MUSIC IN SCOTLANDKatrina McMahon & Laura Buchanan

Music in Scotland

Katrina McMahon& Laura Buchanan

WHAT IS SCOTTISH MUSIC?

WHAT IS SCOTTIS

H MUSIC?

Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music...

POSTCARD RECORDS

-ALAN HORNE, AGED JUST 19-GLASGOW, 1978-ORANGE JUICE-’NEW SOUND OF SCOTLAND’-GREAT GLASGOW POP GOLD RUSH-GLASGOW HAD A REPUTATION FOR ALCOHOLISM, HARD-MEN AND POVERTY

SCOTLAND & NATIONAL IDENTITY

THE PROCLAIMERS

Scottish Music Funding

Scotland= above average in retail and live sector

Weaknesses= distribution, lack of associated professionals, lack of media support, FUNDINGCloonan (Popular Music and the State (2007:12)

Franz Ferdinand= ¼ Scottish, Based in London, Royalties to English agencies, why did they leave Scotland?

RSAMD, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Scottish Opera, Scottish Dance Theatre, Scottish Ballet

Despite lots of arts organisations, lack of funding is drivingMusicians away…

Manifesto for Scottish Parliamentary Election 2011 Appointment of a minister of

music Creation of a Scottish Music

Development Agency Free instrumental tuition for all

children in Scotland Development of a Scottish music

website Scottish Music Day

Example: Plockton Traditional Music School

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12415722

15/03/11 School saved from closure£300,000 cuts to funding for traditional music

Is anything being done to promote Scottish Music Anymore?

Scottish Arts CouncilCreating new music for individuals through:

• Development of new music projects by Scottish based composers, songwriters and producers

• The creation, rehearsal and development of new music

• Commissioning, writing, composing and creative development across all styles

• Recording of material for professional release by musicians, artists or groups.

• Individual musicians or groups who have been invited to showcase at key events in the music industry in order to advance their careers

Other funding initiatives

•Youth Music Initiative•Highland Arts Programme•Music +

Other Music Associations and Initiatives :

•Dumfries and Galloway Arts Association

•Falkirk Council Arts Development

•Ideasmart: initiative with the Scottish Arts Council to support entrepreneurship •in the arts

•NESTA: rewarding creativeness in the arts

•Scottish Cultural Enterprise

•Scottish Development International

Scottish Music and America

Scottish Influence on American genre

Joan Baez- Walls of Redwinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOXwLgJGLZA

The Corries- the road and the miles to Dundeehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm5_jma2GMQ

1700’s Immigrants came to America

50,000 Scottish Settlers

Genres influenced by Scots:-Folk-Gospel-Bluegrass

Scottish influence on artists

Is Scotland to thank for American music?

Identity crisis…

Elvis?

Influence of Scottish bands on Nirvana

Reliance on America?

Albannach- Grandfather Mountain Highland Gameshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p84UOS2RiBU

America and Scottish traditional music – Pseudo-Scottishness?

Scottish music emigrating to America once again (Snow Patrol, KT Tunstall, Paolo Nutini, Franz Ferdinand

Do we rely on the States for our national music to be taken seriously?

Thanks for listening!

Discussion

‘For the last three decades Scotland has produced some of the world’s most original and influential pop

music. Against a backdrop of political turmoil and a national identity

crisis… and it all started when a small independent record label

changed Scottish music forever...’.