SAMA Paisley Takeover goes virtual for 2021!

SAMA are delighted to announce the return of the Paisley Takeover!

This year due to COVID-19 the event is moving online. The event will now host a performance each Thursday throughout March, at 8pm. We are thrilled to have four artists joining us; two previous SAMA winners, and two artists who have been featured on the Music Roundup.

Lizzie Reid - Thursday 4th March

Lizzie Reid is one of Scotland's most promising talents. An emotionally raw songwriter, Reid’s songs are microcosms of love, loss and heartbreak experienced in Glasgow’s streets, nightclubs and bars. She has supported the likes of The Staves and Nilufer Yanya and was scheduled to play this year’s Great Escape.

Jenny Sturgeon - Thursday 11th March

Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Jenny Sturgeon is known for her stunning presentation of evocative folk music doused in rich imagery and atmospheric charm. Her music has been featured on BBC Radio Scotland, Radio 3, Radio 6 Music, Radio 2, and Radio Nan Gaidheal. In 2018 she was nominated as Composer Of The Year at the Scots Trad Music Awards, In 2020 Jenny won SAMA Best Acoustic.

Solareye - Thursday 18th March

Dave Hook writes rhymes. Sometimes Dave Hook calls himself Solareye.

Sometimes he raps with Stanley Odd. Mostly he makes stuff rhyme. Solareye won SAMA Best Hip Hop in 2019.

Kapil Seshasayee - Thursday 25th March

Kapil Seshasayee is a polymath, both as a songwriter and as a soundsmith, creating something wholly unique. Combining electronica flourishes evoking FKA Twigs with Indian Classical guitar ornamentations, stunning vocals and a penchant for unorthodox instrumentation such as the aquaphone, Kapil manages to be truly experimental yet still accessible.