This episode I take a quick look at the origins of two of the most popular patriotic songs of Scotland and well-known bagpipe tunes, Scotland the Brave and Flower of Scotland. I talk about their surprisingly recent creation and how they have become synonymous with Scotland. I feature the music of Tartanic with their song Velocity off the Uncharted album.

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Scotland the Brave

• Tune said to have originated in the late 1800
• Words written in 1951 by Cliff Hanley for a theater musical production
• Wildly popular at football (soccer) matches
• No official Scottish anthem
• Took second place in a vote for national anthem behind The Flower of Scotland

http://cornemusique.free.fr/ukscotlandthebrave.php

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=19422

http://www.scottish-at-heart.com/scotland-the-brave.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_the_Brave

Flower of Scotland

• Music credited to Peter Dobbs McCormick late 1800s
• Lyrics credited to Roy Williamson around 1960
• Refers to a victory of Robert The Bruce over the English and Edward the II at the Battle of Bannockburn in 1314

God Save the King is the anthem of the United Kingdom.

• Scotland may not care for the song due to this verse:
• a little known verse, added sometime around 1745 as a prayer in support of Field Marshal George Wade’s British army…?
• Lord grant that Marshal Wade May by thy mighty aid Victory bring. May he sedition hush, And like a torrent rush, Rebellious Scots to crush. God save the King!

o   http://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofScotland/O-Flower-of-Scotland/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flower_of_Scotland

http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=19870