’18 years and this can by no means really feel regular’

Singer Amy Macdonald is approaching 20 years within the music trade, however admits the disbelief at listening to her songs performed on the radio won’t ever go away.

The Scottish musician shared a second on social media this week the place she broke down after listening to her new tune on BBC Radio 2.

The tune, Is This What You have Been Ready For, is her first single launch since 2021, and he or she instructed BBC Scotland’s Reporting Scotland Information at Seven programme that her feelings took her abruptly.

“That was completely off the cuff,” she mentioned. “I knew the tune was getting performed on Radio 2 that morning, so I used to be at all times going to pay attention – it was the primary play.

“I put it on and as quickly because it began I received so overwhelmed.

“It is unusual to me as a result of I’ve been doing this for 18 years.

“I’ve heard my tune performed on the radio everywhere in the world, and it nonetheless by no means feels regular.”

Amy says she is glad it does not.

“For me it’s nonetheless extremely thrilling and I nonetheless get such a buzz from listening to my songs on the radio – it’s such a giant a part of what I do,” she added.

The singer, from Bishopbriggs, close to Glasgow, launched her new album and a European tour with a modern pop-up gig in Glasgow’s Princes Sq. procuring centre.

She follows within the footsteps of different artists selling new music with shock gigs, however mentioned she needed to be satisfied it was a good suggestion.

“Everyone appears to do that now – I’ve seen so many movies of Ed Sheeran showing wherever and in all places this week and it is so cool.

“I believed, individuals love dwell music, I am going to exit and play a couple of tunes for them and hopefully all people goes away with a smile on their face.”

A whole bunch turned out on a Friday afternoon to see the singer, best-known for hits Mr Rock And Roll and This Is The Life.

And the dwell gig mirrored the inspiration for the brand new tune, and album.

Amy mentioned: “It began off about my love of dwell music. I might seen a load of wonderful movies of U2 enjoying at The Sphere in Las Vegas and thought what an unbelievable venue that’s.

“And it received me eager about performing dwell and the way nothing can actually replicate that.

“It was principally a tune that began off about my ardour for performing and seeing dwell music and being in a crowd and simply being a part of that.”

She is trying ahead to touring after her final dates have been hit by the Covid pandemic.

“My final album it was interrupted with cancellations and the fixed rule modifications so we sort of missed out on that so it feels prefer it has been a very long time coming,” she mentioned.

“I’m excited to be again in Glasgow and I’ve received a great deal of festivals this summer season after which a giant run of dates in Germany, Switzerland, Austria, all these European locations the place I spend a lot of my time.

“However I’m simply grateful that I’m able to do one thing I really like and am capable of get on the market and see so many individuals.”

The spotlight is about to be her homecoming on the OVO Hydro in Glasgow on 12 December.

She mentioned: “I’ve at all times flown the flag for Scotland and Glasgow and I’ve at all times felt very cherished and love performing in Scotland – it is my dwelling.

“We have now the most effective followers on the planet.”