Review: Understanding Scotland Musically: Folk, Tradition and Policy
In Soundyngs’ very first post in January 2022 we suggested that this site had a working definition of ‘Scottish Music’ … Read more
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Review: Since Yesterday – the Untold Story of Scotland’s Girlbands
Image: Still from Since Yesterday, photo credit Euan Robertson A packed Dundee Contemporary Arts centre was the venue for those … Read more
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
Rock, Rap and Modern Scottish Political Identity
In a month when the music for a coronation has been discussed intensively, the BBC broke the news this week … Read more