A kilted warrior crowns the New York skyline in this joyous tribute to Jesse Rae, a musician from the Scottish Borders who plugged into the electric current of Parliament-Funkadelic. From bringing 80s NYC to a standstill atop the Brooklyn Bridge to shaping seminal hits like Inside Out, Rae fused tartan swagger with transatlantic groove to craft a mythic, pluralist vision of Scotland in the key of funk!

Jesse Rae (born 1951) is a Scottish singer, songwriter, and composer from St Boswells known for blending funk and synth-pop with overt expressions of Scottish heritage. After moving to the United States in 1974 to join the band Granicus, he shifted towards funk songwriting and production, achieving major success as the writer of Odyssey’s 1982 chart-topping hit “Inside Out.” In the 1980s he released solo work, including The Thistle (1987), collaborating with musicians from the Parliament-Funkadelic orbit to develop his eccentric “Caledonian funk” style. Famous for performing in Highland battle dress with a claymore sword, Rae later ran as an independent candidate in the 2007 Scottish Parliament election.