Competitive Music Festivals in Scotland
This spring, various social media posts told me that the Caithness Music Festival was celebrating its 70th anniversary (1956-2026). The … Read more
Dundee
Review: Take It To The Bridge
Image: Tay Road Bridge, approaching Dundee in the slow land (2001), Colin Smith CC BY-SA-2.0 https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tay_Road_Bridge_-_geograph.org.uk_-_97596.jpg Dundee: once, jute, jam … Read more
Remembering Dundee’s Music Halls
Featured Image: Dundee People’s Palace Programme 1891 (with thanks to Billy Rough) A recent exhibition in the Dundee Central Library … Read more
Review: Thirsty Work and Other Legacies of Folk Song
Featured image: DUNIH 353.22 Dundee linen workers, c.1865, at Cargill & Co. Bleachworks up by DIghty Burn, with thanks to … Read more
Dundee Street Songs, Rhymes and Games: The William Montgomerie Collection, 1952
Dundee Street Songs, Rhymes and Games: The William Montgomerie Collection, 1952 Introduced, edited and annotated by Margaret Bennett, and illustrated … Read more