Ye Jacobites by Name is a traditional Scottish folk song dating back to the Jacobite risings {1688-1746}. The original version attacked the Jacobites from the contemporaneous Whig view point. However, around 1791 Scottish poet Robert Burns rewrote the lyrics providing a more general, anti-war, anti-Jacobite outlook. Burns version was published in 1793 of James Johnson’s Read More
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Scots Wha Hae
Scots Wha Hae is another patriotic song for Scotland. The song usually comes in third after Scotland the Brave and Flower of Scotland. The lyrics were written in 1793 by the national Scottish poet, Robert Burns. The poem is a speech given by Robert the Bruce before the Scots fight England in the Battle of Read More
Behind the Song: Auld Lang Syne
Every year we sing Auld Lang Syne on New Year’s Day, but where did it come from? Auld Lang Syne is a Scots poem that was written by Robert Burns in 1788. His poem was set to a traditional folk song. Music historians are unsure if the melody used today is the original melody Burns Read More