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Why I love Glasgow's music scene

Artists and experts like Eddi Reader, Roddy Hart and Stuart Braithwaite tell us they love Glasgow’s music scene. Get insider tips on what to see in the UK’s first UNESCO City of Music.

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Eddi Reader: Singer with Fairground Attraction

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Roddy Hart: solo artist, band member, composer, music broadcaster and curator

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James 'Harri' Harrigan: one half of Subculture’s resident DJ duo, Harri and Domenic

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Stuart Braithwaite: Guitarist of post-rock band Mogwai

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Finlay MacDonald: Artistic Director for Piping Live! and regular at The World Pipe Band Championships

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LF System: Scottish production duo

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Samantha McShane: Head of Artistic Planning at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland until 2022

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Declan Welsh: frontman of Declan Welsh & The Decadent West

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