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Fergus McCreadie (born 12 July 1997) is a Scottish jazz pianist and composer. His style revolves around a fusion of contemporary jazz with Scottish folk music. He has released four albums as leader of a jazz trio and two EPs to date. His third album, Forest Floor, was shortlisted for the 2022 Mercury Prize, and won the Scottish Album of the Year Award and the Scottish Jazz Award for Best Album.
McCreadie attended Dollar Academy as a teen, then studied jazz at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland under Tommy Smith, where he also played in Smith's Youth Jazz Orchestra. At the conservatoire, he met bassist David Bowden and drummer Stephen Henderson, the other two players in McCreadie's trio. He graduated from the conservatoire in 2018.
In January 2024, McCreadie announced his fourth album Stream, which was released on 3 May by Edition. Spectrum Cultures Konstantin N. Rega called the album "a forceful work of beauty, patience, stamina and creativity." Stream was followed by an EP, Stream (Revisited), released on Edition on 4 April 2025.
On 24 June 2025, McCreadie announced his fifth album, The Shieling, set for release on 24 October by Edition. The lead single, "Wayfinder", was released on 25 July. The same year, McCreadie contributed multiple tracks to the soundtrack of the Spike Lee film Highest 2 Lowest, which were released as part of the film's official soundtrack album and a separate EP of just McCreadie's contributions, both released by A24 Music.
In a concert review from 2024, The Skinnys Zoë White described McCreadie as sitting forward facing his audience and speaking candidly about his music in between songs. White noted the "endearing contrast between his down-to-earth anecdotes about hill walks, mountain streams and Scottish weather, and the hypnotic beauty of the music itself."
| + Fergus McCreadie singles ! scope="col" | Year ! scope="col" | Name ! scope="col" | Album |
| "Jig" | |||
| "Cairn (Live)" | |||
| "Jig (Live)" | |||
| "An Old Friend (Live)" | |||
| "Morning Moon" | |||
| "The Unfurrowed Field" | |||
| "Snowcap" | |||
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