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My first meet up

I was quite nervous on my way to the first ‘Paths to Songs’ mentoring session with Anne Neilson, I think anyone would be to some extent. Your a young trad […]

Sweet Kitty Lee

Kirsty Law has written her first Paths to Songs blog for us. Read on >>> Learning from Cathal McConnell is something I have wanted to do for sometime. So after […]

The voice is the servant of the song

Amy Leach has written our first Paths to Songs blog. She is working with Scottish culture icon and singer Sheena Wellington. ‘The voice is the servant of the song’ – […]

27 Blogs with Tons of Songs to Teach Your Kids to Sing

Tina Marconi sent us this great link, there are 27 blogs with popular childhood songs, complete with lyrics. So whether your off on a road trip, or sitting round the […]

Old Scots songs gain new lease of life online

Filmed performances featuring the most extensive historical collection of Scots ballads and songs are being made available online for the first time. Some of the most acclaimed singers in Scotland […]

Less than two weeks to go until the Scotland Sings June 22nd Event!!

We have lot’s of brilliant events from Perth, to Shetland…. to Australia, and there is still time for you to take part! The BBC Award Community Music Day in Dundee […]

Greig-Duncan Song Online

At last it is ready for the Universe to see and hear. The School of Celtic and Scottish Studies will be launching the ‘Greig-Duncan Online Song‘ project on YouTube and […]

We’ve been awarded a grant from Year of Natural Scotland

We are very pleased to announce that Scotland Sings and Hands Up for Trad have been awarded a grant from the Year of Natural Scotland to promote our June 22nd […]

WATERLOO ROAD CAST HELP ‘SCOTLAND SINGS’ REACH FEVER PITCH!

Cast from BBC hit drama series Waterloo Road joined forces with local singers in Greenock today (Wednesday 29 May) to launch Scotland Sings 2013, an initiative developed to encourage people […]

Every song has a story . . . and every story has a song.

This one starts many years ago when I was wee and my grandad used to wheel me roon Kelvingrove park to play on the swings & the chute by An […]