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Scottish singer-songwriter and musician Shaz Martin<\/a>‘s song Carter Scratch has been chosen to soundtrack International Women’s Day at the International Women’s Day 2021<\/a> celebrations taking place in Nashville and Cincinnati on March 7th and March 8th.<\/p>\n Shaz’s song Carter Scratch which has been chosen to soundtrack the International Women’s Day celebrations is a a female power anthem which pays homage to Maybelle Carter (mother in-law to Johnny Cash) and her unique\u00a0guitar plying style that influenced the musical greats and revolutionized the\u00a0guitar in country music.<\/p>\n Shaz Martin who hails from Glasgow has been making a name for her rousing anthemic songs on both sides of the Atlantic and it’s wonderful to see a Scottish talent representing at International Women’s Day. Shaz’s uplifting anthem ‘GIRL’ was chosen to be the official anthem of the Scotland National Women’s Football Team<\/a> played before every match. Shaz also features on the American Scottish Foundation’s Sounds From Scotland album, available on CD from the ASF Marketplace<\/a> and available as a digital download from iTunes<\/a>.<\/p>\n The Sounds From Scotland album initiative celebrates up and coming Scottish music talent and allows the ASF to nurture Scottish talent through its Lord Malcolm Douglas-Hamilton Bursary for Arts & Education<\/a>.<\/p>\n You can join in the International Women’s Day Celebrations live from Nashville, starting at 4PM EST on Sunday March 7th with a full two days programming of live seminars, workshops and live music celebrating the brilliant achievement of women everywhere.<\/p>\n