Glasgow producer JD Twitch teams up with Berlin-based counterpart to create a intoxicatingly unpredictable twist of synth drone with a house twist. It was a double A-sided charity single (of Beatles songs, for ChildLine) that happened to have Billy's version of She's Leaving Home on the other side – the two acts didn't collaborate in any meaningful sense. This standout track, is a fascinating experimental, brooding blend of shapeshifting minimalist techno, bubbling bass rhythms, broken tribal beats, stop-start fast-slow dystopia and all underpinned by eerily distorted vocal samples that together sound like the hastily gathered debris of dance music fashioned into a cerebral post-dub. The chart-topping hit “Give a Little Love” is by the famous Scottish pop-rock band Bay City Rollers. The song is believed to date back to the Jacobite Uprising of 1745, with the text created from a poem written by Scottish poet Andrew Lang in the 19th century.

This gorgeous cut from The Life Pursuit, though, seems the most fitting; as a northerner who’s always felt in much firmer touch with my familial Scottish roots than my geographical English ones, this particular tale of one friend reflecting wistfully on the successes of another will likely prove pertinent in years to come, in the event of a Yes vote (and assuming I didn’t exploit my right to Scottish citizenship). The excitingly off-kilter four-piece Glasgow-based self-titled purveyors of 'soupy rock' provide “a galvanising ride into the conscious of a manslayer” in this crazed Pavement-on-acid two-and-a-half minutes. The legacies of Scotland and Ireland's transatlantic crossings provided a focal point for the festival, of which I was proud to be a partner. It spent an impressive 15 weeks at the top of the charts, solidifying its status as one of Wet Wet Wet’s biggest hits.The brothers drew deeply from their traditional culture and employed distinctive accents that lent an authentic charm to their sound. For those interested in Jacobite Songs a better place to find a list is at The Contemplator's Short History of the Jacobite Uprisings (at the bottom of the page). Scottish postman-turned-singer Nathan Evans has taken the internet by storm with his rendition of the sea shanty “Wellerman. This accusatory blast of sneering dance-rock is the perfect song for each side of the independence question to yell at each other as the debate descends into its inevitable Godwin’s Law conclusion. The singer, pianist and synth player based in Glasgow says she began her musical career by accident in her late twenties, after making a soundscape for a toilet at a party and realising – quite suddenly – that everything before had been a mistake.

But at the same time, he's one of the most famously and proudly 'Scottish' people around, so it is a bit of a conundrum.

This tradition is believed to have begun in 1929 when the house band at New York City’s Roosevelt Hotel led a rendition of ‘Auld Lang Syne’ in a performance that was broadcast live over the airwaves around the world. Elsewhere, he is known as the mastering engineer and director of Green Door Studio in Glasgow, Scotland. With poignant lyrics coupled with a heady pop beat, Dignity was always going to be an instant classic. Afraid to Feel” topped the UK Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the British Phonographic Industry. Neither before, nor since was the format done better, with the amorphous unit of Mogwai working in perfect hive mind unison through the song’s chillingly powerful ten minutes.

Rod has always identified as Scottish by heritage so should clearly be included and to exclude him on the grounds he wasn’t born there is, well , racist to put it frankly as only racists define nationality in such strict terms.From the Canadian Barn Dance to the Cajun Jitterbug, the intense fusion on the dance floor spoke to the potency of Louisiana's musical traditions. Paolo's Pencil Full of Lead perfectly captures that energy you only get from a great day when nothing can stop you. Over the past few years life has been pretty harsh for a lot of people and when I sing this song it makes me feel how hard it has been to stay connected and express my feelings for certain people I care about. Released in the interim between If You’re Feeling Sinister and The Boy With The Arab Strap, ‘Lazy Line Painter Jane’ is the sound of Belle and Sebastian at the very peak of their creative powers. They displayed tremendous pride in their musical heritage, recounting details of this specific music migration as it was passed down through indigenous Alaskan oral tradition.