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  1. Auld Lang Syne

    Blog: Music Road - 31 December 2011

    It's a time of year when people all over the world join in singing Auld Lang Syne, a song Scottish poet Robert Burns wrote and adapted from an even older piece of music. Here's a fine version of it with Emily Smith taking the lead vocal, supported by Jamie McClennan and her own band members as well as members of the band Breabach. Smith, an award winning singer and songwriter, is from the area in the southwest of Scotland where Robert Burns made his home.you may also wish to see

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  2. Gretna Green: Last Call for Scottish Souvenirs, First Call for Weddings

    Blog: Travelogged - 18 November 2010

    When I go on a trip, I like to bring home souvenirs for my family (and, yes, for myself too). I usually like to purchase them at the end so I don’t have to bother carrying around and so that I feel like I’ve seen everything before I commit. Sometimes this works out, and sometimes [...]

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  3. Gretna Green: Last Call for Scottish Souvenirs, First Call for Weddings

    Blog: Travelogged - 18 November 2010

    When I go on a trip, I like to bring home souvenirs for my family (and, yes, for myself too). I usually like to purchase them at the end so I don't have to bother carrying around and so that...

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