This song was attributed to Lady Caroline Nairne. This rendition is by my band, Christine and The Kilts. Christine Weir was born in Paisley. She was raised in South Africa but retains a love of Celtic culture and music. You can listen to her own compositions by visiting Soundcloud, Bandcamp or Reverbnation. This is her […]
Smile or Cry by Mairi Campbell
Written by David Francis and Mairi Campbell. This song won the Burnsong writers competition and has been covered by others too. It’s about seeing two sides to every situation. Campbell’s reputation as an influential Scottish musician has grown steadily throughout her career. In recent years she has been awarded ‘Scots Singer of The Year’ and […]
Earl Richard by Iona Fyfe Band
Earl Richard is one of 6 songs on the Iona Fyfe Band’s new EP, suitable-named East. The concept EP draws inspiration from the Oral Tradition of the East of Scotland and each track has a distinct link with the East and North East. The project aims to capture the essence of Eastern Folksong, Dialect, Language […]
Fine Flooers by Gillian Frame
A version of the ballad The Cruel Mother. It features Gillian on vocals and fiddle, Mike Vass on tenor guitar, Anna Massie on guitar and vocals, Euan Burton on bass and Phil Hague on percussion. Arran-born fiddler/singer Gillian Frame – Scotland’s inaugural Young Traditional Musician of the Year back in 2001, and co-founder of the […]
The Dear Green Place by Alan Reid and Rob van Sante
This song highlights the story of the origins of Glasgow, its later emergence as an important Atlantic port and its growth into industrial metropolis. The song expresses the hope that it can become again like its nickname, the dear green place. Alan and Rob perform Scots song old and new on piano, guitars and accordion. […]
The Slave’s Lament (feat. Addis Pablo) by Brina
Brina – The Slave’s Lament (feat. Addis Pablo) Jamaica Sings Robert Burns and Tribal Global Records & Productions are pleased to announce this exciting release. Jamaican singer Brina’s version of Robert Burns’ emotive song ‘The Slave’s Lament’ In 1786 Scottish poet Robert Burns was facing financial difficulties and hardship, as well as an increasingly complicated […]
Stop Talking About It by Twelfth Day
‘Stop Talking About It’ is a song about talking versus doing. It’s about acting instead of obsessing — not lusting after, but being in the moment, not just talking about it! It is from Twelfth Day’s new ablum Cracks in the Room. It was produced by Chris Wood and mixed by Oz Fritz (Tom Waits) […]
Princess Rosanna by Top Floor Taivers
Taken from the debut album ‘A Delicate Game’, Princess Rosanna is a song by Scottish singer songwriter Findlay Napier. Findlay was inspired to write this song after seeing graffiti that said “RIP Princess Rosanna” whilst on a run along the river Clyde in Glasgow. Top Floor Taivers are a young and fresh Glasgow based band […]
Maiden Stone by Jenny Sturgeon
‘Maiden Stone’ is the opening track on ‘From the Skein’, one of several songs on the album inspired by regional folklore. The Maiden Stone is a Pictish standing stone which is located at the back of Bennachie Hill, in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. This track tells the local tale of how the standing stone came to be […]
Usher’s Well by Barbara Dymock
A fusion of styles and cultures, Child Ballad 79, The Wife of Usher’s Well is sung in Scots but set to a melody composed by Fatoumata Diawara from Mali resulting in an intriguing combination of comtemporary African music and rhythms with 17th century lyrics. Scots singer Barbara Dymock based in Dundee was brought up in […]
