Scottish
Restored Scottish recordings — historical tracks from public archives, remastered.
The music-makers and the dress
7 period photographs of this hearth's own music-makers and dress, every one dated from its source's own records. Pictures are shown as documentary record, credited to the holding collection; anything here is removed on request. Sources: Wikimedia Commons (7).
Press any photograph to open it full size — the player keeps going behind it.
Restored Recordings
Every track below is a remaster. Press play on the full sequence, or pick a single recording.
🏴 BONNIE GALLOWAY
🏴 COCK O' THE NORTH
🏴 Dean Brig o Edinburgh / Dean Brig / Hornpipe
🏴 I love a Lassie
🏴 LOCH LOMOND
🏴 Roamin' in the Gloamin'
🏴 THE LASS O' BON ACCORD
🏴 WHEN THE KYE COME HAME
BONNIE DUNDEE
Elspeth Campbell / Willie Cook / Speed the Plough (march, strathspey & reel)
Flowers of the forest (air) / Mrs McLeod (reel)
HIGHLAND LADDIE
Irish Jigs
Kenmure's Awa'; Persevering Lover; Bonnie Dundee; Cock of the North; The Cameron Men
LONGWISE EIGHTSOME REEL
MARCH PAST OF HIGHLAND REGIMENTS
Midlothian Reels
Sir Patrick Spens
SKYE BOAT SONG (Gaelic Air) HUNDRED PIPERS (March)
THE "GIE" GORDONS; Intro:- The Gay Gordons - Cameron Highlanders - Bonny Banchory
THE GAY GORDONS - No. 2
The Soldier's Return; The Gordon Highlanders; The Duke of Gordon; G. S. McLennan's Reel
About the restoration
Every recording here is a historical track sourced from a public archive and remastered through a purpose-built chain — the same fixed chain for every file, no machine-learning enhancement. The aim is simple: sound better, and meet YouTube's audio standards. Rights status differs per recording and sources are credited where known; anything still in copyright is published with attribution and removed on request. The surface noise of the original transfer is still audible, because removing it completely would mean removing the recording too. How the restoration works →