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Music in Scotland

Music in Scotland Katrina McMahon & Laura Buchanan. Katrina McMahon & Laura Buchanan. Music in Scotland. WHAT. SCOTTISH MUSIC?. IS. What is Scottish Music?. Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music.

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Music in Scotland

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  1. Music in Scotland Katrina McMahon & Laura Buchanan Katrina McMahon & Laura Buchanan Music in Scotland

  2. WHAT SCOTTISH MUSIC? IS What is Scottish Music? Scotland is internationally known for its traditional music...

  3. 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

  4. Scotland & National IdentityThe Proclaimers

  5. Scottish Music Funding Scotland= above average in retail and live sector Weaknesses= distribution, lack of associated professionals, lack of media support, FUNDING Cloonan (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 driving Musicians away…

  6. 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

  7. Example: Plockton Traditional Music School 15/03/11 School saved from closure £300,000 cuts to funding for traditional music Is anything being done to promote Scottish Music Anymore? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-12415722

  8. Scottish Arts Council • Creating 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

  9. 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

  10. Scottish Music and America

  11. Scottish Influence on American genre 1700’s Immigrants came to America 50,000 Scottish Settlers Genres influenced by Scots: -Folk -Gospel -Bluegrass Joan Baez- Walls of Redwing http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOXwLgJGLZA The Corries- the road and the miles to Dundee http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bm5_jma2GMQ

  12. Scottish influence on artists Is Scotland to thank for American music? Identity crisis… Elvis? Influence of Scottish bands on Nirvana

  13. Reliance on America? 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? Albannach- Grandfather Mountain Highland Games http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p84UOS2RiBU

  14. 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...’.

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