Review: Franz Ferdinand and the Pop Renaissance
Franz Ferdinand and the Pop Renaissance, by Hamilton Harvey (London: Reynolds & Hearn, 2005) Tapping in again to the contemporary … Read more
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Review: Strike Up, Strike Sure: The Pipes and Drums of the London Scottish Regiment
Strike Up, Strike Sure: The Pipes and Drums of the London Scottish Regiment by Duncan da Silva Scottish military music … Read more
Review: The Edge of the Sea by Craig Armstrong and Calum Martin
The Edge of the Sea by Craig Armstrong and Calum Martin. Featuring the Scottish Ensemble and Duncan Chisholm, and psalm … Read more
Review: The Life & Legacy of Alexander Carmichael
Soundyngs welcomes guest writer Catherine Helferty, BMus BEd, who is an MLitt candidate in Sacred Music at the University of … Read more
Review: Edinburgh’s Greatest Hits
Image: The Bay City Rollers in Edinburgh before they were famous, from Edinburgh Live, photo credit Len Cumming. This post … Read more
Review: Frances Tolmie – Gun Sireadh, Gun Iarraigh
Soundyngs’ editor laments their inability to speak Gaelic but this new collection of Tolmie’s collected songs is generously furnished with … Read more
Review: Scottish Vernacular Discography, 1888-1960
Soundyngs was rummaging around in the internet this week and found this resource in the webpages of the National Library … Read more
Review: Made in Scotland: essays on Scottish Popular Music in the 20th and 21st centuries
History starts, I guess, “yesterday”, and this book pushes right at the threshold of what is “history” and what is … Read more
Review: Jhone Angus: Monk of Dunfermline & Scottish Reformation Music
The story of the Scottish Reformation and its music is here brought into focus by the biography of Jhone (John) … Read more
Review: Are Ye Dancin’? Scotland’s 20th Century Dance Halls
Soundyngs recently reviewed a book on 19th century popular entertainment. Today’s post reviews a picture-book history of Scottish dance halls … Read more
Review: The Life of a Showman: David Prince Miller
Review: The Life of a Showman: David Prince Miller A review is normally of a new book, but in this … Read more
Review: Window to the West: Culture and Environment in the Scottish Gàidhealtachd
Image: cover art from Window to the West This book, jointly authored by Meg Bateman and John Purser, is an … Read more