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- ↑ Gaughan, Dick. "Freedom Come Aa Ye". Dick Gaughan's Website. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ "Tobar an Dualchais - Freedom Come-All-Ye". Tobar an Dualchais. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 29 July 2014.
- ↑ "Tune History - The Bloody Fields of Flanders" (PDF). Schoolofpiping.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 15 November 2015.
- 1 2 Heywood, Pete (April 1999). "Hamish Henderson". The Living Tradition (feature article). No. 32. Retrieved 15 November 2015.[ permanent dead link ]
- ↑ Harvie, Christopher (1998). No Gods and Precious Few Heroes: Twentieth-century Scotland. p. 16. ISBN 9780748609994.
- ↑ Spirits of the Age: Scottish Self Portraits. The Saltire Society. 2005. p. 145. ISBN 9780854110872.
- ↑ "Motions, Questions and Answers Search - Parliamentary Business : Scottish Parliament". Scottish.parliament.uk. Retrieved 26 July 2014.
- ↑ Macdonald, Hugh (24 July 2014). "The Games opens: a ceremony of gallusness with a powerful charity theme". Herald Scotland. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ↑ Dickie, Mure (24 July 2014). "Glasgow humour on show as Commonwealth Games open" . Financial Times . Archived from the original on 11 December 2022. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
