MUSIC NEWS Scotland + …..
the Scottish music industry’s weekly newspapers
MUSIC NEWS Scotland was born 22 years ago when dial up internet access was still around and desktop pc’s ruled.
So we did what had been done since 220 AD in China and every month put ink on a printing plate, ran some paper over it and hey presto MNS was published (okay it was a wee bit more involved than that, but the basic principle was the same!)
Move on to 2011 with high speed broadband and access to the www everywhere and the future was catching up with us rapidly. The volume of information flowing into MNS HQ was more than our monthly issue could cope with, and more and more Scottish music stories of great value were being spiked (an old press term not a dodgy drink). Reaching our vast number of readers in every conceivable nook and cranny of Scotland had always been a challenge monthly but to do that more often was physically not feasible.
So we have doffed oor tam o’ shanter to the future and MNS since early 2011 became a digital publication split into three titles that roll out weekly – and MNS itself now has 10 more pages than our old printed friend!
Along with our MNS GIGguide and MNS FESTIVALS!
supplements we are now producing at least 22 pages of Scottish music news (and only music news, no theatre or cinema stuff!) each and EVERY week:)
Thank you everyone so much for your superb support over the last 22 years allowing us to get to this stage, and please raise a glass to our digital future with you all.
Our aim is to circulate music industry news and to help to raise the profile of musicians and improve communications between genres.
Apart from here on wordpress, see our ‘Latest Editions’ page for links, you can also follow us at:
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MusicNewsScot
Twitter: http://twitter.com/musicnewsscot – @MusicNewsScot #MusicNewsScotland
Thank YOU for your support,
MUSIC NEWS Scotland 
Brilliant – great stuff!
Great coverage of the Tartan Clefs chaps. I always pick up a copy of MNS when I’m mooching round Guitar Guitar. Look forward to reading your positive and supportive contribution to Scotland’s music industry!
Hi George, Thanks for the nice comments. We’re weekly and fully digital now and you can always check out the latest edition from links on our wordpress page: https://musicnewsscotland.wordpress.com/mns-digital-publication-links/ Thanks for your support! Cheers, The MNS Team:)
Great work. Looking forward to keeping in touch digitally!
Thanks Stephen, miss the old printed MNS but being weekly and digital keeps us right on top of the news and lets us carry more than 4 times as much!
Always good to see music in Scotland being promoted
paisley rotary club are having a quest for talent
we are looking for all types of acts choirs, singers , dancers , bands , instrumental, vocal
age groups 7 to 25 contact diane mitchell at diane12m@yahoo.co.uk or telephone no
0141 884 1677 or 0789 668 9816 or alex beattie on alexbeattie71@yahoo.com
or telephone 0141 881 7677
Just wondering if the news from the States reached Glasgow about your own George Donaldson winning the Irish Music Association award for best solo performance by an artist in concert or show for 2013? George can be found in Jinty MC Guinty’s, Ashton Lane, ( Glasgow) pub on Sunday nights, when he isn’t touring the world with the Celtic Thunder company. Currently singing with the troupe in Australia! Good man!
Hi Maggie, We certainly hadn’t heard about this, so many thanks for the tip off! Will look into it and get a piece on George in MNS asap. Cheers, Alastair (MUSIC NEWS Scotland)
Do you have any contact details please for “Bedford Falls” – guitar based Pub duo/band in Edinburgh.
Hi Stuart, Not directly but there is this facebook group http://www.facebook.com/groups/9299146188 and http://www.argolis59.freeserve.co.uk/bedfordfalls.htm with the email simon0867@live.co.uk Hope that helps! Cheers, Alastair (MUSIC NEWS Scotland)