Stewart Cruickshank Bursary
Stewart Cruickshank was a huge force for good in Scottish music. Producing radio programmes for the BBC, he nurtured an enormous amount of talent, impacting the lives of countless musicians and listeners.
His unsparing encouragement was legendary. He built connections, gave people the impetus to create, selflessly shared and promoted artists’ work, and in so doing helped create Scottish music as we know it.
To honour his legacy a new award was made to an emerging songwriter: in 2019 it was won by 23-year-old songwriter Jared Celosse, whose song ‘New Orleans (Esca)’, enraptured the judging panel with its drama and daring. Jared used his award to record four tracks at Chem 19 Studios.
