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Shepherds and Tea Tables text, above a cartoon of two scenes from the 18th century, one a shepherd, the other a lady sitting at a tea table set for afternoon tea. Also listing the artists on this album.

Review: Concerto Caledonia, “Shepherds & Tea Tables: Songs of Allan Ramsay”

15 March 2023 by Jane Pettegree

Concerto Caledonia currently lead the field in historically-informed performances of Scottish music, and bring to their work awareness of both … Read more

Categories General Tags 18thCentury, AllanRamsay, Ballad, BalladOpera, Fiddle, Flute, Pastoral, Song, Violin Leave a comment
Black and white engraving from a 19th century biography of Lady Nairne as a young woman, her head covered by a veil, lace around her neck, and placed within an oval frame

Review: Freeland Barbour, “The White Rose of Gask: The Life of Carolina Oliphant, Lady Nairne” (2019)

2 March 2023 by Jane Pettegree

Freeland Barbour, accordionist, composer, radio and record producer, is a descendent of Lady Nairne’s sister, and this alongside his own … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 18thCentury, 19thCentury, Carolina Oliphant, Jacobite, LadyNairne, Song Leave a comment
Old record cover showing a choir seated in ranked seats

The Glasgow Orpheus Choir: roots, growth, and legacy

22 February 202322 February 2023 by Jane Pettegree

Image: Glasgow Orpheus Choir v1, recorded in the early 1950s as a heritage album A few years ago, preparing to … Read more

Categories Articles Tags Choir, Glasgow, HughRoberton, Orpheus, Song Leave a comment
Page of a book with parallel Gaelic and English texts

A Fresh Look at the Carmina Gadelica: Recent Research by Domhnall Uilleam Stiùbhart

25 January 2023 by Jane Pettegree

Image: from University of St Andrews Special Collection, first edition of “Carmina Gadelica” vol.1 (Edinburgh, T & A Constable, 1900), … Read more

Categories Articles Tags AlexanderCarmichael, Celticism, Charms, Folklore, Gaelic, Song, Songs Leave a comment
Early music ensemble with a bass viol, lute, recorder and singer, with a tapestry behind them

The Spinacino Consort: The Music of Elizabeth Melville

23 January 202323 January 2023 by Eric Thomas

Editor: The Spinacino Consort is based in Scotland, and its performances draw on careful research about the early modern song … Read more

Categories Articles, Reviews Tags AaronMcGregor, Calvinist, ElizabethMelville, EricThomas, Lute, Recorder, Renaissance, Song, Viol, Violin Leave a comment
The Testament band playing at Glasgow Trades Hall

Radical Glasgow Songsters

16 January 2023 by Jane Pettegree

Can history be taught through song?  Well yes, according to a new band, The Tenementals, who are working on their … Read more

Categories Articles Tags 19thCentury, 20thCentury, 21stCentury, Bands, FolksongRevival, Glasgow, Song Leave a comment
James Hogg painted as the Ettrick Shepherd by Sir John Waton Gordon

Review: “James Hogg, Contributions to Musical Collections and Miscellaneous Songs”, ed. Kirsteen McCue

9 January 2023 by Jane Pettegree

Image: “James Hogg, Poet, ‘The Ettrick Shepherd’”, painted by Sir John Watson Gordon in 1830.  CC Wikimedia Commons, courtesy of … Read more

Categories Articles, Reviews Tags 19thCentury, JamesHogg, KirsteenMcCue, Romantic, Scots, Song, Songs, WalterScott Leave a comment
Engraving from a 19th century book illustration of Auld Lang Syne of men amicably shaking hands

Linking Arms for Auld Lang Syne: Celebrating Friendship

23 December 2022 by Jane Pettegree

Image: Illustration to Robert Burns’ ‘Auld Lang Syne’ by J.M. Wright and Edward Scriven. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: … Read more

Categories General Tags 18thCentury, 19thCentury, 20thCentury, AuldLangSyne, Burns, Song Leave a comment
map of Scotland using a collage of old sheet music

Review: The “St Andrews Scottish Songbook”: A New Chapter in a Scots Drawing Room Singing

14 December 202213 December 2022 by Jane Pettegree

While some songs from this new anthology were performed by Seamus Begg in October during the 2022 St Andrews Voices … Read more

Categories Articles, Reviews Tags Gaelic, Scots, Song, Songs Leave a comment
Scottish Mountainside near Rothiemurchus

50 Years of the Society of Highland and Island Historical Research: more on musicians and music in Highland society

3 November 2022 by Jane Pettegree

The Society of Highland & Island Historical Research (see Soundyngs post 2/3/22) celebrates this year the 50th anniversary of its … Read more

Categories Articles Tags 17thCentury, 18thCentury, Bagpipe, Clarsach, Fiddle, Highland, Ossian, Song, Strathspey Leave a comment
19th century New South Wales landscape

More on Scottish Music in 19th century Australia

31 October 2022 by Jane Pettegree

Image: Victoria, Australia, painted by Eugene von Guerard. Use free of conditions from www.goodfreephotos.com Soundyngs earlier this year reviewed an … Read more

Categories Reviews Tags 18thCentury, 19thCentury, 20thCentury, Australia, Flute, Guitar, Piano, Song Leave a comment
Chalk writing on pavement saying Keep 2m apart, common during covid19 pandemic

COVID19 and ‘Triall’: recording the experiences of the Scottish Musical Community

24 October 2022 by Jane Pettegree

Mostly, this blog concentrates on the kind of ‘history’ that feels like it sits in the past.  However, history is … Read more

Categories Articles Tags 21stCentury, Covid19, MaryAnnKennedy, Song Leave a comment
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