"It may be a dirge but its still our anthem say Scottish MPs". "Nation picks Flower Of Scotland as top anthem SONG CONTEST: OLD". ^ RSNO poll reveals Flower of Scotland as nation’s favourite ‘anthem’ Archived at the Wayback Machine,.^ "Games team picks new Scots anthem".^ BBC News - McConnell calls for anthem debate.^ "RSNO sounds out a song for Scotland", The Scotsman,.^ "Anthem debate call hits flat note".^ "The Scottish Parliament - Public Petitions Committee Official Report"."Scots win right to choose own national anthem". ^ Macdonell, Hamish (10 November 2004).Both of these songs, from the 18th and 20th centuries respectively, are written in Lowland Scots. Other songs which have been suggested include Robert Burns' " Auld Lang Syne", and Hamish Henderson's " Freedom Come-All-Ye". With over 10,000 votes cast, "Flower of Scotland" came first with 41% of the votes, followed by "Scotland the Brave" with 29%. In June 2006 the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted an online opinion poll on their website, asking visitors to choose a favourite to be Scotland's national anthem. The song has also been used as the victory anthem of Scotland at the Commonwealth Games since 2010, replacing " Scotland the Brave". These events include matches of the Scottish national football team and the Scottish rugby union team. Īt most international sporting events Scotland uses " Flower of Scotland" as its national anthem. In 2006, the Scottish Parliament Enterprise Committee denied a motion from Scottish National Party MSP Michael Matheson on the subject. There have been subsequent attempts to re-open the debate on a national anthem for Scotland. This ruling prompted some interest in the idea, and a petition to the Scottish Parliament's petitions committee supported by the Scottish Green Party was referred without recommendation to the Scottish Executive, but they decided to take no action, considering the issue not to be a political priority. In 2004, lawyers for the devolved Scottish Parliament advised that it was within the legal competence of the Scottish Parliament to choose a national anthem for Scotland, countering the suggestion that it would be a matter reserved to the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It’s fitting, I think, to adapt a classic. So while you may not know this tune by its official name, unless you’ve been living under a rock with your ears plugged, you know this melody. Here in the United States, of course, we just refer to it as the bagpipe song. There have been calls for Scotland to have its own official national anthem. In the United Kingdom, they know it as Scotland the Brave. However, in other situations, other songs are used as de facto Scottish anthems, most notably " Flower of Scotland" and " Scotland the Brave". Part history, part engaging anecdote, Scotland the Brave is an immensely readable compendium of historical learning and personal reflection by a fifth-generation Scottish-American, whose earlier books include accounts of African travel and, in a memoir, the pains of being a Dodger fan. As Scotland is part of the United Kingdom, the British national anthem " God Save the King" is used in Scotland on royal occasions, for example, or when Scottish athletes participate at the Olympics.