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This week, another song from SECC, Glasgow in 2009, Life With You.

We aim to be announcing late in November plans for a UK and Ireland 2022 Tour and in the weeks prior will dig into the vaults to add some previously unseen live performances online. Here is Shadows Fall from SECC, Glasgow in 2009.

at Hatfield House, Herts on Sunday 17th July 2022.

The Proclaimers keyboard maestro Steven Christe in conjunction with Joseph Malik releases Till Sunday LP on Ramrock Red full info and pre-order at:    ...

We are delighted to be returning to the Isle of Wight Festival where the Proclaimers will be on the main stage, Saturday 18th June 2022. https://isleofwightfestival.com/tickets

The new yellow third kit will be available to pre order from 10am on Wednesday 22nd September by visiting www.hiberniandirect.co.uk. The third kit will then be available in store from Tuesday 5th October. The lyrics can be found throughout the sublimation of the new...

The Proclaimers are confirmed to headline Chilfest, Tring, Hertfordshire Saturday 2nd July 2022 https://chilfest.co.uk/our-story

Great that band members have used time off the road creating brilliant solo projects.     Garry John Kane (bass) - has a new single release “Rise to the Top” with his own band Button Up. It’s available to buy for only 99p on links below. A very uplifting...

Thanks to David Gray for his brilliant and inspirational performances as a player for Hibs and our very best wishes towards great successes ahead as he begins his coaching career.

SUNSHINE by PANTHEON Well done to everyone involved at Pantheon, Glasgow's leading non-profit Theatre company for their fantastic performances and ingenuity, creating this brilliant musical short film during such a trying time. Sunshine tells a poignant and uplifting...

Founder of the charity, Richard Curtis was inspired to use Sunshine on Leith in the broadcast to help in raising money for crucial things made ever worse by the pandemic - homelessness, domestic violence, hunger, mental health - while also acknowledging the joy and...

We hope things improve for everyone in 2021 and we offer our immense gratitude to all the people who have worked to keep us safe.

A Scottish sporting giant and an inspiration

The Fruit Tree Foundation is delighted to announce the creation of a brand-new unique album, ‘Whole Lotta Roadies’, put together by some of Scotland’s most loved musical artists and their crew. The project is the idea of Rod Jones of Idlewild, who saw first-hand the...

Broadcast 15 December 2020 Special thanks to producer Maggie Ayre for crafting this moving and insightful episode and to the contributors Melida Tetley, Clive Stafford-Smith, Margaret Alcorn, Dave Robb and Ross Wilson. LISTEN HERE...

Well done to Emma and Andrew Lomax and members of their Buxton gym for their super Christmas themed spirited and entertaining performances for a great cause. The idea was inspired by the parents of two-year-old Molly Corthorn - who doctors gave a 30% chance of...

We are delighted to be partnering with Hibernian FC and Edinburgh and Lothians Health Foundation to bring you the reissue of the single ‘Sunshine on Leith’ on limited edition 7" clear green vinyl, featuring artwork edited from the original 1988 single. This limited...

Well done to Lizzie Sharp and all involved in the Fochabers Community Sing project. Desperately missing the whole social and feel-good aspect of singing together, they have decided to record themselves with a lovely version of Sunshine on Leith....

We’re delighted to be supporting Mary’s Meals with their ‘Double The Love Campaign’. Every pound you give between today and Jan 31st 2020 will be matched by the UK Government up to £2million, allowing even more hungry children in Liberia to receive a daily meal. To...

"We’re delighted to be part of the @fruittreefoundation new album, ‘Whole Lotta Roadies’. The project will raise funds and awareness for Scottish touring crew that have been affected by the financial impact of the pandemic. Without them, our shows would not be able to...

Three-year-old Inka Wood suffers from spastic diplegic cerebral palsy which causes stiffness and tightness in the muscles. It makes walking and standing very difficult and following her diagnosis as an 18-month-old she was given a frame to help with her movement.  ...

Well done to everyone involved from the Galashiels Amateur Operatic Society, who's virtual choir have sang a fantastic version of I'm On My Way, to raise funds for The Lavender Touch Charity which gives support to people with cancer in the Scottish Borders...

A year ago in the midst of an exceptional summer schedule of huge live events, The Proclaimers were on The Pyramid Stage making their 7th Glastonbury appearance.   Here is one from way back, I'm Gonna Burn Your Playhouse Down recorded live at Glastonbury in 1989...

Well done to all the pupils and everyone involved from Albyn School in Aberdeen for creating their very entertaining lockdown version, created by music teacher Shirley Magill. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzWfBuAjCvg&feature=youtu.be

We are deeply saddened at Colin’s passing. Always a delight to meet and an incredible passion and knowledge for music.In his time at Radio Forth, from our debut single onwards, we were always exceptionally grateful for his enthusiasm and support.

A small amateur dramatics company in South Queensferry, Forth Dimension Musical Productions have been unable to hold their normal springtime concert. Instead, they decided to team up with another local choir Ferry Blend and do their own virtual choir performance of...

The Nevis Living Room Ensemble project has brought together 160 musicians from 15 countries to perform  'I'm Gonna Be' (500 Miles). From Australia to Nicaragua via California, India and Kenya and across the UK, they have been joined by people all of ages. From a new...

Love Music Junior Choir is made up of 200 children aged 8–12 from all across Edinburgh, singing a diverse range of music from across the world in different languages. Here they are performing quite wonderfully, I'm On My Way, pre lockdown. Well done to all the...

Our very dear friend, the lovely and exceptionally talented Matt Lucas, has re-written Thank You Baked Potato song, please purchase and help raise funds for #FeedNHS   1. You can download the song here : https://slinky.to/ThankYouBakedPotato … 2. You can watch the...

Scottish Health Service staff have made a cracking recording of I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) to advise folk to stay inside as they walk the extra mile.  \https://news.stv.tv/video/nhs-workers-form-online-band-to-remind-people-to-stay-home?top

The Nevis Ensemble has been making guerilla-style performances in public places across Scotland since July 2018. Their vision is music is for everyone, everywhere.   Nevis thought they would respond in the most ‘Nevis’ way possible to the current lockdown. Everyone is...

Download this brilliant EP from the safety of your own home and make a difference for those sleeping rough on the streets of Edinburgh by supporting Street Work Charity in Edinburgh.   A fantastic collective of Edinburgh All-Star musicians inspired by Joseph Malik and...

From  CBS's The Late Show with James Corden, James and Niall Horan's homage to "I'm Gonna Be".   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEWfPtxFm70

RIP Alan Lugton historian on Hibernian FC and the Irish in Edinburgh. He will be sadly missed.

Thanks to Scottish Trials Bike legend Danny MacAskill for using I’m On My Way in such an inspiring video.    

The Angry Cyclist Tour began in Stroud, Gloucestershire, in July 2018 and ended at The Hydro in Glasgow in September 2019. 111 performances to over 400,000 people in 13 different countries. One of the absolute highlights was a very memorable day in June 2019 a with a...