Our Ancient National Airs: Scottish Song Collecting from the Enlightenment to the Romantic Era

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'This volume is a comprehensive survey... McAulay presents a highly readable account of her topic, identifying trends, themes, and recurrent features with confidence... It will undoubtedly be valued by students and teachers in this field, particularly those with a special interest in musical developments and the way these have shaped the perception of what can be considered to be 'national' song.' Folk Music Journal 'This is a book of scope and ambition... McAulay has provided the reader with something approaching a comprehensive guide to a complex subject... an admirable production at many levels: a must for any library, public or private, that takes Scottish music and history at all seriously. It is heartening to see such intensive study being given more than adequate publication, with clean readable typeface, good paper, decent binding and pages not over-crowded with text... it has much to offer that will undoubtedly be of interest to you, and a good deal of which you might have been unaware hitherto.' Scottish Literary Review 'At a time when Scotland's autonomy is the subject of active political discussion, Karen McAulay's fascinating book could not be more timely... McAulay demonstrates an extraordinary ability to uncover connections and networks [...] and in doing so conveys a vivid impression not only of the prime movers in her narrative, but of a much larger cast... Throughout this fascinating book, McAulay steers a careful path through complex networks of collectors, publishers, academics, amateurs, and professionals, with the skill and dedication which characterises the collectors themselves.' Brio '... this is a very readable and informative volume. It will serve specialist researchers well as a source for further lines of enquiry, and graduate students with an interest in song collecting in general or the history of Scottish traditional songs in particular.' Scottish Journal of Performance 'Karen McAulay's monograph ably addresses a signifi