In the past I’ve posted playlists for St. David’s Day (obviously, home nation and that) and St. Patrick’s Day.  About time I posted something for my Celtic brothers up north.

The following list is not meant to be exhaustive, rather it showcases a number of bands/musicians who hail from Scotland.  In some cases, there’s just one band member who fits the bill – for example, Garbage (supervixen vocalist Shirley Manson being Scottish).  But there’s some connection to Scotland that means the artist is on the playlist.

1. Nazareth – “Hair of the Dog”
2. The Sensational Alex Harvey Band – “Faith Healer”
3. The Average White Band – “Pick Up The Pieces”
4. The Skids – “Into The Valley”
5. The Jesus and Mary Chain – “April Skies”
6. Primal Scream – “Jailbird”
7. Alestorm – “Flower of Scotland”
8. The Exploited – “Attack”
9. The Proclaimers – “Born Innocent”
10. Big Country – “In a Big Country”
11. The Vaselines – “Molly’s Lips”
12. Garbage – “Only Happy When it Rains”
13. Eurythmics – “Here Comes The Rain Again”
14. Mogwai – “San Pedro”
15. The Rezillos – “Somebody’s Gonna Get Their Head Kicked In Tonight”
16. Simple Minds – “Promised You a Miracle”
17. Lulu – “The Man with the Golden Gun”
18. Stiltskin – “Inside”
19. Stealers Wheel – “Stuck in the Middle with You”
20. Ultravox – “Vienna”
21. Sean Connery – “in My Life”

There are a few other bands in my collection that probably could have made the list, like The Sweet for example (singer Brian Connolly was born in Glasgow).  But you won’t find any Wet Wet Wet, Travis or Texas anywhere near my record collection.

Yes, you did read number 21 correctly.

Should Rod Stewart be on the list…?