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There is no official national anthem of Scotland,[1] however a number of songs are used as de facto Scottish anthems, most notably Flower of Scotland and Scotland the Brave. God Save the Queen is the national anthem for the United Kingdom as a whole and is used in Scotland in that context. 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.[2] 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 who chose to take no action, considering the issue not to be a political priority.[3][4] There have been subsequent attempts to re-open the debate on a national anthem for Scotland.[5]
[edit] Current useDistinct national anthems are used for Scotland in international sporting events. "Scotland the Brave" is used by the Commonwealth team representing The Commonwealth Games Council for Scotland during the medal-receiving ceremonies of the Commonwealth Games and in the football matches in the 80s, whereas "Flower of Scotland" is played before every game of the Scottish national football team and before every game of the Scottish rugby union team.[6] "A Man's a Man for a' that" was also sung at the opening of the Scottish Parliament by Sheena Wellington, though not for specific national anthem purposes. [edit] Possible candidatesIn June 2006 the Royal Scottish National Orchestra conducted an online poll on their website, asking visitors to choose a favourite to be Scotland's national anthem. With over 10,000 votes cast, "Flower of Scotland" came first with 41% of the votes, followed by "Scotland the Brave" with 29%.[7]
Other songs which have been suggested include Robert Burns' "Auld Lang Syne",[8] and Hamish Henderson's "Freedom Come-All-Ye".[9] Both of these songs, from the 18th and 20th centuries respectively, are written in Lowland Scots. A minor complication with "Flower of Scotland" is that, when played on the bagpipes, one note in the last line (on the word "think") cannot be played correctly. It should be a C natural (when played in the key of D) but this note is not available on the bagpipes, so a C♯ is substituted. (The bagpipes are playing nominally in the key of D (actually in A Mixolydian); in fact the intonation is such that the key is E-flat, or slightly higher).[citation needed] [edit] Future discussionDespite coverage by "The Scotsman" newspaper, the Scottish Parliament has yet to convene any parliamentary debate on the issue, with Holyrood's Enterprise Committee denying a motion from Scottish National Party MSP Michael Matheson on the subject.[10] [edit] References
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