Motion · S5M-23760 · 18 Dec 2020
Iona Fyfe's Campaign for Scots Language on Spotify
The motion
That the Parliament commends a new campaign to have the Scots language included as a listed language on the Spotify music streaming platform; understands that the campaign, led by the award-winning Scots folksinger, Iona Fyfe, seeks to redress the imbalance its absence creates for the many talented Scots musicians and 1.5 million Scots language speakers; notes that Spotify already hosts Scots songs on its platform but that artists are unable to categorise these songs in the correct language; believes that the Scots language should be celebrated for its distinct cultural impact in Scotland and that its absence from a major streaming platform belies its wider importance to the folk music movement; acknowledges that Scots is recognised under the European Charter for Minority Languages, ISO 639-2 language code (SCO); welcomes Spotify’s commitment to examine the issue in response to Iona’s campaign, and hopes to see the language being given due recognition in the near future.
Supporters (20)
- Colin Beattie Scottish National Party 21 Dec 2020
- Peter Chapman 21 Dec 2020
- Bruce Crawford 21 Dec 2020
- Annabelle Ewing 21 Dec 2020
- John Finnie 21 Dec 2020
- Bill Kidd 21 Dec 2020
- Fulton MacGregor Scottish National Party 21 Dec 2020
- Rona Mackay 21 Dec 2020
- John Mason 21 Dec 2020
- Mark McDonald 21 Dec 2020
- Stuart McMillan Scottish National Party 21 Dec 2020
- Stewart Stevenson 21 Dec 2020
- David Torrance Scottish National Party 21 Dec 2020
- Maureen Watt 21 Dec 2020
- Sandra White 21 Dec 2020
- Richard Lyle 22 Dec 2020
- Joan McAlpine 22 Dec 2020
- Gil Paterson 22 Dec 2020
- Gillian Martin Scottish National Party 23 Dec 2020
- Ruth Maguire 26 Jan 2021
Source: the Scottish Parliament motions and amendments record.