List of Scottish musicians

This list of notable Scottish musicians is part of the List of Scots series.

0–9 18 Wheeler, band 1990s, indie rock band

A John Abell, countertenor, composer and lutenist Aberfeldy, pop band AC Acoustics Maggie Adamson 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 Pete Agnew, bassist and backing vocalist for Nazareth Akala rapper, Scottish mother 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 Mohsen Amini, concertinist. Co-founder and member of the folk trio Talisk and the folk band Ímar 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 Tom Anderson (1910–1991), fiddler and composer Chris Andreucci, country music singer/songwriter  Aneka (aka Mary Sandeman), singer, Japanese Boy Billie Anthony (1932–1991), singer APB, band The Apples, indie-dance band Arab Strap, Indie band Craig Armstrong, composer Anna Arnott (1887–1978) Associates, duo Astrid, band Attic Lights, indie rock band Average White Band, funk rock brass band Jean Aylwin (1885–1964) Aztec Camera, band

B Howie B, musician, producer and DJ Back of the Moon Lady Grizel Baillie (1665–1746), songwriter Aly Bain, fiddler Jimmy Bain, bassist associated with Thin Lizzy, Rainbow and Dio Ian Bairnson, guitarist of Pilot and The Alan Parsons Project Balaam and the Angel, rock band Ballboy, indie band A Band Called Quinn Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland, official regimental military band Jimmy Barnes Barry Can't Swim musician and Producer The Bathers, band Battlefield Band Malcolm Baxter, singer/songwriter, fronted punk band Last Words Bay City Rollers, 1970s pop-rock sensations Morag Beaton (1926–2010), dramatic soprano The Beatstalkers Callum Beattie, singer songwriter Jim Beattie, founding member of Primal Scream, Spirea X and Adventures in Stereo Callum Beaumont, bagpipe player Beggars Opera, rock Maggie Bell, rock and blues-rock singer Paddie Bell (1931–2005), Scottish folk singer and musician Robert Bell, musician The Blue Nile 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 Zoë Bestel, singer-songwriter 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 Bilbo, band Billy Liar, acoustic punk/folk band The Birthday Suit, indie rock band Bis, band Cora Bissett Norman Blake, Teenage Fanclub Blazin' Fiddles, folk Bleed from Within, deathcore band The Blimp, rock band The Blow Monkeys Blue, band The Blue Nile, band The Bluebells, band BMX Bandits, twee/jangle-popfolktronica Boards of Canada, downtempo/electronica group Bodega, band Sega Bodega, Music Producer and Singer Boghall and Bathgate Caledonia Pipe Band Eric Bogle, folk singer/songwriter Bombay Talkie, Bhangra band Bongshang, folktronica Boots for Dancing, post-punk band Christopher Bowes, vocalist/keytarist for Alestorm Box Codax, band Billy Boyd, singer with Beecake Susan Boyle, singer Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist of Mogwai Breabach, folk music band Billy Bremner, guitarist Bishop Briggs, singer Broken Records, indie folk band Steve Bronski, singer-songwriter, member of Bronski Beat Sandy Brown (1929–75), jazz clarinettist Scott Brown, DJ and music producer Ronnie Browne, "The Voice", founding member of The Corries Jack Bruce (1943–2014), bassist with Cream Wattie Buchan, lead vocalist for The Exploited Isobel Buchanan, operatic soprano Margo Buchanan, singer-songwriter, composer, musician, and recording artist Paul Buchanan, singer and musician, The Blue Nile Charlie Burchill, guitarist of Simple Minds John Davie Burgess (1934–2005), bagpiper Yvie Burnett, mezzo-soprano singer and vocal coach Barry Burns Cha Burns (1957–2007), guitarist for The Silencers Butcher Boy, indie pop band Jenn Butterworth, acoustic folk guitarist and singer David Byrne (born 1952)

