When i wis a bairn ma maw sang like a linty whitever she wis daen. "The Rowan tree, star o rabbie burns, grannies hielan hame and mony ithers heck i could probably sing the first verse or chorus o a hundered or mair Scot's sangs - she never bothered singing wan right through :)

ootside ma mither weel there wis Matt Maginn, the corries, robin hall and jimmy magregor, moira anderson, bill macue,andy stewart and others for the singing then there wis peter and danny wiper (Melodeon players)ma paw learned the melodeon listenin tae aul 78's o them and of course jimmy shand.

these days some fowk mak fun o them or critisise them but they kept things going till a new genteration could tak up the baton.