SCOTLAND AT WAVES VIENNA
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SCOTLAND AT WAVES VIENNA -
01-03 Oct, 2026
We’re back in Austria, flying the flag for Scotland at Waves Vienna.
We’ll be out and about across the festival and conference, with Alice Faye, Her Picture and Lucia & The Best Boys joining us to showcase some of the brilliant talent coming out of Scotland.
Full details below, and drop us a line if you’re at the event and want to connect 👋
Vienna, Austria
Alice Faye
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Glasgow songwriter Alice Faye is fast becoming one of Scotland's most distinctive new voices, crafting songs that balance cinematic drama with intimate, confessional storytelling. Blending 70s pop, 60s folk and classic country with a theatrical, chanson-inspired flair, her music feels both timeless and vividly modern. Rich piano arrangements, sharp lyrical wit and a striking, expressive vocal style sit at the heart of her work, creating songs that move seamlessly from tender vulnerability to bold, playful spectacle.
Her piano-led EP Deadbeat earned widespread praise and national airplay, while festival appearances at Belladrum, Celtic Connections, Doune the Rabbit Hole and Eden Festival have cemented her reputation as a captivating live performer. Alice has shared stages with artists including Rufus Wainwright, Nick Lowe and BMX Bandits, and toured the UK and Europe, selling out headline shows in London, Paris, Amsterdam, Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Fresh from winning BBC Introducing Scottish Act of the Year 2026 and Sound of Young Scotland 2025, Alice continues to build momentum as she prepares her debut album Vaudevillain.
lucia & the best boys
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When she started her Lucia & The Best Boys project, Lucia Fairfull was just 19 and still finding her way. Just as she’s developed and found her identity over the years, the sound of this rising artist has also continually evolved and intensified – from the raw post-punk of her debut EP ‘Best Boy’ (2017) to the larger-than-life synth-pop opus ‘Burning Castles’ (2023). Her songwriting has, naturally, evolved with her, growing and becoming more complex, until finally blending her autobiographical and cinematic qualities to create a unique style. Her new single ‘You Look Like Somebody In Love,’ and her collaboration with Lauren Mayberry, ‘Lonely Girl’ (2026), showcase an artist whose self-assured approach to the production process yields extraordinary intensity. The fact that even Elton John has professed his enthusiasm for her music on his podcast ‘Rocket Hour’ says it all. With her new album “Picking Petals” (2026), she’s now proving these accolades are more than justified. Anyone keen to experience this for themselves can finally catch Lucia & The Best Boys live here for the very first time.
her picture
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Presenting under an alias inspired by Virginia Woolf's 'To the Lighthouse', Her Picture is the public confessional of singer Anny Tahaney, whose honest and thought-provoking songwriting is bewitching listeners in Scotland and beyond.
A former English Literature student, storytelling is at the heart of Tahaney's music, with her catalogue exploring issues such as working class frustration, generational trauma and healing. Backed by producer and co-writer Finlay Smith, Her Picture's sound is characterised by its cinematic and epic dynamics, where screeching guitars and haunting melodies blend together to create a unique soundscape that situates feminine rage and emotion at the heart of the narrative.
Having drawn inspiration from the likes of Ethel Cain, Aurora and Daughter, Her Picture is on the cusp of releasing her most artistically vulnerable and personal work yet, marking a defining and pivotal year ahead.