Scottish Bells
Image: Bells from Holy Trinity Church. A carillon of 15, c1926. Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, … Read more
SacredMusic
Reconstructing Sacred Polyphony from Renaissance Aberdeen
Image: Fragment of written notes, found in the Breviarum Aberdonense, from the National Library of Scotland RB.x.002-003, https://digital.nls.uk/103009037 New research … Read more
The Dupplin Cross: Harping on Kingship
In its summer visits, Soundyngs stood in front of a very beautiful thing in St Serf’s Church, in the Perthshire … Read more
Chant from Pre-Reformation Scotland: Recordings from Canty and Cappella Nova
Glasgow-based choir Cappella Nova, and their off-shoot all-female group Canty, has for over 40 years (!) pioneered performances and recordings … Read more
Medieval and Early Modern Manuscripts from the National Library of Scotland
Of interest to medievalists and early modern historians more generally, the NLS has completed its digitisation project for Medieval and … Read more
Distant Echoes: Records of Early Modern Soundscapes from Crail Parish Church
As live voices gradually began to re-sound in Scotland’s churches after the COVID-19 shutdowns, many have been dismayed to learn … Read more
Historic organs in Scotland: a new online survey of surviving instruments
Sowne of Organe presents detailed surveys of surviving historic organs in Scotland. Each survey includes technical and historical overviews, extensive … Read more