Scottish Music Trivia

1. Alan Rankine and his bandmate had a hit with the song "Party Fears Two". Who was his bandmate?

From Quiz Scottish Music Artists

Answer: Billy McKenzie

The late Billy McKenzie from Dundee also had a hit with the single "Rhythm Divine". Morrissey's song "William, it was really Nothing" was reputedly written after the pair had a short friendship. Sadly, Billy took his own life aged 39 in 1997.

From Quiz Traditional Songs of Scotland2

Answer: Dark Lochnagar

Music by H. R. Bishop. Lyrics by none other than Lord Byron who spent part of his early life near Loch na Gar. Loch na Gar or Lochnagar is a mountain in the Cairngorm range.

From Quiz Brothers of Scottish Rock and Pop (mostly)

Answer: The Proclaimers

Charlie and Craig Reid are the Proclaimers, famous for such songs as "Letter from America", "Sunshine on Leith", "I'm On My Way", and the stirring feet stamping anthem "Five Hundred Miles".

From Quiz Scottish Pop & Rock Stars

Answer: Sweet

Connolly moved with his family to London when he was 12 years old, where he would eventually meet the other members of Sweet, originally called Sweetshop. The band had a UK number one in 1973 with "Blockbuster". Connolly died of liver failure in 1997.

From Quiz Groups and Singers from Scotland

Answer: Simple Minds

"Don't You (Forget About Me)" was a number one hit in the U.S. and peaked at number seven in the UK charts. The song was originally written for the teen movie "The Breakfast Club" released in 1985. The front man for Simple Minds was Jim Kerr. Other chart hits for the band was "Belfast Child" and "Waterfront."

From Quiz Scottish Music Artists

Answer: Franz Ferdinand

Alex Kapranos and the lads give us a bit of a history lesson with their choice of band names. The B side of their single "Take me Out", was called "All for You Sophia" and was also about the Duchess of Hohenberg, although the band changed the spelling.

From Quiz Traditional Songs of Scotland2

Answer: Iona Boat Song

Legend has it that this melody was chanted by monks who rowed the dead bodies of Scottish kings to their final resting place on the sacred island of Iona. Words by Sir Hugh. S. Robertson, founder of the Glasgow Orpheus Choir. This is a beautiful air and is even more emotive when sung in the Gaelic.

From Quiz Brothers of Scottish Rock and Pop (mostly)

Answer: The Jesus and Mary Chain

Jim and William Reid are founder members of The Jesus and Mary Chain. They hail from East Kilbride in Scotland and so do Aztec Camera. East Kilbride also happens to be my home town. Bobby Gillespie of Primal Scream is an ex member of the JMC.

From Quiz Scottish Pop & Rock Stars

Answer: Marie Lawrie

Lulu, born in Lennoxtown in 1948, first made the UK top ten with "Shout", in 1964. As well as being a successful singer, she also turned her hand to acting, starring with Sidney Poitier in the 1967 film "To Sir With Love". The title song made number one in the USA.

From Quiz Groups and Singers from Scotland

Answer: Nazareth

"Love Hurts" was originally sung by the band The Everly Brothers in 1960. Other renditions of the song have been performed by Roy Orbison (1961), Jim Capaldi (1975) and Cher (1991). Members of the band in 1977 were Dan McCafferty, Manny Charlton, Pete Agnew and Darrell Sweet. The band is still going strong today, although the line up has changed. From 2002 the band now consists of Dan McCafferty, Jimmy Murrison, Pete Agnew and Lee Agnew.

From Quiz Scottish Songs and Ballads

Answer: Loch Lomond

Most people will recognize this tune when they hear it; it has a lovely melody. But few understand the meaning of the song. Like many Scottish songs, it can be traced to the Jacobite rebellion of 1745-46, in which the Scots, under "Bonnie Prince Charlie," were crushed by the English. Tradition has it that this song was written by a Scottish soldier imprisoned at Carlisle, shortly before he was hanged in 1746. When he says to his comrade, "You take the high road, and I'll take the low road," he means that his friend will return to Scotland as a living man, but himself as a spirit, travelling the "low road" of the dead.

From Quiz Traditional Songs of Scotland

Answer: Doon

Written by the Bard- Robert Burns- this is a song of unrequited love.

From Quiz Scottish Music Artists

Answer: Cream

Jack, from Bishopbriggs, East Dunbartonshire, was a member of Cream along with guitar legend Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker. Cream is widely considered to be the first so called 'super group'.

From Quiz Traditional Songs of Scotland2

Answer: Jock O' Hazeldean

A Border Ballad with words by Sir Walter Scott. This young lady was offered titles and wealth but she knew what and who she wanted. She got it as can be seen in the final two lines: 'She's ower the border and awa Wi' Jock O' Hazeldean.'

From Quiz Brothers of Scottish Rock and Pop (mostly)

Answer: Glasgow

Yes the Knopfler brothers do in fact "Belong To Glesga, Dear Auld Glesga Toon" to quote the words of Will Fyffe. Their mother was English, a teacher, and their father was a Hungarian Jewish immigrant, an architect who had fled from Nazi Europe. Mark was born on the twelve of August 1949 and David on the 27th of December 1952. The family moved to Newcastle when Mark was around nine and they were raised on Tyneside. They went on to form the band Dire Straits.

From Quiz Scottish Pop & Rock Stars

Answer: Nazareth

Nazareth were at their commercial peak between 1973 to 1975 when they had three top 20 UK albums and four top 20 singles, including a cover of the Joni Mitchell song "This Flight Tonight".

