List of Scottish musicians
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- 18 Wheeler, band
- 1990s, indie rock band
A
- John Abell, countertenor, composer and lutenist
- Aberfeldy, pop band
- AC Acoustics
- Stuart Adamson, Tattoo, The Skids, Big Country, and The Raphaels
- Admiral Fallow, indie folk band
- Adventures in Stereo, band
- Aereogramme, rock band
- Alestorm, pirate metal band
- John Alford
- The Aliens, offshoot of the Beta Band
- Charlie Allan, bandleader of Saor Patrol
- James Allan, lead singer with Glasvegas
- JD Allan, former member of The Blimp
- Dot Allison, singer and songwriter, electronic music; former lead singer with band One Dove in the early 1990s
- The Almighty
- Altered Images
- Alyth, singer
- Amplifico, indie band
- Ian Anderson, singer, flautist, songwriter, and guitarist Jethro Tull
- Miller Anderson, guitarist who played at Woodstock as a member of The Keef Hartley Band
- Moira Anderson, singer
- Aneka (aka Mary Sandeman), singer, Japanese Boy
- Anne and Laura Brand, singing duo
- Billie Anthony (1932–1991), singer
- APB, band
- Arab Strap
- Craig Armstrong, composer
- Associates, duo
- Astrid, band
- Attic Lights, indie rock band
- Average White Band, funk rock brass band
- Jean Aylwin (1885–1964)
- Aztec Camera, band
B
- Aly Bain, fiddler
- Jimmy Bain, bassist associated with Thin Lizzy, Rainbow and Dio
- Ian Bairnson, guitarist of Pilot and The Alan Parsons Project
- Ballboy, indie band
- A Band Called Quinn
- Jimmy Barnes
- The Bathers, band
- Battlefield Band
- Malcolm Baxter, singer/songwriter, fronted punk band Last Words
- Bay City Rollers, 1970s pop-rock sensations
- Alex Beaton, guitar-playing folk singer
- Morag Beaton (1926–2010), dramatic soprano
- Jim Beattie, founding member of Primal Scream, Spirea X and Adventures in Stereo
- Callum Beaumont, bagpipe player
- Beggars Opera, rock
- Maggie Bell, rock and blues-rock singer
- Simon Bell, singer, songwriter, known for work with Dusty Springfield
- Belle & Sebastian, band
- Nicola Benedetti, violinist
- Martyn Bennett (1971–2005), Great Highland Bagpipes, Scottish smallpipes, violin, piano
- Berlin Blondes
- Guy Berryman, bass player in the band Coldplay
- The Beta Band, folktronica
- Shannon Bex, member of the group Danity Kane
- Biff Bang Pow!, Alan McGee's band
- Biffy Clyro, band
- Big Country, band
- The Big Dish, band
- The Birthday Suit, indie rock band
- Bis, band
- Norman Blake, Teenage Fanclub
- Blazin' Fiddles, folk
- Bleed from Within, deathcore band
- The Blimp, rock band
- The Blow Monkeys
- Blue, the original Blue, not 2001's boyband of same name
- The Blue Nile, band
- The Bluebells, band
- BMX Bandits, twee/jangle-popfolktronica
- Boards of Canada, downtempo/electronica group
- Bodega, band
- Eric Bogle, folk singer/songwriter
- Bongshang, folktronica
- Christopher Bowes, vocalist/keytarist for Alestorm
- Box Codax, band
- Billy Boyd, singer with Beecake
- Susan Boyle, singer
- Stuart Braithwaite, guitarist of Mogwai
- Sandy Brechin, accordion player
- Billy Bremner, guitarist
- Broken Records, indie folk band
- Sandy Brown (1929–75), jazz clarinettist
- Ronnie Browne, "The Voice", founding member of The Corries
- Jack Bruce (1943-2014), bassist with Cream
- Isobel Buchanan, operatic soprano
- John Davie Burgess (1934–2005), bagpiper
- Yvie Burnett, mezzo-soprano singer and vocal coach
- Cha Burns (1957–2007), guitarist for The Silencers
- David Byrne (born 1952)
C
- Calamateur, singer, songwriter, musician
- Camera Obscura, band
- Isla Cameron (c.1930–1980)
- Laurie Cameron, singer songwriter
- Darius Campbell, singer, formerly known as Darius Danesh
- Grant Campbell, singer/songwriter
- Isobel Campbell, singer formerly of Belle & Sebastian
- Junior Campbell, founding member, lead guitarist, piano player, and singer with the band Marmalade
- Mairi Campbell, singer, composer, violinist, fiddler
- Phil Campbell, lead singer, guitarist, pianist and harmonica (formerly with White Buffalo; now with The Temperance Movement)
- Tracyanne Campbell, singer of Camera Obscura
- Capercaillie, folk band
- Captain Face, rock band
- Sally Carr, lead singer of Middle of the Road
