Glasgow Street Music

  Welcome back to Glasgow Street Music!  This week’s post is on something a little different… Introducing 15 year old Andrew Pattison from Troon! A keen bagpiper and South Ayrshire’s Young Musician of the Year 2018, Andrew’s been busking for around three years. From seeing the positive reception that busking bagpipers received from tourists and locals alike, Andrew decided to try his hand at piping on Buchanan Street after some encouragement from his grandpa. The sight of Andrew piping quickly gathered the crowds; a 12 year old boy playing a national symbol of Scotland itself was a depiction of our country’s rich culture and his own talents combined. Here's a younger Andrew gathering the crowds Bagpipes are no easy instrument to learn, and Andrew puts in every effort to master his performance through his involvement in the award-winning 1st Troon Boys Brigade pipe band and by studying Higher Music at school (a year early might I add!) On top of this, Andrew earned a sp...

  Welcome back to Glasgow Street Music! This week's musician, Ross Anderson, might be a familiar face to some of you… I was lucky enough to catch up with Ross where he started pursuing his dream of becoming a musician; busking on Buchanan Street. Inspired from just 13 years old to give street performing a shot having seen some of the other performers that Glasgow's streets had to offer, Ross has never looked back. After leaving school to put all of his focus into his musical career, Ross was given the opportunity at just 17 years old to perform on The Voice UK in 2018, where superstar Jennifer Hudson turned her chair for his version of One Direction's 'Drag Me Down'. From his experience on The Voice, Ross was able to build a platform for his music and gain his own following both online and in various locations throughout the UK. You can watch Ross Anderson's performances on The Voice here On top of covering a variety of favourites such as Jake Bugg...

  Let me introduce you to Maryjane! I had the absolute pleasure of speaking to Maryjane on Argyle Street about her 8 years of experience in busking. Surrounded by people filming her performance, it’s clear that she’s a favourite amongst Glasgow's passers-by. A combination of her melodic voice and excellent showmanship are what enticed myself and a crowd of others to stop what we were doing and listen. Inspired to start busking after seeing Daniel Docherty performing on Glasgow’s streets, Maryjane only knew three Taylor Swift songs to begin with. She quickly realised that to establish herself as a recognisable street musician, she needed to learn a variety of songs from different genres. Fast-forward to now, Maryjane can flawlessly cover anything from Lewis Capaldi to Hamilton songs (musical theatre being her favourite genre to perform).  A snippet of Maryjane's busking Pre-covid, Maryjane would perform in various venues across Glasgow and Edinburgh (such as O’Neill’s a...

Welcome to Glasgow Street Music! I’m Ciara, a 20 year old Business student @ Uni of Strathclyde . For this semester’s marketing class, we’ve been given the task to create a blog about something that we feel passionate about.   Anyone that knows me knows I’m a regular in the Glasgow music scene and like many others, I’m gutted about the music restrictions placed on venues in light of the coronavirus pandemic. With no nightclubs, gig venues or live music in pubs – all that’s left to bring music to the city are buskers.   We are so lucky to have a thriving community of buskers to prevent Glasgow from truly becoming a silent city and I’ve created this blog to bring some well-deserved attention to the voices we hear on Glasgow’s bustling streets. I hope you’ll enjoy hearing some of the talent that we’re so fortunate to have on our doorstep, and will check out the musicians I’ll have the pleasure of speaking to for yourself.   Keep your eyes (and ears) peeled for my upcoming po...