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"Flower of Scotland" (Scottish Gaelic: Flùr na h-Alba, Scots: Flouer o Scotland) is a Scottish patriotic song commonly used as an unofficial national anthem of Scotland. Written sometime in the mid-1960s by folk musician Roy Williamson , its lyrics describe the victory of Robert the Bruce , King of Scots , over Edward II , King of England , at ...
The song has also been used as the victory anthem of Scotland at the Commonwealth Games since 2010, replacing "Scotland the Brave". [11] "Flower of Scotland" was written in the mid-1960s by Roy Williamson who was a member of the folk group the Corries.
Roy Murdoch Buchanan Williamson (25 June 1936 – 12 August 1990) was a Scottish songwriter and folk musician, most notably with The Corries.Williamson is best known for writing "Flower of Scotland", which has become the de facto national anthem of Scotland used at international sporting events.
Scots Wha hae wi' Wallace Bled "Scots Wha Hae" (English: Scots Who Have) is a patriotic song of Scotland written using both words of the Scots language and English, which served for centuries as an unofficial national anthem of the country, but has lately been largely supplanted by "Scotland the Brave" and "Flower of Scotland".
The Flower of Scotland live performance from Live from Scotland Volume 1 was released as a single backed by Browne's song, "Roses of Prince Charlie", in several versions including one with special cover artwork for the 1974 FIFA World Cup campaign.
In June 2006, the song rated second in an online poll with more than 10,000 votes to determine Scotland's favourite unofficial anthem, losing only to "Flower of Scotland". [8] The song was used to represent Scotland in the Commonwealth Games until it was replaced by "Flower of Scotland" from the 2010 games onwards. [9]
"Flower of Scotland" (Roy Williamson, performed by Ralph McTell) "Glasgow Theme" (Trad. arr. Billy Connolly) "Will Ye Go Theme" (Trad. arr. Graham Preskett) "Irish Heartbeat" (Van Morrison, performed by Billy Connolly) †The original song is known as "The Road to the Isles". The line the tangle o' the isles appears in the song. This version ...
Jean Elliot (b. 1727), aided in part by popular poetry selections, framed the tune in 1756 as a lament to the deaths of James IV, many of his nobles, and over 10,000 men – the titular "Flowers of the Forest" – at the Battle of Flodden Field in northern England in 1513, a significant event in the history of Scotland.