Pete Shepheard and Springthyme Records
Image: Scots Songs and Music Recorded at the Kinross Festival of Traditional Music and Song (Springthyme Records SPR/SPRC 1001 LP, … Read more
Folksong
Pete Shepheard remembers Scottish Folk Festivals and TMSA Competitions
Image: Festival at Blairgowrie (Topic Records, Topic 12T181, 1967), recorded by Pete Shepheard. An interview with Pete Shepheard held on … Read more
Pete Shepheard remembers … the St Andrews Folk Club, and the early days of the traditional song revival
Image: Imperial Hotel, South Street, St Andrews, from late 1905s postcard “Dig from where you stand” is a precept that … Read more
Review: Jock Duncan: The Man and His Songs
Image: cover, Jock Duncan: The Man and his Songs, compiled and edited by Peter Shepheard (Perth: Rymer Books, 2024) Jock … Read more
Review: Jeannie Robertson: The Queen Among the Heather
Following up on our previous post about the music associated with the Battle of Harlaw, Soundyngs is reviewing a recording … Read more
Hamish Henderson: centenary and legacy
This post is something of a late ripple washing back from the tsunami of writing that celebrated, back in 2019, … Read more