Country Gigs Scotland

23/06/2026

22/06/2026

New Caitlin Mae bundle arrived today
Just jam packed with awesomeness like the wee star herself
🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌😎😎🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

21/06/2026

🎙️ Country Gigs Scotland – The Soundtrack of a Season
The past four weeks have felt like a heartbeat echoing through the Highlands — every stream, every chorus, every late‑night singalong adding to the rhythm of a scene that refuses to stand still. From Katee Kross’s “Hey There Mr” kicking off the chart like a sunrise over Ayrshire rooftops, to Rianne Downey’s “Beautiful View” shimmering with that bittersweet glow of homecoming, the country crowd has spoken loud and clear.

Flora Fiora’s double hit — “Getting Out” and “Business Calls” — tells the story of ambition and escape, while Ava Claire’s “Salt Mine” brings a touch of Nashville soul to Scottish soil. S4SHA’s “Hours” pulses like neon in the dark, and Dan + Shay’s “Say So” reminds us that the global country wave still rolls strong across the Clyde.

Cammy Black’s “Scotland Forever” feels like a rallying cry — tartan, pride, and grit wrapped in melody — while Katee Kross returns with “Still the People Talk”, proving that the voice of the people is still the loudest instrument of all. And closing the set, Annastaisyar’s “The Famous Tartan Army” marches in with Celtic fire, turning every stream into a stomp of celebration.

This month’s chart isn’t just numbers — it’s a snapshot of a movement. A reminder that country music in Scotland isn’t borrowed; it’s home‑grown, heartfelt, and humming louder than ever.
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19/06/2026

18/06/2026

This week's purchases from Flora Fiora fanpage, April Jai, Alba Eyra - fanpage and Sandi Thom

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6vhf2bHf74D9OYfND6CO1e?si=143a10ee4c9f4396

Playlist · CGS HQ · 4 items

18/06/2026

We'll be buying it

I know.
It's been a while.
Trying hard to survive.

Wreckage drops tomorrow, 19th June

17/06/2026

Flora Fiora fanpage - Getting Out

For an artist whose early releases often felt like diary pages set to music, Flora Fiora's *Getting Out* marks a significant leap forward. The song tackles a deceptively difficult subject: not heartbreak, but the guilt and anguish of being the one who has fallen out of love. It's about knowing a relationship is over long before you've found the courage to say the words aloud.

What makes *Getting Out* so affecting is its central image. Love is supposed to keep you afloat, yet here Fiora captures the suffocating feeling of staying with someone out of obligation, describing a relationship that leaves you feeling as though you're drowning rather than buoyant. It's an uncomfortable emotional space that many songwriters avoid, but Fiora walks straight into it, finding both honesty and compassion along the way.

There's a growing maturity to her songwriting here. The emotional stakes feel higher, the storytelling sharper, and the observations more nuanced. While previous releases occasionally carried the understandable rough edges of a talented young artist finding her voice, *Getting Out* sounds like the work of someone beginning to fully trust it. It's a real step up from the teenager who first emerged a few years ago, revealing an artist increasingly comfortable with complexity and ambiguity.

As Flora's audience continues to expand and her profile rises, it would be easy for the attention to change her perspective. Yet one of the most appealing things about her remains her lack of pretension. Even as her popularity gathers momentum and more listeners discover her music, there's still a refreshing humility at the heart of everything she does. The songs never feel calculated; they feel lived-in.

*Getting Out* doesn't rely on grand gestures or melodrama. Instead, it succeeds through emotional precision, capturing the slow, painful realisation that sometimes the kindest thing you can do is leave. It's one of Flora Fiora's strongest songs to date and further evidence that her steady rise is built on substance rather than hype. As her following continues to grow, tracks like this suggest she's only just getting started.

Flora Fiora is awesome.... So there