- Cartoone, band
- Ceilidh Minogue, ceilidh band
- Celtic Thunder, band
- Duncan Chisholm, fiddle player, founder member of Wolfstone
- George Chisholm, jazz trombonist
- Chvrches, alternative electronic band
- Cindytalk band formed by members of The Freeze now a solo project for Gordon Sharp
- The Cinematics, alternative rock band
- Bryan Clarke, Napalm Stars, punk rock band
- Close Lobsters, band
- Clouds, 1966–71, forerunners of progressive rock
- The Clouds, 1980s indie band
- Cocteau Twins, band
- Codeine Velvet Club, alternative rock band
- Richard Colburn, drummer
- Edwyn Collins, musician, producer and record label owner
- Chris Connelly, musician and singer/songwriter
- Billy Connolly, comedian and singer, scored a UK No. 1
- Brian Connolly, vocalist with Sweet
- Gawain Erland Cooper, folk guitarist and singer with Erland and the Carnival
- Jimmy Cooper, hammered dulcimer player
- Alex Cornish, singer/songwriter
- The Corries, band
- Cosmic Rough Riders, band
- Lorne Cousin, bagpipe player
- James Crabb, classical accordionist
- Kirsty Crawford
- Charlotte Gordon Cumming, singer/songwriter and music producer
- Johnny Cunningham, fiddle player
- Phil Cunningham, accordionist
- Justin Currie (born 1964), singer, songwriter and bassist with Del Amitri
- Ian Cussick, singer/songwriter
- Ivor Cutler (1923-2006), singer, songwriter and humorist
D
- Glen Daly (c.1930–1987)
- Dananananaykroyd, band
- Darius Danesh (born 1980), singer, songwriter, and guitarist
- Danny Wilson, band
- Stuart David
- Lindsay Davidson (born 1973), bagpiper
- Clarita de Quiroz (born 1984), Grade 8 pianist, Grade 8 percussionist, singer, songwriter and model
- De Rosa, rock band
- Deacon Blue, band
- Degrassi, band
- Del Amitri, band
- The Delgados, band
- Jackie Dennis
- Karl Denver (1931–98), singer
- Jimmy Deuchar (1930–93), jazz trumpeter
- Sydney Devine
- Jim Dewar (1942-2002), vocalist and bassist with Robin Trower Band and Stone The Crows
- Jim Diamond
- Barbara Dickson, singer
- Django Django
- Dogs Die in Hot Cars, band
- Lonnie Donegan, skiffle musician
- Donovan (born 1946)
- Daniel Dow, traditional Scottish musician and composer
- Patrick Doyle
- The Dreaming, Celtic rock
- Kris Drever
- Drive-By Argument, band
- Bill Drummond (born 1953), singer/songwriter, Big in Japan guitarist, Zoo Records founder, The Justified Ancients of Mu Mu/The Timelords/The KLF/2K frontman, K Foundation artist, writer
- Drums of Death, electronic musician
- Graeme Duffin, lead guitarist for Wet Wet Wet
- Irvin Duguid, session musician/composer
- Charles Davidson Dunbar, DCM (1870–1939), first pipe major in Britain and the Empire to be commissioned as a pipe officer
- Gordon Duncan (1964–2005), bagpiper and composer
- Malcolm Duncan, tenor saxophonist formerly with Mogul Thrash, founding member of Average White Band
- Joy Dunlop, Gaelic singer
- Sophia Dussek (1775–1831), singer, pianist, harpist, and composer
- The Dykeenies, indie rock band
E
- Eagleowl, post-folk band
- Sheena Easton (born 1959)
- Joe Egan, singer with Stealers Wheel
- Egebamyasi, house artist from Inverness
- el Mafrex, Urban Contemporary Gospel
- El Presidente, band
- Emma's Imagination, singer
- Marcus Eoin (born 1970), electronic musician, Boards of Canada
- Errors, post-electro band
- Eugenius, founded by Eugene Kelly, formerly known as Captain America
- Ex-Simple Minds, New Wave/rock band
- The Exploited, punk band
F
- Fairground Attraction
- Al Fairweather
- Kyle Falconer, lead singer of The View
- Fiction Factory
- Findo Gask, band
- The Fire Engines
- Fish (born 1958), singer
- Archie Fisher, folk singer and songwriter
- Scott Fitzgerald
- Dave Flett, guitarist Manfred Mann's Earth Band
- Forever More, band
- Julie Fowlis, singer and multi-instrumentalist
- Foxface, band
- Roddy Frame, songwriter with Aztec Camera
- Fran and Anna
- Franz Ferdinand, band
- Alasdair Fraser, fiddler
- Elizabeth Fraser, vocalist with Cocteau Twins
- The Fratellis
- The Freeze, post-punk band from Llinlithgow 1976-1981
- Alan Frew, vocalist with Glass Tiger
- Scott Frew
- Brian Joseph Friel, singer/songwriter
- Friends Again
- Frightened Rabbit
- Future Pilot A.K.A.
