The Battle of Otterburn (or Otterbourne) is a Scottish ballad, another of the “Child Ballads.” It is an account of the Scottish victory at t...

“Mairi’s Wedding” is not a folk song in the traditional sense, as it was written by one person (and translated by another). In 1934,    a Sc...

“A Man’s a Man for A’ That” was written by the Scottish poet Robert Burns . (Alternate titles are “Is There Honest Poverty” and “For A' ...

"The Water Is Wide" (also called "O Waly, Waly" or "Waly, Waly") is a  Scottish folk song that was also known ...

Our first song of the year is "Aiken Drum,” a Scottish folk song. There are two quite different versions. The first, also spelled Aik...