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The Scottish Song Tradition
The old style ballad (before 1700)
The leading and oldest kind of song in Scots is the historical ballad. The ballad was composed for two kinds of audience: the ordinary people or the courtly gathering. Among the first type, old myths and heroic figures were highly popular: tales such as the Wal... more
Broken Gong
Fifer Andy Chung’s latest album, Broken Gong, contains all the voices that make up one of Scotland’s most unusual and distinctive singers. Kirkcaldy born Chung comes from a musical family with a strong tradition of singing behind it. His father writes and sings Hakka mountain songs, a traditi... more
Shetland resources
Maria Barclay Millar has produced a CD of Shetland songs all sung in the Shetland dialect, 'Evergreen, Dialect Sangs for Schools'. As a singing teacher, Maria felt there was a need for audio versions of Shetland songs. She was able to test this resource in the classroom and noted: ' The project h... more
New Year singalang
Don't remember all the words to Auld Lang Syne?
Don't worry - they're all here along with the words and tune to a Guid New Year tae Ane an Aa.
You'll have no excuse for not joining in the singing this New Year's Eve.
A Guid New Year to Ane An A
A guid new year to ane an a
An m... more
American accents for Scottish Rappers
Two Scottish rappers had to speak in American accents in order to get a music deal, the Sunday Mail reported this week. Dundee guys Billy Boyd and Gavin Bain – known as Silibil’n’Brains – discovered that whenever they phoned up companies and told them they were Scottish rappers, everyone ... more
Night of traditional song in Scots
The Aberdeen and Regional Oral History Association will be holding a traditional concert party on the night of Saturday 26 April. On the night there will be a series of traditional songs in Scots, accompanied by traditional dances, and also a comic performance by ‘A Scots Handsel’. Guaranteed... more
Traditional Arts Working Group - Public Meetings
David Francis, the chair of the Traditional Arts Working Group, will be hosting a series of public meetings across Scotland to allow as many people as possible the opportunity to feed their views into the group's ongoing work. The meetings are open to anyone with an interest in the sector.
Kir... more
Fitbaw: whit a scunner + Norrowegian fowkies an glaikit trowes
I dinna ken hou monie o ye haes been watchin the fitbaw frae Austrick an Swisserland ower the hinmaist week or twa, but I maun say - sum o it's been pretty guid. Whan ye see hou kintras like Romania, Swaden an Turkey, ye canna hulp but feel a wee bit scunnered that Scotland's no there...again. ... more
A braw nicht, thanks tae the SLC
Hello aw, howp ye hae been makkin the maist o wit braw simmer...or the twa-thrie braw hours we hae been gettin. Michael wis sayin this wad be the year fer a bonnie simmer - but sae faur it's ainlie been sunny whan I'm warkin inbye, an whan I'm daein pentin outside it buckets doun!
It wis ma 1... more
Flittin, Nae Mince etc.
Weil, I'm back on bloggin efter a wee whilie awa. Jist flittit twa week syne, sae aye trying tae redd out a nummer o fankles that's no richt just yet.
It's guid tae see thon veidio "Nae Mince In Moray" daein sae weil up i the North East (jsit haed a scance at YouTube, an it's ower 42,000 vi... more
Doric Cabaret Evening
As pairt o the city o Aiberdeen’s St Andra’s Weekend, the Associe o Grampian Storytellers is haein a Doric Cabaret Eening on Seturday 1 December at Union Terrace Gairdens, Aiberdeen, fae 7.30pm til 10.15pm. The nicht sterts oot wi a walcome tae the guests an pipers o the Buchan Pipe Baund. Th... more