- Futuristic Retro Champions
- Will Fyffe (1885–1947)
G
- Paul Galbraith, classical guitarist
- Gallagher and Lyle
- Ganger, Glasgow alt rock band
- Alex Gardner, pop singer
- Willie Gardner
- Dick Gaughan, traditional and political folk singer and songwriter
- Geneva, Aberdeen alt rock band
- John Giblin
- Sir Alexander Drummond Gibson (1926–1995), conductor and opera intendant
- Bobby Gillespie, singer with Primal Scream
- Anne Lorne Gillies
- Glasvegas
- Chris Glen, bassist, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Michael Schenker Group
- Hamish Glencross, guitarist for My Dying Bride
- Evelyn Glennie (born 1965), percussionist
- Henry Gorman HGB band
- The Golden Dawn
- Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie, band; formed a side-project named Angelfish with member Shirley Manson on vocals
- Todd Gordon, singer and entertainer
- Nathaniel Gow (1763–1831), son of Niel Gow, performer, composer and arranger of tunes, songs and other pieces
- Niel Gow (1727–1807), the Perthshire Fiddler
- Eve Graham, singer with The New Seekers
- James Grant, singer/songwriter
- Jack Green
- Stan Greig (1930–2012), jazz pianist, drummer, and bandleader
- Clare Grogan, singer with Altered Images
- The Groovy Little Numbers, band
- Gun, band
- Robin Guthrie, founder of Cocteau Twins
- The Gyres, band
H
- H2O, band
- Paul Haig, singer and co founder of Josef K
- Rachel Hair, folk harpist
- Robin Hall, folk singer
- Jo Hamilton, vocalist, composer and multi-instrumentalist
- Ian Hampton, bassist for Sparks
- Calvin Harris, electronic musician
- Roddy Hart, singer/songwriter in The Lonesome Fire
- Alex Harvey (1935–82), blues and rock musician in The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
- Colin Hay (born 1953), singer with Men at Work
- The Hazey Janes
- Fran Healy, singer in band Travis
- The Hedrons
- Lou Hickey
- Lizzie Higgins (1929–1993), ballad singer
- Hip Parade, band
- Hipsway, band
- Holocaust, heavy metal band
- Horse
- Hue & Cry, band
- Alistair Hulett (1951–2010), acoustic guitar and vocals, Roaring Jack
- The Humblebums
- John Law Hume (1890–1912), violinist on the RMS Titanic
I
- Idlewild
- Hamish Imlach, folk singer
- The Incredible String Band
- Andrew Innes, guitarist in Primal Scream
- Insight, engineer, producer, Vocalist
- Iron Claw, band
J
- Jill Jackson, singer
- Leon Jackson, winner of the fourth series of the X-Factor
- Stevie Jackson
- Bert Jansch
- The Jasmine Minks, band from Aberdeen, early Creation Records signing
- Jazzateers, pop/post-punk group
- Ben Jelen (born 1979), singer/songwriter, musician
- Paul Jennings, drummer and percussionist with Croft No. Five and Old Blind Dogs
- Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes, band
- The Jesus and Mary Chain, band
- Richard Jobson, lead singer of The Skids, The Armoury Show
- Davey Johnstone, rock guitarist and vocalist (born in Edinburgh), best known for his work with Elton John, Alice Cooper, and Meat Loaf
- Duncan Johnstone (1925–1999), bagpiper and composer
- Josef K, band
- Jackie Joyce
K
- Ramsey Kanaan, singer
- Pat Kane, lead singer of Hue and Cry
- Richard Kass, session drummer
- Kassidy, band
- The Kazoo Funk Orchestra, band
- Johnny Keating
- David Keenan
- Brian Kellock, jazz pianist
- Eugene Kelly, founding member of The Vaselines and Eugenius
- Calum Kennedy (1928–2006), singer
- Mary Ann Kennedy, singer
- Marjory Kennedy-Fraser (1857–1930), singer, composer and arranger
- Jim Kerr (born 1959), singer and founding member of Simple Minds
