Review: Scottish Life and Society – A Compendium of Scottish Ethnography (14 vols)
This review covers books which have been out for a few years now, but which are part of a larger, … Read more
Psalms
Stirling, August 1594: Music at the Baptism of Prince Henry Stuart
Featured Image: Stirling Castle Ceiling Boss, Hercules, from the King’s Chamber. Attribution: dun_deagh, CC BY-SA 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons … Read more
From Geneva to Stirling: Jean Servin in the Court of James VI
Another post this week on the topic of musical visitors to Scotland from Europe, intersecting this time on the strand … Read more
Review: The Edge of the Sea by Craig Armstrong and Calum Martin
The Edge of the Sea by Craig Armstrong and Calum Martin. Featuring the Scottish Ensemble and Duncan Chisholm, and psalm … Read more
Psalm Boats
Imagine if going to church didn’t involve driving or walking … but a boat trip. This was, and possibly sometimes … Read more
Seinn Spioradail (Sacred Singing): Sacred Soundscapes of the Highlands and Islands
Image: St Michael’s Church, Eriskay (Father Allan MacDonald’s parish) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Michael%27s_Church,_Eriskay#/media/File:St_Michael’s_Church,_Eriskay_20090608.jpg Licensed CC BY-SA 3.0 Soundyngs directs readers to a new … Read more
Review: Jhone Angus: Monk of Dunfermline & Scottish Reformation Music
The story of the Scottish Reformation and its music is here brought into focus by the biography of Jhone (John) … Read more
17th Century Danish Music with Scottish Connections
With thanks to Bodil Partridge, who told me recently about Thomas Kingo, a 17th century Danish composer with family roots … Read more
Review: Ross W Dufflin (ed.), Gude & Godlie Ballatis Noted
Image: cover of a 1600 edition of the Gude and Godle Ballatis, from Wikipedia / Project Gutenberg Soundyngs has posted … Read more
Scottish Psalms Online – A New Split-leaf Resource
Scottish musical identity has steered a course through national history navigating between the devil’s fiddle and the psalm book of … Read more
Gaelic Psalmody as a Soundscape to a Way of Life
Photograph credit: Mairi Martin Since 2018, I have been working on the research project, ‘Seinn Coisrigte anns a’ Ghaidhealtachd an … Read more