hudson Mohawke, electronic music producer/DJ
• Momus
• Andrew Montgomery, singer
• Shona Mooney, fiddle player
• Hamish Moore, maker and player of Scottish smallpipes
• Fred Morrison (born 1963), bagpiper and composer
• Tom Morton, broadcaster and musician
• Mother and the Addicts
• Paul Mounsey
• Mr Egg (born 1959), formerly known as James McDonald, singer/songwriter, Egebamyasi, progenitor of acid house music
• Jim Mullen, jazz guitarist
• Mungo's Hi Fi
• Donnie Munro, former lead singer of Runrig
• Stuart Murdoch (born 1968), singer/songwriter, Belle & Sebastian frontman
• Neil Murray, bass player, best known for his work in Whitesnake, The Brian May Band and Black Sabbath
• My Latest Novel, melodic indie pop band
• Mylo, DJ

N

• Na Gathan, indie rock band
• Findlay Napier
• Peter Nardone, countertenor, organist, choirmaster and composer
• Nazareth, band
• The Needles, band
• Simon Neil, lead singer and guitarist with Biffy Clyro
• Nina Nesbitt, singer/songwriter
• Nicolette, singer/songwriter
• Maggie Nicols
• Nightcrawlers, band with DJ and producer John Reid
• No Way Sis
• Rab Noakes, singer, songwriter and producer
• North Atlantic Oscillation
• Paolo Nutini

O

• Maeve O'Boyle, singer and songwriter
• Oi Polloi, anarcho-punk band
• Old Blind Dogs, folk/blues
• One Dove
• Orange Juice, Glasgow-based post-punk band
• The Orchids
• Ossian, band
• Justin Osuji, singer
• Over The Wall

P

• Pallas, progressive rock band
• The Pastels, band
• David Paton, singer, guitarist and bassist with Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, Camel
• Davey Pattison, lead singer of Gamma
• Owen Paul, singer
• Pearl and the Puppets
• The Pearlfishers
• Peatbog Faeries
• The Phantom Band
• The Pictish Trail
• Pilot, band
• The Poets, band
• Emma Pollock, singer, songwriter, and guitarist; a founding member of The Delgados
• Karine Polwart
• Positive Noise
• Frankie Poullain, bass player for The Darkness
• Primal Scream, band
• The Primary 5, band
• The Proclaimers

Q

• QFX
• Finley Quaye
• Monica Queen
• Paul Quinn, vocalist and songwriter

R

• Jesse Rae
• John Rae, drummer, band leader, composer
• Gerry Rafferty, singer/songwriter, Stealers Wheel
• Chris Rainbow
• Eddi Reader
• Red Hot Chilli Pipers
• Jean Redpath (1937–2014), folk singer
• Johnny Reid, country singer
• Maggie Reilly, singer/songwriter
• Tommy Reilly
• The Reindeer Section
• Robert Rental
• The Revolving Paint Dream, Andrew Innes' first band, also featuring Alan McGee
• The Rezillos, Edinburgh nu wave punk band
• The Rich, Edinburgh indie band
• Rico
• Manda Rin, singer/songwriter with band bis
• Billy Ritchie, musician and composer of Clouds
• Ian Ritchie, saxophonist, producer and composer
• The River Detectives
• Alasdair Roberts, folk musician
• B.A. Robertson, songwriter
• Brian Robertson, guitarist for Thin Lizzy and Motörhead
• Eric Robertson, composer
• Jeannie Robertson (1908–1975), folk singer
• Stanley Robertson (1940–2009), storyteller and ballad singer
• Harry Robertson
• Seb Rochford, drummer and bandleader, Polar Bear
• Rock Salt & Nails, band
• Annie Ross, jazz singer
• Ricky Ross, lead singer of Deacon Blue
• Runrig, Gaelic rock band
• Rustie
• Louise Rutkowski, singer

