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List of Scottish musicians

This article is part of the List of Scots series

List of Scottish musicians is a list of notable Scottish musicians; please see Scottish composers for classical writers.

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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
  • Adopted as Holograph, band
  • Adventures in Stereo, band
  • Aereogramme, rock band
  • Aerial, power-pop band
  • Akala rapper, Scottish father
  • Alestorm, pirate metal band
  • Albannach, 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
  • The Amorettes, hard rock band
  • Amplifico, indie band
  • Amy Belle
  • 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
  • Billie Anthony (1932–1991), singer
  • APB, band
  • The Apples, indie-dance 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

C

  • Café Jacques, progressive rock 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
  • Jon Campbell, singer, producer, keyboard player, songwriter, and frontman of the band The Time Frequency
  • 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 (band)|The Temperance
  • Tracyanne Campbell, singer of
  • Cannon, instrumental post-rock band
  • Lewis Capaldi, singer-songwriter
  • Capercaillie, folk band
  • Captain Face, rock band
  • Sally Carr, lead singer of Middle of the Road
  • The Cateran, rock band
  • Cartoone, band
  • Nicola Cassells, soprano
  • The Cathode Ray, alternative band
  • Ceilidh Minogue, ceilidh band
  • Celtic Thunder, band
  • The Chimes, dance music trio
  • Colin Chisholm, lead singer of Bilbo
  • Duncan Chisholm, fiddle player, founder member of Wolfstone
  • George Chisholm, jazz trombonist
  • Chvrches, alternative electronic band
  • Cindytalk band formed by members of The Freeze now a solo project for Gordon Sharp
  • The Cinematics, alternative rock band
  • Gerry Cinnamon, singer-songwriter
  • Clann An Drumma, tribal band
  • Bryan Clarke, Napalm Stars, punk rock band
  • Philip Clemo, composer, musician, record producer, sound artist
  • Close Lobsters, band
  • Clouds, 1966–71, forerunners of progressive rock
  • The Clouds, 1980s indie band
  • The Clutha, traditional Scottish band
  • Cocteau Twins, band
  • Codeine Velvet Club, alternative rock band
  • Coast, 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 Sweet
  • Conquering Animal Sound
  • Mick Cooke, musician and composer
  • Gawain Erland Cooper, folk guitarist and singer with Erland and the Carnival
  • Jimmy Cooper, hammered dulcimer player
  • The Cooperation Band, brass band
  • Alex Cornish, singer/songwriter
  • Correcto, rock supergroup
  • The Corries, band
  • Cosmic Rough Riders, band
  • Lorne Cousin, bagpipe player
  • James Crabb, classical accordionist
  • Gordon Cree, singer, pianist, organist, arranger, orchestrator, conductor and composer
  • 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

E

  • Eagleowl, post-folk band
  • Carla J. Easton
  • Sheena Easton (born 1959)
  • Joe Egan, singer with Stealers Wheel
  • Egebamyasi, house artist from Inverness
  • El Mafrex, Urban Contemporary Gospel
  • El Presidente, band
  • Robert Emery (1794–1871), songwriter
  • 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

G

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
  • Susan Hamilton, soprano
  • Ian Hampton, bassist for Sparks
  • The Happy Family, post punk band
  • Harem Scarem, folk band
  • 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
  • Leslie Harvey (1944–1972), guitarist
  • Colin Hay (born 1953), singer with Men at Work
  • The Hazey Janes
  • The Headboys, power pop band
  • Fran Healy, singer in band Travis
  • Hector Bizerk, experimental hip-hop group
  • The Hedrons
  • Ainslie Henderson, singer/songwriter
  • Mike Heron, singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist
  • Lou Hickey
  • Hiding Place, rock band
  • Lizzie Higgins (1929–1993), ballad singer
  • Hip Parade, band
  • Hipsway, band
  • Holocaust, heavy metal band
  • Honeyblood, band
  • Horse
  • How to Swim, pop/rock band
  • Andrew Howie, singer/songwriter, producer and music tutor
  • RM Hubbert, guitarist and singer
  • Hudson Mohawke, producer, DJ and composer
  • 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
  • The Hurricanes, rhythm & blues group
  • Scott Hutchison, singer, songwriter, guitarist

I

J

K

L

  • The LaFontaines, band
  • La Paz
  • Chris Lake, house musician, mau5trap
  • Frederic Lamond (1868–1948), classical pianist, second-to-last surviving pupil of Franz Liszt
  • Land, Christian music band
  • The Last Battle, indie alt-pop band
  • Lau, folk band featuring Kris Drever
  • Harry Lauder (1870–1950)
  • The Law

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

T

U

  • Ultra-Sonic, electronic music band
  • The Uncle Devil Show, pop-rock guitar band
  • Uncle John & Whitelock, horror punk band
  • Under the Dome, ambient music band
  • Unicorn Kid, Oliver Sabin, DJ / chiptune producer
  • Unkle Bob, indie rock band
  • The Unwinding Hours, alternative rock band
  • Midge Ure
  • Urusei Yatsura, band

V

W

X

  • The Xcerts, band
  • Sophie Xeon (1986 –2021), musician, record producer, singer, songwriter, and DJ. Better known as Sophie

Y

Z

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