The Scottish live music scene has been ravaged by Covid.19, with artists hunkering in at home, crossing their fingers we’ll be over the worst sooner rather than later.With months of scheduled gigs wiped out and festivals dropping off the calendar in droves, most big paydays have disappeared and most agree that grassroots venues are in severe danger of closure as meagre cash reserves run out.Amid the post-lockdown chaos, many artists have reached for guitars, drums and microphones as they form collaborations that attempt to maintain crucial connections with fans.Here the Record speaks to three long established industry figures, who agree that the crisis is the worst they have known - but they all agree that artists are proving they are all