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We foster and preserve a love of Scottish Heritage by cultivating music, poetry, literature, science, history, and traditions.

The evening ended in good Scottish tradition with everyone in a circle singing "Auld lang Syne" followed by “I’m Gonna B...
16/05/2026

The evening ended in good Scottish tradition with everyone in a circle singing "Auld lang Syne" followed by “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” from The Proclaimers, accompanied by John Lejman, Gordon Watson & Neil Cathmoir.

The Eightsome Reel was introduced this year as part of Alexandra Cathmoir's dance lessons and went well during the eveni...
16/05/2026

The Eightsome Reel was introduced this year as part of Alexandra Cathmoir's dance lessons and went well during the evening!

16/05/2026

Why does it always rain on me?
Performed by Christina Lejman and Gordon Watson.

At Glastonbury 1999, Travis played “Why Does It Always Rain on Me?” on a sunny afternoon, and it literally started to rain as soon as the song began—then it stopped again when the song ended

16/05/2026

Màiri Bhàn is a Scottish Gaelic folk song known as "Fair-Haired Mary" or "Blond Mary."

It is sung in Gaelic by Natalie Naudi from Malta and accompanied on guitar by Gordon Watso.
This version was composed in Gaelic by John Roderick Bannerman in 1934 to honour Mary C. MacNiven (1905–1997), who won the gold medal—the highest award—at the National Mòd in Oban that year. Bannerman, from South Uist and raised in Glasgow's Gaelic community, first performed it for her at the Highlanders' Institute.

16/05/2026

Kishmul's Galley
Performed by The Minch (John Lejman, Gordon Watson and Neil Cathmoir stepping in for Jan Joachimsen) together with Christina Lejman & Natalie Naudi.

The song portrays a vision of a galley (a type of warship) sailing back to Kisimul Castle after a voyage, often described as battered and stripped of rigging, yet proudly returning home. It evokes themes of clan loyalty, seafaring prowess, and the heroic life of the MacNeill chiefs.

13/05/2026

Sovay.
Sung a ca****la by Christina Lejman and John Lejman

It tells of a woman named Sovay who disguises herself as a highwayman to test her lover's fidelity by robbing him; he refuses to yield her gold ring even under threat, proving his devotion.

13/05/2026

Mingulay Boat Song.
Performed by The Minch (John Lejman, Gordon Watson and Neil Cathmoir stepping in for Jan Joachimsen) together with Christina Lejman & Natalie Naudi

It is a 1930s Scottish folk song and evokes fishermen sailing home across the Minch to Mingulay, a remote Hebridean island abandoned by 1912, using a traditional Gaelic melody possibly titled "Lochaber."

The 2026 St Andrew Society Malta Dance-Off!St Bernard's WaltzHead Judge Alexandra Cathmoir and judges Michael Hughes and...
12/05/2026

The 2026 St Andrew Society Malta Dance-Off!
St Bernard's Waltz

Head Judge Alexandra Cathmoir and judges Michael Hughes and last year's winner, Joanna Delicata, chose Brendan & Gail O'Keeffe as the 2026 winners.

12/05/2026

Caledonia
Performed by The Minch (John Lejman, Gordon Watson and Neil Cathmoir stepping in for Jan Joachimsen) together with Christina Lejman & Natalie Naudi)

Caledonia is a modern Scottish folk ballad, written by Dougie MacLean in 1977. MacLean, from Perthshire, composed it while homesick on a beach in Brittany, France.

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