Review: The “St Andrews Scottish Songbook”: A New Chapter in a Scots Drawing Room Singing
While some songs from this new anthology were performed by Seamus Begg in October during the 2022 St Andrews Voices … Read more
Articles
50 Years of the Society of Highland and Island Historical Research: more on musicians and music in Highland society
The Society of Highland & Island Historical Research (see Soundyngs post 2/3/22) celebrates this year the 50th anniversary of its … Read more
COVID19 and ‘Triall’: recording the experiences of the Scottish Musical Community
Mostly, this blog concentrates on the kind of ‘history’ that feels like it sits in the past. However, history is … Read more
Fiddles of tin and ship pine
Although the design has changed over the centuries, from the 18th century onwards Scottish luthiers have embraced the Italian violin … Read more
Imagining Scotland’s Historic Soundscapes
“Archaeoacoustics” is the name of relatively new field of interdisciplinary studies which – as the name suggests – combines archaeology … Read more
Flute music in the Atholl Collection: Military Echoes
Photo credit: author, reproduced by kind permission of Culture Perth & Kinross Local & Family History. I had a very … Read more
James Cheechoo (1929-2022), the ‘Last of the James Bay Fiddlers’, and his Scottish Connection
James Cheechoo (1929-2022), who passed away at the age of 92, on 11 February 2022 in Moose Factory, Northern Ontario, … Read more
The Atholl Collection in Perth – catalogue pdf available
Cover of catalogue – reproduced by kind permission of Culture Perth & Kinross Local & Family History The A K … Read more
Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts from the National Library of Scotland
Of interest to medievalists and early modern historians more generally, the NLS has completed its digitisation project for Medieval and … Read more
Distant Echoes: Records of Early Modern Soundscapes from Crail Parish Church
As live voices gradually began to re-sound in Scotland’s churches after the COVID-19 shutdowns, many have been dismayed to learn … Read more
Frances Tolmie’s Skye Songs: manuscript sources from the National Library of Scotland
The National Library of Scotland is continuing to add to its digital archives material and recent press releases draw our … Read more
Perth and Musical Muses in 1638
‘Reading Scotland before 1707’ is the title of the symposium co-hosted by the Folger Research library and the University of … Read more