- Mary Kiani, singer
- Kid Canaveral, band
- Carol Kidd, jazz singer
- Alan King, lead singer of the rock band Walk on Fire
- King Creosote, singer/songwriter
- Niki King, jazz and soul-funk singer/songwriter
- Alison Kinnaird, harpist
- David Knopfler, co-founder of the rock band Dire Straits
- Mark Knopfler (born 1949), guitarist, Dire Straits frontman
L
- Chris Lake, house musician, mau5trap
- Frederic Lamond (1868–1948), classical pianist, second-to-last surviving pupil of Franz Liszt
- The Last Battle, indie alt-pop band
- Lau, folk band featuring Kris Drever
- Harry Lauder (1870–1950)
- The Law
- William Lawrie (1881–1916), bagpiper and composer
- Storm Lee
- Annie Lennox, from Eurythmics
- Jackie Leven, folk musician
- Stuart Liddell, bagpiper
- Life Without Buildings
- Alex Ligertwood, formerly vocalist with Santana
- Rona Lightfoot (born 1934), piper and singer
- Little Fire, singer/songwriter
- Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
- Jaz Lochrie, bass guitarist with Bad Company
- Cecilia Loftus (1876–1943)
- Logan, rock band
- Ella Logan (1913–1969)
- Lone Pigeon
- Long Fin Killie (1993–1998)
- Looper
- Lord Cut-Glass
- Love and Money
- Gerard Love, Teenage Fanclub
- Low Winter Sun
- Lulu (born 1948)
- Billy Lyall (1953–1989)
- Lyn-Z, bass guitarist of Mindless Self Indulgence
M
- Hector MacAndrew (1903–1980), fiddler
- Ishbel MacAskill (1941–2011), Scottish Gaelic singer and teacher
- Jimmy MacBeath (1894–1972), singer
- Lauren MacColl, fiddler
- Donald Ban MacCrimmon (d. 1746), bagpiper
- Red Donald MacCrimmon (d. 1825), bagpiper
- Black John MacCrimmon (d. 1822), bagpiper
- Hamish MacCunn (1868–1916), composer, conductor and teacher
- Amy MacDonald, singer
- The MacDonald Brothers
- Calum MacDonald, percussionist of the band Runrig
- Catriona MacDonald, fiddler and teacher
- Finlay MacDonald (born 1978), bagpiper and composer
- Roddy MacDonald (born 1956), pipe major, bagpiper and composer
- Rory Macdonald, bassist of the band Runrig
- Sydney MacEwan, singer (1908–1991)
- Bruce MacGregor, fiddler and broadcaster
- Jimmy MacGregor, folk singer
- Kathleen MacInnes
- Colin MacIntyre, also known as Mull Historical Society
- Alexander Mackenzie (1847–1935), composer, conductor and teacher
- Billy Mackenzie, singer
- Fiona J. Mackenzie, Gaelic singer
- Talitha MacKenzie
- The Mackenzies, indie band
- Maeve Mackinnon, folk singer
- Dave Mackintosh, DragonForce drummer
- Iain MacKintosh (1932–2006)
- Robert Mackintosh (c. 1745–1807), violinist and composer
- Jessie MacLachlan (1866–1916), Gaelic soprano
- Dougie MacLean (born 1954), contemporary folk songwriter
- Donald MacLeod (1917–1982), bagpiper
- Roddy MacLeod (born 1962), bagpiper, principal of the National Piping Centre
- James MacMillan, contemporary classical composer
- Catherine-Ann MacPhee, Gaelic singer
- Alan Mair, bassist from The Only Ones
- Make Model, band
- Steven Malcolmson, songwriter, record producer
- Malinky, folk band
- Shirley Manson (born 1966), singer/songwriter, Garbage frontwoman, formerly of Goodbye Mr. Mackenzie and Angelfish
- Kelly Marie, singer
- Marmaduke Duke
- Marmalade, pop/rock band and first Scottish group to ever top the UK chart
- Helen Marnie, lead singer of Ladytron
- Michael Marra (1952–2012), singer/songwriter and musician
- Lena Martell, singer
- Bill Martin
- Sarah Martin
- Malcolm Martineau (1960–), pianist
- John Martyn (1948–2009), folk/rock/jazz singer and guitarist
- Steve Mason
- Karen Matheson, lead singer of Capercaillie
