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Broughton House and Border Ballads Part 2: The Mansfield Manuscript

18 September 2023 by Jane Pettegree

Featured Image: Kirkcudbright, by Kenny Lam, from Visit Scotland Website In Soundyngs’ last post, I discussed the song collecting activity … Read more

Categories Articles Tags 18thCentury, 19thCentury, Ballads, Edinburgh, Galloway, Songs Leave a comment
book cover title 'Hungry Beat' with a foreward by Ian Rankin. A male punk rock musician singing into a microphone, with his eyes shut and clearly singing loudly.

Review: Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement (1977-1984)

26 June 2023 by Jane Pettegree

Douglas Macintyre, Grant McPhee, with Neil Cooper, and a forward by Ian Rankin, Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 20thCentury, Bands, Edinburgh, Popular Music, PopularMusic, Postpunk Leave a comment
A folk-rock band from the 1960s The Clutha

Review: Eleanor Bell and Linda Gunn (eds.), The Scottish Sixties: Reading, Rebellion, Revolution?

1 February 2023 by Jane Pettegree

Image source: Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame (Hands up for Trad) – on The Clutha.   This year marks … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags Edinburgh, Festival, FolkMusic, FolksongRevival, Glasgow, Jazz, Pop, Rock Leave a comment
Assembly Rooms in Edinburgh's George Street

Dancing in the Athens of the North

31 December 2022 by Jane Pettegree

New research continues to add detail to our understanding of the role played by dancing in the historical musical life … Read more

Categories Articles Tags 16thCentury, 17thCentury, 18thCentury, 19thCentury, AssemblyRoom, Dance, Edinburgh, Reel, Strathspey Leave a comment

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