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24/05/2024

𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 - May 2024 update

Our final update for the month and we're catching up on the last two weeks with incredible releases from the likes of Midnight Ambulance, Luke La Volpe, Be Charlotte, Man of Moon, Penny Mob, Nicky Aiken, Tamzene, Neev Music, Heron Valley, Alas de Liona, Got Got Need Music, Beluga Lagoon, Robyn Smith, Joe Goodall Music, Redolent, Gates Of Light, Day Sleeper, Ailsa and the Seahorses, Walt Disco and Lou Mclean Music

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18/05/2024

The Winners - The Weekender Awards 2023

17/05/2024

Got some wonderful news today!!!

Delighted to say that I have picked up not one, but two awards at this years The Weekender awards as well as a runner up for Song of the Year.

‘Demons’ was selected as ‘Album of the Year’

‘All I Want’ won for ‘Single of the Year’

Absolutely honoured to have picked up the awards in categories full of amazing talent.

This album has been such an emotional journey and to see it recognised as being worthy of an award really is an honour. Thank you 🙏🏽

🏆 Full Article & Winners below

📸 Frank Murphy

16/05/2024

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐀𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟑

This evening we can (finally!) reveal the winners of our 2023 awards. Many congratulations to our winners.

Album - 📀 Brownbear - Demons
EP - 💿 Megan Black - Full Circle (Pt.1)
Song - 🎤 PLASTICINE - On My Own
Single - 🐻 Brownbear - All I Want
Breakthrough - 💥 Abigail Pryde
Live Act - 🎸 Fatherson
Acoustic Act - 🎻 Matthew Hall
Electronic Act - 🎹 BETA WAVES

The Winners - The Weekender Awards 2023

04/05/2024

𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞 — Get Tore In to the latest tracks from BIG IRON, Conflict Hope, Blue Ni****ne, Silver Dollar Room, The Lines, Vanderlye, Hector Shaw, Mickey 9s, Drew Davies, Róisín McCarney, Indoor Foxes, Grayling and more

Tunes from the Scottish Music Scene - Scottish Bands and Scottish Artists · Playlist · 19 songs · 357 likes

29/12/2023

And part 2 of our shortlists reveal…

🎤 Live Act of the Year 🎤
— sponsored by B12 Entertainment

BIG IRON
Bleed From Within
Codespeaker
Danko
Fatherson
Forgetting The Future
Grace & The Flat Boys
Into the Pines
Sixth Wonder
Spyres

💥 Breakthrough Artist of the Year 💥
— sponsored by Electric Shores PR

Abigail Pryde
Big Iron
Bird Cage Theatre
Bride
Conflict Hope
Day Sleeper
HAVOX
Into Yesterday
Joe Goodall Music
Lo Rays
neverfine
PLASTICINE
Quiet Houses
Snowsofyesteryear
Theta

🎼 Acoustic Artist of the Year 🎼

Cortnë
James Liandu Music
Jamie Taylor Music
Jordan Phillips
Kate Kyle Music
Liv Dawn
Matthew Hall
NANI Music
Neev Music
Shaun Panda Nicolson

🎹 Electronic Artist of the Year 🎹

BETA WAVES
Dot Allison
Fourth Daughter
Get Wrong
Kohla
MALKA
philomenah
Post Coal Prom Queen
SHEARS
Supermann on da beat

A total of 100 nominees across eight categories have been revealed.

29/12/2023

…And the nominees are

We are thrilled to reveal (part 1 of) the shortlists for The Weekender Awards 2023…

💿 Album of the Year 💿
— sponsored by Room 2 —

Abigail Pryde - Abigail Pryde
Brownbear - Demons
Dead Sea Souls - Brought to Life
Gerry Son + The Smokin' Gun Gallus in Wonderland
Mark Sharp & The Bicycle Thieves Unmask The Circus
Raveloe - Exit Light
Royal Bloom - Visceral
She Burns Red - Out of Darkness
Sophie Penman Music - Written in the Books
Withered Hand - How to Love

📀 EP of the Year 📀
— sponsored by Xfire.live —

Arcade State - A Slave to the Waves
Artax - Eternally Regretful
Cloud House - Still Here
David Latto - Dream Logic
Elisabeth Elektra - Broken Promises

Hospital Corner – Speaking New Languages
Lo Rays – Algorithm Gods
Megan Black – Full Circle (Part 1)
Nathan Somevi – Brave
neverfine – Do Everything, Feel Nothing

Rosie H Sullivan – In My Nature
swim school – duality
Theo Bleak – Pain
Vigilanti – Pick Your Poison
Vulpine - Nightmares

🎵 Song of the Year 🎵
— sponsored by Forth Valley College —

Anchor Lane – Ministry
Bird Cage Theatre – The City Screams Us
Bride – Lost Cause
Brownbear - Demons
Day Sleeper – Savage Dreams

Future Colours – May She Sleep Forever
Grace & The Flat Boys - Ghosting
King Creosote – Blue Marvel Elm Trees
Mark Sharp & The Bicycle Thieves – Stubborn
PLASTICINE – On My Own

Raveloe – Clouds Are Release
Rodeo Club – Out of Sight
SILVI – Don’t Wanna Love Again
Theta – What I Want
Xan Tyler – You’re My Muse

🎶 Single of the Year 🎶
— sponsored by Forth Valley College —

Anchor Lane – I Don’t Have Another Soul to Pour
Arcade State – Life is Not Linear
BIG IRON – River Runs Dry
Bottle Rockets Band – Limerence
Brownbear – All I Want

Calum Jones – Truth Hurts
Culann – St Andrews
Distant Images – Sight Unseen
Gerry Son & The Smokin' Gun – Get on Board
Nelson Savage – The Atlantic

Rosie H Sullivan – Only a Woman
Saint Vienna – New Hope
She Burns Red – Out of Darkness
Slowmove – Golden Stitches
Strange Dimensions – To Stay

…more nominees to come

A total of 100 nominees across eight categories have been revealed.

19/12/2023

One week to go >> takes to the stage at with support from & .

Tickets from the link in our bio 🙌

15/12/2023

𝐓𝐮𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐨𝐭𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐌𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐞

Ho, ho, ho! One final playlist update for the year and we round up a few crackers over the last few weeks. Feel free to GET. TORE. IN. to these releases from The Volts Band, Saint Vienna, Ben Walker, Echo Machine, VLURE, Vos Rough, Catalysis, Bloodsun, KURO, Blackcats, Hopes Avenue, Soup, Black Cat Bone, Midnight Alleys, Palejoy, The Fragz, Poster Club, Callum kerr + Chris Andreucci, Kirsteen Harvey, Ewan Patrick Music, Redolent, Anna Sweeney, and St Mungo + Citadels

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0QbaS40DvZCTJThV98iJZK?si=32497b04bfb24fec

Tunes from the Scottish Music Scene - Scottish Bands and Scottish Artists · Playlist · 23 songs · 355 likes