Description: Scottish traditional music has been through a revival in the mid-twentieth century and has now entered a professionalised public space. Devolution in the UK and a surge of cultural debate surrounding the independence referendum in Scotland led to a greater study of identities in the UK, set within a wider context of cultural globalization. Tradi
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"This is a highly valuable collection of essays on the subject of how we understand Scotland through its music...the book is a must-read for anyone interested in the practice of and changes to Scottish music in recent years and how these have reflected and reinforced wider Scottish society." Frances Wilkins, Elphinstone Institute, University of Aberdeen.