Scotland the Brave was played before matches involving the Scotland national football team at the 1982, 1986, and 1990 FIFA World Cups. In 2006, it was adopted as the regimental quick march of the Royal Regiment of Scotland.
Scotland the Brave is also the authorised pipe band march of the British Columbia Dragoons of the Canadian Armed Forces, and also is played during the Pass in Review at Friday parades at The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, and the Virginia Military Institute. The lyrics commonly used now were written about 1950 by Scottish journalist Clifford Leonard Clark "Cliff" Hanley for singer Robert Wilson as part of an arrangement by Marion McClurg.Īnother set of lyrics also often heard were sung by Canadian singer John Charles McDermott they are closely based on the poem "Let Italy Boast" by James Hyslop, which was first published in 1821 in "The Edinburgh Magazine". OFTEN MISTAKEN FOR … The Old Spice theme.Scotland The Brave An Unofficial National Anthem Of Scotland Scotland The Brave is a Scottish song. (It should be noted that while recent attempts to get the Scottish parliament to vote on an official anthem have failed, a 2006 poll showed that a majority of Scots preferred ‘Flower of Scotland’ - a song written in 1965.) Hanley’s stirring words (“Land of my high endeavour, land of the shining river”) gave the song a second life and turned it into one of Scotland’s unofficial national anthems. ‘BRAVE’ HEARTED: It sounds as ancient as the Highlands, but “Scotland the Brave” is not as old as you might think: the rousing melody was probably first heard in the 1890s, and the lyrics now commonly associated with the tune were written by Glaswegian journalist Cliff Hanley some 60 years later. HOW YOU PROBABLY KNOW THIS TUNE: Right up there with “Amazing Grace” as the tune heard most often played on bagpipes
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