Scotstown Dance Band
Scotstown Dance Band hail from Scotstown, Sunart, west Lochaber. The band began releasing music in January of 2024 with their debut single ‘Shawfield Greyhound Stadium’ – an original composition about the now derelict dog racing track in Rutherglen. Since then, the trio have gone from strength to strength, with regular shows around Scotland and two further singles in 2024, ‘Scottish Country Dancing’ and ‘Shinty and Violence’. After a year of rotating line-ups, a permanent four-piece arrangement has now settled into place. Brothers Jacob and Rory Green, vocals and accordion respectively, are the songwriting partnership. The rhythm section is comprised of bass player Freddie Patterson and drummer Archie Campbell. In May 2025 the group released a final single, ‘Bathing (Katie)’ from what will be their debut EP.
Having grown up immersed in traditional Scottish music, and since youth attending ceilidhs as a source of recreation, their music is unapologetically Highland. The accordion, played by Jacob Green, is a vital ingredient. But just as vital is the influence of guitar driven indie music, and sharp lyricism that paints an often celebratory yet always unsentimental picture of Scotland. The band’s mission is to keep pushing expectations of what a group in the broad genre of ‘Trad-crossover’ can be and say. Somewhat tongue-in-cheek, they label their music ‘post-Ceilidh’ – and this is the name of their first EP, released on the 2nd July 2025.
Containing the four singles released by the group so far, the ‘post-Ceilidh’ EP will also feature an as-yet-unreleased track ‘Last Drink’. An upbeat parody of a typical west coast drinking song, Last Drink’s jig-time accordion melody and singalong choruses belie a cynicism rarely found in songs of the genre. The narrator decides he cannot stay in his rural community a day longer but receives nothing of the send-off he was hoping for. This final track was recorded in Wick and was produced by Darren Coghill of Neon Waltz.
Scotstown Dance Band hail from Scotstown, Sunart, west Lochaber. The band began releasing music in January of 2024 with their debut single ‘Shawfield Greyhound Stadium’ – an original composition about the now derelict dog racing track in Rutherglen. Since then, the trio have gone from strength to strength, with regular shows around Scotland and two further singles in 2024, ‘Scottish Country Dancing’ and ‘Shinty and Violence’. After a year of rotating line-ups, a permanent four-piece arrangement has now settled into place. Brothers Jacob and Rory Green, vocals and accordion respectively, are the songwriting partnership. The rhythm section is comprised of bass player Freddie Patterson and drummer Archie Campbell. In May 2025 the group released a final single, ‘Bathing (Katie)’ from what will be their debut EP.
Having grown up immersed in traditional Scottish music, and since youth attending ceilidhs as a source of recreation, their music is unapologetically Highland. The accordion, played by Jacob Green, is a vital ingredient. But just as vital is the influence of guitar driven indie music, and sharp lyricism that paints an often celebratory yet always unsentimental picture of Scotland. The band’s mission is to keep pushing expectations of what a group in the broad genre of ‘Trad-crossover’ can be and say. Somewhat tongue-in-cheek, they label their music ‘post-Ceilidh’ – and this is the name of their first EP, released on the 2nd July 2025.
Containing the four singles released by the group so far, the ‘post-Ceilidh’ EP will also feature an as-yet-unreleased track ‘Last Drink’. An upbeat parody of a typical west coast drinking song, Last Drink’s jig-time accordion melody and singalong choruses belie a cynicism rarely found in songs of the genre. The narrator decides he cannot stay in his rural community a day longer but receives nothing of the send-off he was hoping for. This final track was recorded in Wick and was produced by Darren Coghill of Neon Waltz.