S

• Isla St Clair
• Saint Jude's Infirmary, indie band
• Salsa Celtica, Latin/folk fusion band
• Emeli Sandé, singer
• Mary Sandeman (aka Aneka), traditional singer, solo and with Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, Gaelic Mod gold medallist
• Michael Sandison (born 1970), electronic musician, Boards of Canada
• Saor Patrol, folk band
• Paul Savage, drummer in The Delgados
• Scars, band
• Bon Scott (1946–1980), singer for band AC/DC
• David Scott, founder and leader of The Pearlfishers
• Mike Scott (born 1958)
• ScottishPower Pipe Band
• The Secret Goldfish
• Shuna Scott Sendall, dramatic soprano opera singer
• Sensational Alex Harvey Band
• Sergeant, band
• Rachel Sermanni
• The Shamen
• Jimmy Shand (1908–2000)
• Donald Shaw
• Eilidh Shaw, fiddle player and singer
• Rebecca Shearing, pop singer
• The Shermans
• Derek Shulman, lead singer for Simon Dupree and the Big Sound and Gentle Giant
• The Silencers
• Silly Wizard, folk group
• Simple Minds
• Habbie Simpson (1550–1620), town piper in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire
• Tom Simpson, keyboardist for Snow Patrol
• The Singing Kettle, folk music group
• Skids, band
• Grahame Skinner
• Slam, house and techno DJs and producers
• Slik, Midge Ure's first band
• Sluts of Trust
• Emily Smith, singer
• Martin Smith (1957–1994)
• Tommy Smith, jazz saxophonist, composer, educator and bandleader (Scottish National Jazz Orchestra)
• David Sneddon, singer/songwriter
• Snow Patrol, band formed in Dundee
• Snowblood, sludge/post-rock/doom metal band
• Jimmy Somerville
• Sons and Daughters, band
• Soup Dragons, band
• Spare Snare, band
• Spirea X, Greenock psychedelic band
• Sharleen Spiteri, singer, songwriter, guitarist and lead vocalist of Texas
• Adam Stafford, lead singer of Y'all is Fantasy Island
• Stanley Odd, alternative hip-hop group
• Mike Starrs
• Stealers Wheel
• Al 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 School
• Stiltskin
• Stone The Crows
• Tallia Storm, R&B / soul singer
• Chris Stout
• Strawberry Switchblade, band
• Hamish Stuart
• Sucioperro, rock band
• Joe Sullivan, guitarist with James King and The Lonewolves / Fun Patrol
• The Supernaturals
• Superstar
• Stuart Sutcliffe (1940–1962), original bass player of The Beatles
• Swanee, elder brother of Jimmy Barnes

T

• The Tannahill Weavers, folk group
• Katie Targett-Adams, singer/songwriter-MC and Celtic harpist
• John Taylor, fiddler
• Julienne Taylor, singer/songwriter
• Teenage Fanclub
• Telstar Ponies
• Terra Diablo
• Texas
• Sandi Thom
• Dougie Thomson, bass player of Supertramp
• Paul Thomson, drummer of Franz Ferdinand
• William Thomson (1695–1753)
• The Threats, UK82 punk band from Edinburgh/Dalkeith
• Thrum, indie rock band
• The Time Frequency
• Ricky Toner, singer, blues harp and guitarist
• Stuart Tosh, drummer, songwriter and vocalist
• Trashcan Sinatras
• Travis, band
• Trembling Bells
• KT Tunstall
• Alison Turriff, classical/folk fusion clarinettist
• The Twilight Sad
• Twin Atlantic

U

• Ultravox
• Unicorn Kid, Oliver Sabin, DJ / chiptune producer
• The Unwinding Hours, alternative rock band
• Midge Ure
• Urusei Yatsura, band

V

• The Valves, band
• The Vaselines, band
• The View, band

W

• The Wake
• Gordon Walker, bagpiper and pipe major
• Sheila Walsh
• Keith Warwick
• The Waterboys
• Colin Waterson, electronic musician
• Lori Watson
• Anna Watt (1923-2009), singer from Fran and Anna
• Fran Watt (1922-2003), singer from Fran and Anna
• We Are the Physics, indie band
• We Were Promised Jetpacks, Glasgow based indie band
• Bobby Wellins, jazz saxophonist
• Bill Wells, bassist, pianist, guitarist and composer
• Euan Wemyss, lead singer of Captain Face
• The Wendys
• Wensdy
• Werd (S.O.S)
• Wet Wet Wet
• Nancy Whiskey (1935–2003), folk singer
• Andy White, session drummer, famously stood in for Ringo Starr
• Doogie White
• Tam White, blues singer
• White Trash, signed to Apple Records, later changed their name to Trash
• Whiteout
• Astrid Williamson
• Duncan Williamson (1928–2007), storyteller and singer
• Robin 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 1998
• Robert Wilson
• Roscoe Wilson
• Wolfstone
• Eric Woolfson, The Alan Parsons Project's founder member, vocalist and lyricist
• Roddy Woomble

X

• The Xcerts, band

Y

• Y'all is Fantasy Island, alternative folk bank
• Yashin, post-hardcore band
• Yasmin, DJ, singer, songwriter
• James Yorkston
• Alexander Young, eldest of the Young brothers, founding member of Grapefruit
• Angus Young, lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the hard rock band AC/DC
• Young Fathers, alternative hip hop group
• Kenneth Young, video game composer and musician
• Malcolm Young, founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the hard rock band AC/DC
• Stevie Young, nephew of the Young brothers; member of AC/DC, former member of Starfighters
• The Yummy Fur, indie rock band

Z

• Lena Zavaroni (1963–99)
• Zoey Van Goey, band