Hi everyone, I have been being mentored in ballad and folk singing by Anne Neilson, since October 2014. It’s been a great journey, so far –appropriately I was with Anne […]
Paths to Songs
Paths to Songs is an idea that was launched in 2012 through the Scotland Sings website. The idea is for more experienced singers to pass on their tradition of how […]
The Singer and the Song featuring Amy Leach with Sheena Wellington
This exciting project came our way. Read more below. Amy Leach is a final year student of traditional music at Newcastle University who has also been mentored by leading folk singing […]
Sing for your heart!
From Heart Research UK This December, we’re asking the nation to warm up their vocal chords so we can continue helping people to live happier, healthier, longer lives. Over the […]
Paths to Songs, Blog number 4 – more songs, more noise.
I must admit that I have fallen behind on my blog, but have been to see Ellen a few times since I last wrote and I think things are going […]
Sing for your heart!
A great article by Heart Research UK about the effects singing has on your body! “Singing even helps you live longer according to the findings of a joint Harvard and […]
£100,000 Medicine vs Singing
This is another amazing example of the health benefits of singing! “A new study has found that the lung health of Scots cystic fibrosis sufferers drastically improved after singing lessons.” […]
The Voice As An Instrument by Amy Leach
Travelling through to Dundee on the windiest, rainiest day of the year (albeit only the third day of the year…) would have been totally miserable, if I didn’t have a […]