Because there's more to it than songs and tunes, it would be worth having a look at:
Francis Collinson. The Traditional and National Music of Scotland. George Emmerson. Rantin Pipe and Tremblin String George Emmerson. A Celestial Recreation: a social history of Scottish dancing. T and J Flett. Traditional Dancing in Scotland John Purser. Scotland's Music In addition there are a couple of wee books by Wallace Lockhart - Highland Balls and Village Halls; and Fiddles and Folk - which give potted accounts of dance traditions, and some of the prominent figures on the contemporary scene. Other containers of good stuff are Hamish Henderson's books, Alias MacAlias (a collection of essays and articles) and The Armstrong Nose (a collection of his letters); The People's History, edited by Edward Cowan (is that the correct title anyone? I'm doing this from memory!); and Kenneth White's On Scottish Ground. The School of Scottish Studies series on Greentrax has some wonderful stuff in it, Scots and Gaelic. The Bothy Ballads title (one of my desert island discs) is particularly outstanding. Dave Francis Posted to Scots-L - The Traditional Scottish Music & Culture List - To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html