C Cado Belle, band Café Jacques, progressive rock band Calamateur, singer, songwriter, musician Camera Obscura, band Isla Cameron (c.1930–1980) Darius Campbell Danesh (1980–2022), singer-songwriter 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 Kenna Campbell, Scottish singer, teacher, tradition bearer and advocate for Gaelic language, culture and song. Mairi Campbell, singer, composer, violinist, fiddler Tracyanne Campbell, singer of band Camera Obscura 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 Cartoone, band Nicola Cassells, soprano The Cateran, rock band The Cathode Ray, alternative band Ceilidh Minogue, ceilidh band Celtic Thunder, band Brìghde Chaimbeul, bagpipe player 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 Cinder, singer, musician and record producer 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 Gary Clark, musician, songwriter and record producer Bryan Clarke, Napalm Stars, punk rock band Zal Cleminson, guitarist 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 David Conn, keyboard player with Nothing Yet Chris Connelly, musician and singer/songwriter Billy Connolly, comedian and singer, scored a UK No. 1 Brian Connolly, vocalist with Sweet Conquering Animal Sound Iain Cook, musician, composer, record producer. A member of the band Chvrches. He played guitar for Aereogramme, and was a member of The Unwinding Hours. 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 Stuart Crichton, Songwriter/Producer Croft No. 5, world music–Celtic fusion band Charlotte Gordon Cumming, singer/songwriter and music producer The Cundeez, punk rock band Johnny Cunningham (1957–2003), 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 Dàimh, folk band Glen Daly (c.1930–1987) Dananananaykroyd, band Darius Danesh (born 1980), singer, songwriter, and guitarist Danny Wilson, band Stuart David Les Davidson, guitarist Dawn of the Replicants, indie rock quintet Clarita de Quiroz (born 1984), Grade 8 pianist, Grade 8 percussionist, singer, songwriter and model De Rosa, rock band Deacon Blue, band Dead or American, alternative rock band Degrassi, band Del Amitri, band The Delgados, band Jackie Dennis Denny and Dunipace Pipe Band, Grade 3B pipe band Karl Denver (1931–98), singer Desalvo, metalcore band Jimmy Deuchar (1930–93), jazz trumpeter Sydney Devine (1940–2021) Jim Dewar (1942–2002), vocalist and bassist with Robin Trower Band and Stone The Crows Jim Diamond Murray Dickie (1924–1995), tenor opera singer Barbara Dickson, singer John Disco, record producer, sound engineer and songwriter, member of the band Bis Django Django Dogs Die in Hot Cars, band Donaldson, Moir and Paterson, rock group Lonnie Donegan, skiffle musician Donovan (born 1946) Daniel Dow, traditional Scottish musician and composer Patrick Doyle, composer The Dreaming, Celtic rock Kris Drever Ivan Drever, folk singer, songwriter and guitarist Drinking Electricity, post-punk/synthpop trio 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 Amy Duncan, singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist C Duncan, composer and musician Gordon Duncan (1964–2005), bagpiper and composer Malcolm "Molly" Duncan (1945–2019), tenor saxophonist formerly with Mogul Thrash, founding member of Average White Band Andy Dunlop, lead guitarist of Travis Joy Dunlop, Gaelic singer Sophia Dussek (1775–1831), singer, pianist, harpist, and composer Alex Duthart (1925–1986), drummer The Dykeenies, indie rock band Dysart and Dundonald Pipe Band

E Eagleowl, post-folk band The Eastern Swell, psychedelic folk band Carla J. Easton Sheena Easton (born 1959) Craig Eddie, singer Joe Egan, singer with Stealers Wheel Egebamyasi, house artist from Inverness The Electrics, Celtic rock band Richard Elliot, saxophonist El Mafrex, Urban Contemporary Gospel El Presidente, band Robert Emery (1794–1871), songwriter Emma's Imagination, singer Natasha England, pop singer Marcus Eoin (born 1970), electronic musician, Boards of Canada Errors, post-electro band Eugenius, founded by Eugene Kelly, formerly known as Captain America Nathan Evans Ex-Simple Minds, New Wave/rock band The Exploited, punk band

F Fairground Attraction Al Fairweather Kyle Falconer, lead singer of The View Fatherson Fiction Factory, new wave band Fiddlers' Bid, instrumental group Findo Gask, band The Fire Engines Fish (born 1958), singer Archie Fisher, folk singer and songwriter Ray Fisher (1940–2011), folk singer Scott Fitzgerald Dave Flett, guitarist Manfred Mann's Earth Band Kat Flint, singer/songwriter The Flowers, post-punk band Flying Squad, Scottish band featuring Fin Muir, Monty McMonagle, George Crossan, Alex Calder and Jimmy Kelly. Signed to CBS/Epic records. Derek Forbes, bassist, vocalist, and sometime guitarist Dean Ford (1945–2018), singer and songwriter Marmalade Jessie Fordyce (1905–2003), "harmony" part trio harmony singer with the Three X Sisters. She was born (1905) in Scotland. Raised primarily in Brooklyn, NY USA. Forever More, band FOUND, experimental pop band and arts collective 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, band The Freeze, post-punk band from Linlithgow 1976–1981 Alan Frew, vocalist with Glass Tiger Friends Again Frightened Rabbit The Fuse Future Pilot A.K.A. Futuristic Retro Champions Iona Fyfe, folk singer Will Fyffe (1885–1947)

G Paul Galbraith, classical guitarist