- Muir Mathieson (1911–75), conductor and composer
- Lauren Mayberry, lead singer of Chvrches
- MC-VA, rapper, record producer, songwriter and entrepreneur
- Dan McCafferty, lead singer of Nazareth
- The McCalmans
- Angela McCluskey, lead singer in Wild Colonials
- Alyth McCormack, singer
- Kevin McDermott, singer/songwriter
- Terry McDermott, rock singer with Driveblind
- Alastair McDonald
- Shelagh McDonald
- Rose McDowall, vocalist, most notably of Strawberry Switchblade and Sorrow
- Jai McDowall
- Johnny McElhone, founding member of Altered Images, Hipsway and Texas
- Alan McGee, founder of Creation Records; former member of The Revolving Paint Dream and Biff Bang Pow!
- John McGeoch (1955–2004)
- Gerry McGhee, singer in the band Brighton Rock
- Raymond McGinley, Teenage Fanclub
- Matt McGinn
- Kerry McGregor (1974–2012)
- Lorraine McIntosh, singer with Deacon Blue
- Licorice McKechnie
- Frances McKee, singer and songwriter in The Vaselines
- Kenneth McKellar, singer
- Derek McKenzie, Singer and guitarist for The Shamen
- Keith McKenzie, Drummer ad backing vocals for The Shamen
- Jackie McKeown, lead singer and guitarist for The Yummy Fur and 1990s
- Morag McLaren
- Marie McLaughlin
- Michelle McManus, Pop Idol winner
- Tony McManus, steel-string guitarist
- Andy McMaster (1977–1980), bass, keyboards, vocals, songwriter for The Motors
- Colin McMaster (1960–1990), lead singer for Heart Industry and The Steel Chain
- Brian McNeill, a founding member of the Battlefield Band
- Meat Whiplash
- Mendeed, Glaswegian metal band
- Meursault, indie folk band from Edinburgh
- Middle of the Road, pop group
- Malcolm Middleton
- Frankie Miller, blues/rock singer, guitarist and songwriter
- George Mitchell (1917–2002), creator of The Black and White Minstrel Show
- Aidan Moffat
- Mogwai, post-rock band
- Hudson Mohawke, electronic music producer/DJ
- Momus
- Andrew Montgomery, singer
- Shona Mooney, fiddle player
- Hamish Moore, maker and player of Scottish smallpipes
- Fred Morrison (born 1963), bagpiper and composer
- Tom Morton, broadcaster and musician
- Mother and the Addicts
- Paul Mounsey
- Mr Egg (born 1959), formerly known as James McDonald, singer/songwriter, Egebamyasi, progenitor of acid house music
- Jim Mullen, jazz guitarist
- Mungo's Hi Fi
- Donnie Munro, former lead singer of Runrig
- Stuart Murdoch (born 1968), singer/songwriter, Belle & Sebastian frontman
- Neil Murray, bass player, best known for his work in Whitesnake, The Brian May Band and Black Sabbath
- My Latest Novel, melodic indie pop band
- Mylo, DJ
N
- Na Gathan, indie rock band
- Findlay Napier
- Peter Nardone, countertenor, organist, choirmaster and composer
- Nazareth, band
- The Needles, band
- Simon Neil, lead singer and guitarist with Biffy Clyro
- Nina Nesbitt, singer/songwriter
- Nicolette, singer/songwriter
- Maggie Nicols
- Nightcrawlers, band with DJ and producer John Reid
- No Way Sis
- Rab Noakes, singer, songwriter and producer
- North Atlantic Oscillation
- Paolo Nutini
O
- Maeve O'Boyle, singer and songwriter
- Oi Polloi, anarcho-punk band
- Old Blind Dogs, folk/blues
- One Dove
- Orange Juice, Glasgow-based post-punk band
- The Orchids
- Ossian, band
- Justin Osuji, singer
- Over The Wall
P
- Pallas, progressive rock band
- The Pastels, band
- David Paton, singer, guitarist and bassist with Pilot, The Alan Parsons Project, Camel
- Davey Pattison, lead singer of Gamma
- Owen Paul, singer
- Pearl and the Puppets
- The Pearlfishers
- Peatbog Faeries
