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Scotland Magazine section Scottish MusicThey don't make 'em like they used toRoddy Martine takes a walk down memory lane at The Museum of childhood, Edinburgh. The Old Town of Edinburgh is not the obvious location for the first museum in the world to specialise in the history of childhood. Even more surprisingly, it was the inspiration of Patrick Murray, an Edinburgh Town councillor, who once claimed that children were “only tolerable after their baths and... By Roddy Martine from Issue 38 published on 11/04/2008 The pipes, the pipes are callingThe bagpipes act as a strange ambassador for Scotland. Ronald M. James looks at their chequered history After the 1745 Jacobite Rising in Scotland, anyone caught with a set of bagpipes could be executed. English forces regarded the instrument as a weapon of war because they recognised that the pipes had power to stir the soul of a nation. With the prohibition lifted after a few decades, the bagpipe b... By Ronald M James from Issue 23 published on 14/10/2005 The true sound of ScotlandMarieke Smegen finds the best places for a traditional tune Scotland is famous for its traditional music. Wherever you go, you have a good chance of coming across some local musicians playing a tune. The musical tradition goes back hundreds of years. At first, people gathered in their houses for so-called ceilidhs: an event with music, dance and poetry. Now... By Marieke Smegen from Issue 20 published on 10/04/2005 |  | ||||||||||||
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