Broughton House and Border Ballads Part 2: The Mansfield Manuscript
Featured Image: Kirkcudbright, by Kenny Lam, from Visit Scotland Website In Soundyngs’ last post, I discussed the song collecting activity … Read more
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Review: Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground Movement (1977-1984)
Douglas Macintyre, Grant McPhee, with Neil Cooper, and a forward by Ian Rankin, Hungry Beat: The Scottish Independent Pop Underground … Read more
Review: Eleanor Bell and Linda Gunn (eds.), The Scottish Sixties: Reading, Rebellion, Revolution?
Image source: Scottish Traditional Music Hall of Fame (Hands up for Trad) – on The Clutha. This year marks … Read more
Dancing in the Athens of the North
New research continues to add detail to our understanding of the role played by dancing in the historical musical life … Read more