- The Phantom Band
- The Pictish Trail
- Pilot, band
- The Poets, band
- Emma Pollock, singer, songwriter, and guitarist; a founding member of The Delgados
- Karine Polwart
- Positive Noise
- Frankie Poullain, bass player for The Darkness
- Primal Scream, band
- The Primary 5, band
- The Proclaimers
Q
- QFX
- Finley Quaye
- Monica Queen
- Paul Quinn, vocalist and songwriter
R
- Jesse Rae
- John Rae, drummer, band leader, composer
- Gerry Rafferty, singer/songwriter, Stealers Wheel
- Chris Rainbow
- Eddi Reader
- Red Hot Chilli Pipers
- Jean Redpath (1937–2014), folk singer
- Johnny Reid, country singer
- Maggie Reilly, singer/songwriter
- Tommy Reilly
- The Reindeer Section
- Robert Rental
- The Revolving Paint Dream, Andrew Innes' first band, also featuring Alan McGee
- The Rezillos, Edinburgh nu wave punk band
- The Rich, Edinburgh indie band
- Rico
- Manda Rin, singer/songwriter with band bis
- Billy Ritchie, musician and composer of Clouds
- Ian Ritchie, saxophonist, producer and composer
- The River Detectives
- Alasdair Roberts, folk musician
- B.A. Robertson, songwriter
- Brian Robertson, guitarist for Thin Lizzy and Motörhead
- Eric Robertson, composer
- Jeannie Robertson (1908–1975), folk singer
- Stanley Robertson (1940–2009), storyteller and ballad singer
- Harry Robertson
- Seb Rochford, drummer and bandleader, Polar Bear
- Rock Salt & Nails, band
- Annie Ross, jazz singer
- Ricky Ross, lead singer of Deacon Blue
- Runrig, Gaelic rock band
- Rustie
- Louise Rutkowski, singer
S
- Isla St Clair
- Saint Jude's Infirmary, indie band
- Salsa Celtica, Latin/folk fusion band
- Emeli Sandé, singer
- Mary Sandeman (aka Aneka), traditional singer, solo and with Scottish Fiddle Orchestra, Gaelic Mod gold medallist
- Michael Sandison (born 1970), electronic musician, Boards of Canada
- Saor Patrol, folk band
- Paul Savage, drummer in The Delgados
- Scars, band
- Bon Scott (1946–1980), singer for band AC/DC
- David Scott, founder and leader of The Pearlfishers
- Mike Scott (born 1958)
- ScottishPower Pipe Band
- The Secret Goldfish
- Shuna Scott Sendall, dramatic soprano opera singer
- Sensational Alex Harvey Band
- Sergeant, band
- Rachel Sermanni
- The Shamen
- Jimmy Shand (1908–2000)
- Gordon Sharp. singer with The Freeze and currently Cindytalk as well as a contributor to This Mortal Coil
- Donald Shaw
- Eilidh Shaw, fiddle player and singer
- Rebecca Shearing, pop singer
- The Shermans
- Derek Shulman, lead singer for Simon Dupree and the Big Sound and Gentle Giant
- The Silencers
- Silly Wizard, folk group
- Simple Minds
- Habbie Simpson (1550–1620), town piper in Kilbarchan, Renfrewshire
- Tom Simpson, keyboardist for Snow Patrol
- The Singing Kettle, folk music group
- Skids, band
- Grahame Skinner
- Slam, house and techno DJs and producers
- Slik, Midge Ure's first band
- Sluts of Trust
- Emily Smith, singer
- Martin Smith (1957–1994)
- Tommy Smith, jazz saxophonist, composer, educator and bandleader (Scottish National Jazz Orchestra)
- David Sneddon, singer/songwriter
- Snow Patrol, band formed in Dundee
- Snowblood, sludge/post-rock/doom metal band
- Jimmy Somerville
- Sons and Daughters, band
- Soup Dragons, band
- Spare Snare, band
- Spirea X, Greenock psychedelic band
- Sharleen Spiteri, singer, songwriter, guitarist and lead vocalist of Texas
- Adam Stafford, lead singer of Y'all is Fantasy Island
- Stanley Odd, alternative hip-hop group
- Mike Starrs
- Stealers Wheel
- Al Stewart
- Andy Stewart (1933–1993)
- Andy M. Stewart, singer, formerly of Silly Wizard
