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A Song from

Rod Paterson

One of Scotland’s finest and clearest voices passed away in 2024. Member of pivotal bands such as Jock Tamson’s Bairns, Easy Club and Ceolbeg, Rod also sang on the Complete Songs of Robert Burns.

A PARCEL OF ROGUES, by Robert Burns

 Written about the 1707 union of Scotland with England, said to have been accomplished through bribery. On the day of the vote, the church bells of St Giles in Edinburgh played the tune for the song “Why Am I So Sad On My Wedding Day?”


Will a similar song be written about America after 2025?