The first Followers' Dispatch is out. Our old-school postal mailing club's first edition just shipped. Nice, small, REAL things through your letterbox. If you want to join, sign up at www.constantfollower.com free and paid tiers.

Our Spring Dispatch is ready. Real stuff, from us to you, through your door. Postcards, letters, stickers, and an exclusive site with demos and an unreleased song. Going out to subscribers this Friday. Free tier available. It's not too late to join: tally.so/r/Zj84eo CFx #somethingreal

Our Spring Dispatch is ready. Real stuff, from us to you, through your door. Postcards, letters, stickers, and an exclusive site with demos and an unreleased song. Going out to subscribers this Friday. Free tier available. It's not too late to join: tally.so/r/Zj84eo CFx #somethingreal

Today a coalition of music organisations representing many thousands of artists and music workers has published a letter to BBC Radio Scotland. Scotland’s music sector needs transparency, consultation and a clear strategy for how Scottish music will be supported. Read and share: t.co/yRCCbo2gQe

Still processing those two lovely gigs over the weekend. Tolbooth Stirling and Cottiers, it was a pleasure to be back in these special venues and play some of our songs. Thank you to everyone who came out. 📹 Kevin Linnett at Tolbooth

The end of February was marked by a gorgeous night at the Tolbooth in Stirling seeing @constantfollower.bsky.social. I'm still gathering my thoughts but it was a beautiful set from them and also from the lovely Lizabett Russu.

This evenings venue & this evening's artists. @constantfollower.bsky.social

Last night's gig - @constantfollower.bsky.social at Cottiers Theatre in Glasgow. Just beautiful music, played by superb musicians in a fantastic venue. Such a great sound. (And I got another t-shirt 😄)

Saturday's Tolbooth show is SOLD OUT. If you missed out, there are still tickets for Cottiers, Glasgow on Friday 27th. 12 MAR Barnard Castle, TheWitham 13 MAR Shipley, The Live Room 14 MAR Morecambe, More Music 15 MAR Settle, Victoria Hall Tix in the usual place. Pic by Gregor Boyd

The Scottish Government Agrees With Artists. Now What? I wrote a piece for @bellacaledonia.bsky.social Have a read here and give it a share if you can: tr.ee/hc3l50 #BBCRadioScot @findlaynapier.bsky.social @angusrobertson.bsky.social @thesmia.bsky.social

Where would 75% of Scottish bands you like be now if late-night BBC Radio Scotland radio they say they were first played in didn’t exist? The BBC's decision today is affecting Scotland’s music tomorrow. 'One hand Washes the Other'

Creative communities form around a nucleus. A late-night BBC Radio Scotland play by Roddy Hart led to the funding for my first album. 41 people were paid for various jobs in the making. The creative economy in Scotland needs these music discovery spaces. This is what we lose. youtu.be/OeFYC8qU2yg

Constant Follower & Mark Tranmer - One Hand Washes The Other

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New Analysis Highlights Impact of BBC Radio Scotland Late Night Changes on Emerging Scottish Artists - Scottish Music Industry Association

The Scottish Music Industry Association (SMIA) continues to call on BBC Radio Scotland to undertake meaningful consultation with Scotland’s music sector and audiences, and publish a clear strategy for...

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Please share if you can. @thesmia.bsky.social The Scottish Music Industry Association published an interview about the BBC Radio Scotland schedule changes, and how their impact is already stretching beyond musicians. Please have a read. Thank you. Link below. 📸 Kevin Linnett

Please share if you can. @thesmia.bsky.social The Scottish Music Industry Association published an interview about the BBC Radio Scotland schedule changes, and how their impact is already stretching beyond musicians. Please have a read. Thank you. Link below. 📸 Kevin Linnett

Creative communities form around a nucleus. A late-night BBC Radio Scotland play by Roddy Hart led to the funding for my first album. 41 people were paid for various jobs in the making. The creative economy in Scotland needs these music discovery spaces. This is what we lose. youtu.be/OeFYC8qU2yg

Constant Follower & Mark Tranmer - One Hand Washes The Other

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Is Vernon Kay worth more to the BBC than the future of Scottish music? That can’t be right? Can it? Vernon gets £394k (BBC Pay List 24/25) Mon-Fri ‘Up Late’ show £175k (BBC ITT) Roddy’s weekend show? Say same as the 'Up Late' budget £175k #bbc #bbcradioscotland #vernonkay

Please do watch. This is important for music and musicians in Scotland. www.facebook.com/share/v/1GEs...

Constant Follower@constantfollower.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Good piece by Mike Small in @bellacaledonia.bsky.social this morning on the collapse of new music support at BBC Radio Scotland and the questionable evidence by BBC Scotland's Hayley Valentine to the Scottish Parliament CEEAC committee. bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/01/30/b... @scottishgreens.org

Good piece by Mike Small in @bellacaledonia.bsky.social this morning on the collapse of new music support at BBC Radio Scotland and the questionable evidence by BBC Scotland's Hayley Valentine to the Scottish Parliament CEEAC committee. bellacaledonia.org.uk/2026/01/30/b... @scottishgreens.org

Also forgot to add that when they're talking about their 'huge' playlist - of course this is mostly catalogue music - so suggesting it in the same breath as 'new' Scottish music is misleading. To get a new track onto the station playlist isn't going to be easy.

Radio Jammor@radiojammor.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Worth a watch/listen, questioning the 'evidence' given to the Scottish Parly's Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee by BBC Scotland on revisions to their Scottish music output. We would add that barely any music is released around Xmas/New Year, so comparing Dec/Jan is daft.

"Everything we warned about has come true and worse." Our fav blog @godisinthetvzine.bsky.social just covered the BBC Radio Scotland disaster. Deepest thanks Bill and co. Please read and share: www.godisinthetvzine.co.uk/2026/01/30/n... @findlaynapier.bsky.social

NEWS: BBC Radio Scotland Schedule Changes Linked To Sharp Drop In Scottish Music - God Is In The TV

A new analysis submitted to the Scottish Parliament’s Culture, European Affairs and External Relations Committee (CEEAC) has found a marked reduction in

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In The National @scotnational.bsky.social today. Thank you Scott Bamford. "We should be deeply concerned about the changes to BBC Radio Scotland's late-night music output following the January 2026 schedule changes" Full piece: www.thenational.scot/culture/2579...

Impact of changes at Radio Scotland on music output is as we predicted

THE average National reader will undoubtedly be aware of failures of management at the BBC and the output of BBC Radio Scotland in particular. But I…

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Interesting viewing as BBC Radio Scot head Hayley Valentine defends the BBC's position on some of the points we raise about late-night radio in response to questions from @patrickharvie.bsky.social MSP and others. Thoughts? www.scottishparliament.tv/meeting/cons...

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee | Scottish Parliament TV

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"Broadly speaking"

BBC Radio Scotland in @heraldscotland.bsky.social: "Broadly speaking... we are representing the same number of Scottish artists" First two weeks of the new schedule: unique Scottish artists played down 33% (-59% for independent artists). Report: constantfollower.com Story: shorturl.at/dvZEr

'We needed to do something' - BBC Scotland chiefs on why music shows were axed

BBC Scotland director Hayley Valentine has responded to critics of the controversial 'easy listening' revamp.

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