Flower of Scotland is a popular Scottish song often heard at special occasions and sporting events. This is also a popular song for the bagpipes. Flower of Scotland, along with Scots Wha Hae and Scotland the Brave, are considered unofficial national anthems of Scotland. Roy Williamson of the Corries wrote both the lyrics and music Read More
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Scotland the Brave
Scotland the Brave is a Scottish patriotic song and considered one of the unofficial national anthems of Scotland, alongside Flower of Scotland and Scots Wha Hae. The earliest known version of the song appeared in 1911. The lyrics best known today were written by Cliff Hanley, a Scottish journalist, around 1950. He wrote the lyrics Read More
Loch Lomond
Loch Lomond or “The Bonnie Banks o’ Loch Lomond” is a well-known traditional Scottish song. The original composer is unknown. The lyrics we know today are not even the original lyrics. The original lyrics are said to be “a Jacobite lament written after the Battle of Culloden.” While there are many theories about the meaning Read More