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The Best of Scotland in Music and Song
This collection is meant as a glimpse into the rich tradition of Scottish music. The songs were collected in many different places throughout Scotland using the most famous artists in their unique renditions of these wonderful songs.

Traditional song in Scotland comes from two distinct backgrounds, Scottish and English. Due to the years of close associations, much cross-fertilization has taken place. Both countries are filled with songs whose origin is in constant dispute. While most of the songs in this collection are predominantly sung in English, the tunes are mainly Scottish, or flavored with the particular twist which the Scots put into their music.

Out of this atmosphere of freshness and beauty, the happy mornings, the winter evenings, the loves and tragedies of the people has come a great wealth of songs and music as presented in this album of the BEST OF SCOTLAND IN MUSIC AND SONG.

The Edinburgh Military Tatoo—live (massed bands)
1. Pipes and Drums: Amazing Grace and Trumpet Fanfare
2. Pipes and Drums: The Rock and Wee Pickle Tow-I Lo'd Nae A Laddie But Ane-The Drummer's Call-Greenwoodside-The Wee Man ar the Loom-The Banks of Allan Water
3. 4/4 and 2/4 Marches: Scotland the Brave-Highland Laddie-The Earl of Mansfield-The Barren Rocks of Aden

McBain's Scottish Dance Bands—Jigs, Waltzes, and Reels
4. Frisky Jig
5. Madge Wildfire's Strathspey
6. Angus McCleod

Folk Songs of Scotland—Collected by Alan Lomax
7. I'm A Young Bonnie Lassie—Sung by Blanche Wood
8. Jock MacGraw—Sung by John Strachan
9. Mouth Music—Sung by a chorus of men
10. Pipe Imitations—Imitated by Mary Morrison
11. Blue Bonnets Over The Border

Classic Scots Ballads—Sung by Ewen MacColl & Peggy Seeger
12. Johnny Lad
13. Aikendrum
14. The Maid Gaed To The Mill

Shotts and Dykehead Caledonia Pipe Band
15. 4/4 Marches, Strathspeys, Reel, Hornpipes and Jigs

Sir Harry Lauder—Scotland's Legendary Performer
16. Roamin' In The Gloamin'
17. I Love A Lassie
18. A week Deoch An' Doris