Showing posts with label Calvin Harris. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Calvin Harris. Show all posts

Friday, 31 December 2021

Scottish Music 2021

  

Proclaimers

The BBC's St Andrews day Program, featured many of Scotland's best loved artists from the 80s – Proclaimers, Texas, Simple Minds, Del Amitri, Deacon Blue, Travis, Wet Wet Wet, with these bands still touring today. 

Scotland certainly punched above its size for bands from the 80s and 90s! 

 

However many pf the Scots artists of today were not included – what about Chvrches, Lewis Capaldi, KT Tunstall, Mogwai, Biffy Clyro, although Calvin Harris and Emeli Sande were included.

 

There is a uniqueness to Scottish music, which mixes traditional folk melody and the heart of ballads, with contemporary influences, instruments and beats and rhythms – often in unexpected and unusual combinations.


Del Amitri
KT Tunstall
Blue Rose Code
Julie Fowlis

Also a big mention for all the incredible folk artists who perform, at Celtic Connections music festival in Glasgow each January - with Ceilidh bands, Gaelic singers, orchestral musicians, bluegrass and soul, traditional folk, pipers, Celtic ballads, Irish influences, unusual instruments – which all provides a wonderful melting pot to bring different influences together for the 18 days of the festival.

 

Another major platform for music in Scotland is the Edinburgh International festival each August, which also brings diverse cultures and innovation together – from classical music to cutting edge rock. Scotland has much to be proud of! Here are some of my images from my years attending some of the many diverse and wonderful gigs here in Scotland


Capercaillie

Emeli Sande

Mogwai

Siobhan Wilson
Karine Polwart
Nicola Benedetti

Blue Rose Code

Monday, 21 October 2013

Calvin Harris and Hurts - Alesso Feat – Under Control.



Calvin Harris is one of Scotland’s biggest contemporary artists and one of the world’s biggest DJs.  Harris has collaborated (written and produced) with the likes of Rihanna, Kylie Minogue, Dizzee Rascal, Example, and more. He holds the record for the most UK Top Ten Hits songs from a studio album. He has won numerous Brit, NME and MTV music awards plus the Ivor Novello Award 2013.
Alesso, Harris, Hutchcraft
His latest collaboration is with DJ Alesso and features Theo Hutchcraft of the band Hurts with the song Alesso feat, Under Control. Hot tune from Alesso and interesting vibe with Theo’s strong haunting vocal and Harris’s dance beats.       
Calvin Harris and Hurts - Alesso Feat – Under Control.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yZqmarGShxg&sns=em

Theo Hutchcraft
Adam Richard Wiles, known by his stage name Calvin Harris, is a Scottish DJ, singer, songwriter, and record producer.  His gold selling debut album,  I Created Disco, was released in 2007 and contained the top-ten singles "Acceptable in the 80s"and "The Girls".
His second studio album, Ready for the weekend (2009), reached number one on the UK albums and includes the chart-topper "I'm not Alone", the UK top-five hit "Ready for the Weekend".