From Quiz Groups and Singers from Scotland

Answer: Franz Ferdinand

Franz Ferdinand was formed in 2001. The four piece band comprises of the lead singer (Alex Kapranos), bass guitarist (Bob Hardy), rhythm guitarist (Nick McCarthy) and the drummer Paul Thomson. The debut album by the band was simply called "Franz Ferdinand" released in 2004. The album reached number three on the UK album chart and reached number 32 on the Billboard 200 album charts.

From Quiz Scottish Songs and Ballads

Answer: The Bonnie Maid of Fyvie-O

This popular ballad tells the story of an Irish dragoon who falls in love with a chambermaid. He offers to marry her, but she refuses to marry a soldier, and suitor dies of a broken heart.

From Quiz Traditional Songs of Scotland

Answer: Lomond

This song is supposed to be the last words of a man waiting to be hanged. Thus High Road and Low Road. Given a second lease of life by Gaelic Rock Band, Runrig.

From Quiz Scottish Music Artists

Answer: The Proclaimers

Bespectacled twins Craig and Charlie Reid are famous for retaining their Scottish accents when singing. Craig Reid is married to Margo's daughter. The Proclaimers' anthem "I'm Gonna Be (500 miles)" is recognised the world over and is featured in many films including "The Angel's Share" and their own musical "Sunshine on Leith".

From Quiz Traditional Songs of Scotland2

Answer: Bonnie Wells O' Wearie

Words by Scottish poet Alexander MacLagan and music by John Charles Grieve. The Bonnie Wells were situated at the southern end of Holyrood Park. Bonnie lassies (who else!) used to do their laundry there in days gone by.

From Quiz Scottish Pop & Rock Stars

Answer: Alex Kapranos

The band named themselves after Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination in 1914 triggered the First World War. Kapranos is actually English, but moved to Edinburgh at the age of 12.

From Quiz Groups and Singers from Scotland

Answer: Travis

The name Travis first appeared in 1995. Band members of Travis are Andrew Dunlop, Francis Healy, Douglas Payne and Neil Primrose. The first single from the band was "All I Want to Do Is Rock" released in 1996. In 2007 Travis released their fifth studio album "The Boy with No Name." The album reached number four on the UK album chart and peaked at number 58 on the U.S. Billboard Top 200. Songs from the album include "Selfish Jean", "Closer" and "My Eyes." As is the trend in the UK nowadays, with movies and records, a top Sunday newspaper gave the single "My Eyes" away free, with a copy of its newspaper.

From Quiz Scottish Songs and Ballads

Answer: Eppy Morrie

If a young lady caught your fancy but spurned your advances, it was once considerd quite proper to kidnap her and force her to marry you at gunpoint. But the young man in this song soon finds he has gotten more than he bargained for. Unable to consummate the marriage, he is forced to send her back to her parents "maiden as she came." This song has been recorded many times by many singers, and the heroine's name is spelled in a number of different ways. I have been unable to find out if this song is based on an historical incident, but it has the ring of truth about it.

From Quiz Scottish Music Artists

Answer: Stone the Crows

Maggie, from Glasgow, is also well known for her performance of "No Mean City", the theme from STV's crime series "Taggart". A fellow member of Stone the Crows was Les Harvey who died when he was electrocuted on stage in 1972. He was the brother of Alex Harvey, the frontman of the Sensational Alex Harvey Band.

From Quiz Traditional Songs of Scotland2

Answer: Mingulay Boat Song

The lyrics are by Hugh S Robertson. The music is a traditional Gaelic air. Mingulay is an island in the Outer Hebrides. Despite its isolated location the island is steeped in history. The menfolk would fish the surrounding waters for white fish. As with many of our Scottish islands it is now uninhabited: the last islander left in 1912. Where once people lived, loved and worked, sheep now graze.

From Quiz Brothers of Scottish Rock and Pop (mostly)

Answer: Stone The Crows

Alex Harvey introduced his brother Les to Maggie Bell after she saw him on stage performing with Alex. She was impressed and they became involved in various bands together culminating with the Scottish Rock band Stone The Crows. Les was electrocuted on stage at the Swansea Top Rank in 1972 while playing a Stone The Crows gig. Alex died in Belgium; he suffered a heart attack while waiting for a ferry, then suffered a second fatal heart attack in an ambulance on his way to hospital. It was February the fourth 1982, the day before his 47th birthday.

From Quiz Scottish Pop & Rock Stars

Answer: Fish

Fish received his nickname because of the amount of time he spent in the bath. Marillion had four UK top ten albums when he was their lead singer, before he left in 1988. His debut solo album, "Vigil in a Wilderness of Mirrors", reached number five in the UK album charts in 1990.

From Quiz Groups and Singers from Scotland

Answer: Average White Band

First formed in 1971, the Average White Band comprised of Alan Gorrie, Malcolm Duncan, Onnie McIntyre, Hamish Stuart, Roger Ball and Robbie McIntosh. The bands turning point was with the release of their 1974 album "AWB", which topped the Billboard 200 chart. "Pick Up The Pieces" was track number three on the album.

From Quiz Scottish Songs and Ballads

Answer: Annachie Gordon

If Scots women shied away from being kidnapped, neither did they seem to be willing to meekly submit to the arranged marriages their parents came up with. This very beautiful song tells of a young girl named Jeannie, whose father has arranged for her to marry Lord Saltoun, the head if the powerful Fraser clan. Jeannie will have none of it, prefering the handsome (and penniless) Annachie Gordon. When forced to marry Lord Soultan against her will, she dies of a broken heart on her wedding day. This song is derived from Child Ballad #239, "Lord Soultan and Auchanachie." The incomparable Loreena McKennitt (voice like an angel!) sings a version of this song on her album "Parallel Dreams," which is quite lovely, although she makes some rather strange changes to the lyrics; she seems to think "Soultan" is "sultan."

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