John Bunch wrote:
About four years ago we spent a fantastic New Years inPretty much anything you want to play/sing/hear, followed by Auld Lang Syne at midnight.
Inverness and attended the "tradtional" Hogmany
celebration there. The highlight was a procession out
to the torch lit football field where the entire
community sang Auld lang sign. Since then I have come
across Guid New Year as another traditional Hogmany
song.
What are the musical tradtions of Hogmany? Are there
any? I would be interested finding out about any
tunes (ABC format) and/or lyrics and how they are used
in the context of celebrating the NEW YEAR in
Scotland.
'Guid New Year' I don't know, and I would guess it's not especially rooted in tradition, since seeing the auld year out is 90 per cent of the emphasis! First-footing, eating black bun etc don't seem to have any musical connection and those seem to be the (ordinary) traditions of seeing the New Year in.
David
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