Scottish Songs

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The songs of Scotland have been derived from a variety of sources, including:-

• Robert Burns - whose influence has been very pronounced
   
• the border ballads - Sir Walter Scott has been highly influential in this regard
   
• the bothy ballads - especially from the North East of Scotland
   
• the fishing communities - especially up and down the East Coast of Scotland
   
• the street songs from our main cities of Glasgow, Edinburgh, Dundee and Aberdeen

Traditional Scottish Songs This sample of traditional songs of Scotland reflect these many influences and sing of our national culture, history and people. A Wee Deoch an' Doris Ae Fond Kiss Auld Lang Syne Blue Bells O' Scotland Bonnie Banks o' Loch Lomond Bonnie Dundee Bonny Mary of Argyle Charlie Is My Darling Coulters Candy Dark Lochnagar Flower O'Scotland Highland Cathedral Is There, For Honest Poverty Mhairi's Wedding My Ain Folk My Love is Like a Red Red Rose Scotland The Brave Scottish Soldier Scots Wha Hae The End of the Road The Road To Dundee The Road to the Isles These are my Mountains The Skye Boat Song Ugg and Freda Uist Tramping Song Westering Home Wild Mountain Thyme Ye Banks and Braes

New Songs Here is a sample of songs by modern writers from around the world. They provide an opportunity to compare the modern style and content with the traditional style of the older writers. A Cold, Dark Day in December A Gift of Love A Prisoners Love A Promise O'er a Stream A SONG FOR THE BABY A Song of Dolphins A Song on the Radio AND MY LOVE Bonnie Galloway: A Boy's Song Revisited Cooperative Apple Drummossie Moor Follow The Wild Geese Home Francesca Glendevon Hazelyn Heart of Midlothian I'm jist a Kelty Miner Indirect Aggression Innocent Feeling It Happened Only Yesterday Jesus, my Lord Laken's Song Land of my Dreams Lullaby of Drummossie Moor Lunatics and Losers Massacre of Glencoe Meet Me By the Sheiling Lass My Auld Grannie My Dearie O Neil Wylie New Anthem for Britain Oor Scottish Yob Rhapsody not Rap Rise! Caledonia Scottish Dawn Shy Only With You! Sing me a Blue Song Straw Taxi Cabs Swans The Adventures of Squeezy The Ballad of Jamie Russell The Banks of The Spey The Clootie Dumplin' The Dreams of Caledonia The Falkland Hills The Gannet's Last Song The Ghosts of Culloden The Girl o' The Gypsy Charms The Keeper of the Flame The Miners Lament The Pain of Yesterday The Pride of the Clyde Thermania The Wings of Glory Unbroken Silence Wallace Is With Us What do you mean 782? When The Red Leaves are Falling WHY? You are in love with me