The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #12515   Message #3896910
Posted By: Vic Smith
02-Jan-18 - 09:59 AM
Thread Name: Origin: Flower of Scotland (Roy Williamson)
Subject: RE: Origin: Flower of Scotland
'Freedom Come All Ye' was the one song sung at the ceremonial opening of the Scottish Parliament. It could not be claimed as the national anthem because of various complicated protocol reasons to do with the 'Union', but its presence there seemed to be stating it as the de facto anthem.
Both the words and the melody make it an infinitely better song than 'Flower of Scotland'.