"Scotland Is Her Name", sung by (Jacquie Holland) Albannach
A beautiful song sung by Jacquie Holland, written by Jamesie Johnson both
of Albannach. I have put a wee film together round the fabulous words.
Albannach, Gaelic for "Scottish" or "Scotsman", is a Scottish band. Their traditional music is heavily percussive, driven by bass drums, bodhráns and a single bagpipe.
From the first, eponymous album in 2006, Albannach has promoted a
sentiment of Scottish patriotism in songs such as "Uprising," a tribute
to famed patriot William Wallace; they have covered songs like "1320" by Scottish folk artist Gordon Menzies of the band Gaberlunzie. Several songs on early albums referred to the Island of Barra, the Outer Hebrides home of Albannach's bagpiper, Donnie MacNeil. Vocal songs that survive in the touring repertoire are sung either a cappella
or with minimal accompaniment, emphasizing their lyrics. Examples of
these include "Scotland is Her Name" and "Peaceful is the Glen"; the
latter commemorates the Massacre of Glencoe,
while the former is more directly topical and even political in its
implied support for an independent Scotland. With these exceptions, the
bulk of the touring repertoire, and of the band's discography, remains
instrumental.{https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albannach_(band)}
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