Let's face it - you can't get away from hearing about Scotland these days. And on their biggest day for eons let's find out who IORR's all time favourite Scottish bands/musicians are.

I'll start.

The Jesus and Mary Chain
Primal Scream



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The one that comes to my mind immediately is/was the band Big Country, who had a minor hit with their song 'Big Country.' Not that it's a favorite, just the only one I'm familiar with (the song is ok, though).


I'm no expert on Scotland's pop/rock music scene beyond the fact Glasgow was a center...



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I went to Franz Ferdinand concert in march, that was very good.

Simple Minds

Nazareth

Franz Ferdinand

Primal Scream

Runrig

Texas

Midge Ure

Paolo Nutini

David Knopfler

Mark Knopfler

Amy MacDonald

Ian Stewarts band.

I didn't know that Mark and David were scottish?

EDIT: Just found out he was born there, by british and hungarian parents - and soon moved to Northumberland, England



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The knopflers are Geordies.
Primal Scream are my top scottish band comfortably.

Mogwai ...

"Ununited Kingdom"

ok come on, I'm just kidding.

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geordiestone
The knopflers are Geordies.
Primal Scream are my top scottish band comfortably.

Aye! That's what I remembered

Also Scottish :

The Bay City Rollers (Edinburgh)

KT Tunstall (St Andrews)

Wet Wet Wet (Clydebank, near Glasgow)

The Average White Band (Dundee)

Annie Lennox (Aberdeen)

Deacon Blue (Dundee)

Fish (Singer of Marrillion - Edinburgh)

Glasvegas (Glasgow, oddly enough...)

Gerry Rafferty (Paisley)

loads more that I can't think of at present...

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geordiestone
The knopflers are Geordies.
Primal Scream are my top scottish band comfortably.

Mark Knopfler born in Glasgow moved south at a young age, maybe 5 years?

Del Amitri

Biffy Clyro



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Can I claim AC/DC?
I remember reading an interview Keith gave to a Scottish paper a few years back, and it was headed "Rolling stones are a Scottish band". I think it was in the Sunday mail. Keef was clearly playing to the papers limited readership. Anyway, his assertion for Stones Scottishness was down to Stu. makes you wonder what he says to provincial newspapers when he is in Uganda or somewhere. Anyway, in less than 12 hrs we may be totally provincial here in Scotland!

Can't believe no one's mentioned this lot.


















"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

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nightskyman
The one that comes to my mind immediately is/was the band Big Country, who had a minor hit with their song 'Big Country.'

Keith, when interviewed by Musician Magazine when promoting UNDERCOVER, listened to hit songs the interviewer literally played Keith on a stereo:

In a Big Country by BIG COUNTRY (Keith's quote): "A bit studied, a little too self-conscious. But there are some nice sounds on there. Seven." (out of ten.)

Not forgetting Stone The Crows with Scotland's own Janis, Maggie Bell.






"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

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Deltics
Can't believe no one's mentioned this lot.

A superb band. Saw them supporting The Who at Charlton in 76. They were unbelievably good.

Rod Stewart (?)

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Koen
Rod Stewart (?)

Well, sort of...

Born in Highgate, North London, on 10th January 1945. Rod's father Robert Joseph Stewart came from King's Port in Edinburgh, Scotland. Rod's mother, Elsie, came from Upper Holloway, North London.
[www.rodstewartfanclub.com]

I'm not sure if the Scots, or anyone else for that matter, have ever forgiven him for this though.





[www.45cat.com]


"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"



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I don't think the Offspring are Scottish, are they?

[www.google.ca]

Maybe they could become honorary Scotsmen, at least for today?

Primal Scream

Jack Bruce

Linda Thompson

Lulu (particularly with Duane Allman and Eddie Hinton on the New Routes album from 1970)

Can I cheat and mention the Transatlantic Sessions, please ?

Scotty Moore, of course

Odd that you think for 40 years a band is from Canada and they seems to be Scottish............. Stealers Wheel/Gerry Rafferty and I also missed that he died in 2010

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The Temperance Movement!

Simple Minds and Big Country.

Teenage Fanclub - should be massive, so many great songs



Cosmic Rough Riders



Orange Juice



Jesus and Mary Chain

I would have to say Primal Scream.

...If you asked me a few months ago, I most likely would have responded with Scotty Waddy Doo Doo

Jethro Tull