Jason Sweeney: Last News

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.A West Lothian musician is putting a bad year behind him with the release of his latest single.Local musician Jason Sweeney has been affected like everyone else in the live music scene during lockdown 2020.In regular times it wasn’t unusual for Jason to perform 160 plus gigs a year so when Covid-19 struck, he got working on online concerts with the Charity Music in Hospitals & Care, entertaining and working with different social groups.In June, Jason was recognised with an award by West Lothian armed forces day for his ongoing music and songwriting support and commitment to the Armed Forces and veterans community.In September he completed his

A musician has raised nearly £14,000 for Maggie’s cancer caring centres thanks to a sold-out concert – at which he was joined on stage by stars from a top Scots band.

Sign up to the weekly West Lothian Courier newsletter for the latest West Lothian news and sport.A local band received a seal of approval from Chris De Burgh for their cover of his Christmas classic ‘A Spaceman Came Travelling’The five-piece band, Sianar, decided to record and produce their favourite Christmas song to help combat the lockdown blues, recording and filming their individual parts at home.The lead singer James McKay, from Armadale, produced the final version with the help of a handful of friends who got involved in the chorus, including West Lothian rocker Jason Sweeney, Ollie & Sarah from Falkirk band “Primes” and Bathgate Academy pupil and musician Bexter.The song racked up almost 50,000 views on Facebook in the first five