"Masks for Scotland" triumph
Last night (Wednesday, April 22) some of Scotland’s biggest names came together for a night of livestream entertainment whilst raising money for fundraising initiative Masks for Scotland.
Organised by DJ and presenter Edith Bowman, ‘For the Love of Scotland’ aimed to raise funds for the Masks for Scotland appeal, founded earlier this month by Professor Jill Belch of the University of Dundee in response to the urgent need for Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) for community frontline medical teams across Scotland, with 100% of the money raised funding the provision of PPE for key workers across the country.
‘For the Love of Scotland’ was set up to help the initiative reach its £200,000 target and over the course of four hours, the show generated over £43,000 in donations, bringing the total to over £143,000.
Edith Bowman said, “Masks for Scotland are desperately trying to raise money for PPE to protect frontline workers.
"That’s why we’re here, that’s why we’ve got all these amazing people.”
Fans around the world enjoyed an outstanding line-up:
Alan Cumming, Ally McCoist, Annie Lennox, Blue Rose Code, Sir Chris Hoy, Fran Healy (Travis), Ian Rankin, Irvine Welsh, Jack Lowden, James McAvoy, Janey Godley and Ashley Storrie, Jean Johansson, Judy Murray, Karen Gillan, KT Tunstall, Lauren Mayberry (CHVRCHES), Mark Bonnar, Martin Compston, Ncuti Gatwa, Peter Capaldi, Peter Mullan, Rachel Sermanni, Richard Rankin, Sam Heughan, Sam McTrusty (Twin Atlantic), Sanjeev Kohli, Simon Neil (Biffy Clyro), Stuart Braithwaite (Mogwai) and Stuart Murdoch (Belle and Sebastian).
You can watch the livestream again here