Review: Harlaw Scotland 1411
When Soundyngs started back in January 2022, we were already 11 years after the 600th anniversary of the Battle of … Read more
Ballad
Review: Ross W Dufflin (ed.), Gude & Godlie Ballatis Noted
Image: cover of a 1600 edition of the Gude and Godle Ballatis, from Wikipedia / Project Gutenberg Soundyngs has posted … Read more
Muckle Sangs : (Re)Styling Greysteil
One of the many challenges of the word ‘ballad’ is that its range of meanings, even in the Scottish context, … Read more
Review: Concerto Caledonia, “Shepherds & Tea Tables: Songs of Allan Ramsay”
Concerto Caledonia currently lead the field in historically-informed performances of Scottish music, and bring to their work awareness of both … Read more
Review: Caroline Macafee, “Scots Folk Singers and their Sources: A Study of Two Major Scottish Song Collections”
Caroline Macafee, Scots Folk Singers and their Sources: A Study of Two Major Scottish Song Collections (Leiden: Brill Rodopi, 2021), … Read more