- Duglas T. Stewart, leader of BMX Bandits
- Ian Stewart, keyboardist and co-founder of The Rolling Stones
- Rachel Stewart, singer and folk dancer, a founding member of Beauty School
- Stiltskin
- Stone The Crows
- Tallia Storm, R&B / soul singer
- Chris Stout
- Strawberry Switchblade, band
- Hamish Stuart
- Sucioperro, rock band
- The Supernaturals
- Superstar
- Stuart Sutcliffe (1940–1962), original bass player of The Beatles
- Katie Sutherland
- Swanee, elder brother of Jimmy Barnes
T
- The Tannahill Weavers, folk group
- Katie Targett-Adams, singer/songwriter-MC and Celtic harpist
- John Taylor, fiddler
- Julienne Taylor, singer/songwriter
- Teenage Fanclub
- Telstar Ponies
- Terra Diablo
- Texas
- Sandi Thom
- Dougie Thomson, bass player of Supertramp
- Paul Thomson, drummer of Franz Ferdinand
- William Thomson (1695–1753)
- The Threats, UK82 punk band from Edinburgh/Dalkeith
- Thrum, indie rock band
- The Time Frequency
- Ricky Toner, singer, blues harp and guitarist
- Stuart Tosh, drummer, songwriter and vocalist
- Trashcan Sinatras
- Travis, band
- Trembling Bells
- KT Tunstall
- Alison Turriff, classical/folk fusion clarinettist
- The Twilight Sad
- Twin Atlantic
U
- Ultravox
- Unicorn Kid, Oliver Sabin, DJ / chiptune producer
- The Unwinding Hours, alternative rock band
- Midge Ure
- Urusei Yatsura, band
V
- The Valves, band
- The Vaselines, band
- The View, band
W
- The Wake
- Gordon Walker, bagpiper and pipe major
- Sheila Walsh
- Keith Warwick
- The Waterboys
- Colin Waterson, electronic musician
- Lori Watson
- Anna Watt (1923-2009), singer from Fran and Anna
- Fran Watt (1922-2003), singer from Fran and Anna
- We Are the Physics, indie band
- We Were Promised Jetpacks, Glasgow based indie band
- Bobby Wellins, jazz saxophonist
- Bill Wells, bassist, pianist, guitarist and composer
- Euan Wemyss, lead singer of Captain Face
- The Wendys
- Wensdy
- Werd (S.O.S)
- Wet Wet Wet
- Nancy Whiskey (1935–2003), folk singer
- Andy White, session drummer, famously stood in for Ringo Starr
- Doogie White
- Tam White, blues singer
- White Trash, signed to Apple Records, later changed their name to Trash
- Whiteout
- Astrid Williamson
- Duncan Williamson (1928–2007), storyteller and singer
- Robin Williamson, a founding member of The Incredible String Band
- Roy Williamson, founding member of The Corries and writer of Flower of Scotland
- Paul Wilson, bass guitarist for Snow Patrol
- Ray Wilson, lead singer in Stiltskin and in Genesis between 1996 and 1998
- Robert Wilson
- Roscoe Wilson
- Withered Hand, solo and band vehicle for Dan Willson of Edinburgh
- Wolfstone
- Eric Woolfson, The Alan Parsons Project's founder member, vocalist and lyricist
- Roddy Woomble
X
- The Xcerts, band
Y
- Y'all is Fantasy Island, alternative folk bank
- Yashin, post-hardcore band
- Yasmin, DJ, singer, songwriter
- James Yorkston
- Alexander Young, eldest of the Young brothers, founding member of Grapefruit
- Angus Young, lead guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder of the hard rock band AC/DC
- Young Fathers, alternative hip hop group
- Kenneth Young, video game composer and musician
- Malcolm Young, founding member, rhythm guitarist, backing vocalist and co-songwriter for the hard rock band AC/DC
- Stevie Young, nephew of the Young brothers; member of AC/DC, former member of Starfighters
- The Yummy Fur, indie rock band
Z
- Lena Zavaroni (1963–99)
- Zoey Van Goey, band
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