A puckle o sangs : a collection of favourite Scottish songs chosen by North East singers / compiled by Grace Banks.

Banks, Grace, compiler, author and photographer
Scottish Culture & Traditions (SC&T), author
University of Aberdeen
Aberdeen City Council
Vibrant Aberdeen

Aberdeen : Aberdeen University Press, 2015.

96 pages : photographs (black and white) ; 25 cm.

Partial contents: The Alford Cattle Show -- Bogie's Bonnie Belle -- Bonnie Susie Clelland -- The Burnin o Auchindoun -- Cairn a Mount -- Collieston Calling -- Guise o Tough -- The Jute Mill Song -- Lord Randall -- Mill o Tifty's Annie -- The Mingulay Boat Song.

Accompanied by two CDs and illustrated with original photographs, A Puckle O Sangs contains a rich variety of songs gathered from some of the sangsters and musicians of the North East and makes a wonderful resource for those who love to sing. Designed for performers, teachers and all those interested in the oral tradition, culture and social history of Scotland, the book provides a fascinating insight into the vibrant and continuing life of Scots song in the twenty-first century.

9781857520354

782.42162
782.42162

English

No reviews available as yet
Add your review

3190285