ScottishMusic – Soundyngs

A black and white photo with bells of many sizes sitting outside a church door

Scottish Bells

24 November 2025 by Jane Pettegree

Image: Bells from Holy Trinity Church. A carillon of 15, c1926. Courtesy of the University of St Andrews Libraries and Museums, … Read more

Album cover photo of a middle aged women singing, with a tartan border and Jeannie Robertson The Queen Among the heather

Review: Jeannie Robertson: The Queen Among the Heather

31 March 2025 by Jane Pettegree

Following up on our previous post about the music associated with the Battle of Harlaw, Soundyngs is reviewing a recording … Read more

album cover HARLAW with image of a desolate hillside and an effigy of a knight in armour

Review: Harlaw Scotland 1411

18 March 202517 March 2025 by Jane Pettegree

When Soundyngs started back in January 2022, we were already 11 years after the 600th anniversary of the Battle of … Read more

Soundyngs: Conversations on the History of Scottish Music

10 January 202514 January 2022 by Editor

Soundyngs is a blog of short-format articles and reviews, together with signposting to completed open-access digital research sources. It aims … Read more