Promoting, encouraging and nurturing new songwriting in Scotland

Burnsong offers a range of creative and professional development activities for Songwriters including:

The Burnsong Songhouse

Established writers from a variety of genres are invited to live and write together for 5 days in the beautiful Dumfries and Galloway Countryside.

  • SongHouse 2007
    Just what will Midge Ure, Teenage Fanclub’s Norman Blake, Roddy Woomble, Jo Mango, Nuala Kennedy, Louise Quinn, L-Marie and Found’s Ziggy Campbell create ...
  • SongHouse 2006
    The brave writers this time included: Karine Polwart, Emma Pollock, Sushil K Dade (Future Pilot AKA), MC Soom T, Kenny Anderson (King Creosote), Chris Difford, and Michael Johnston (all the way from Canada) ...
  • SongHouse 2005
    Boo Hewerdine, David Scott, Niki King, Emily Smith, Geoff Martyn, Marc Pilley, Riley Briggs and Sophie Bancroft picked up the gauntlet but with some trepidation ...

Sangschools

Burnsong is also planning to run further creative and professional development workshops for songwriters in Scotland. If you would like further information on these please contact us.

Burnsong Funders Scottish Arts Council, Scottish Executive, BBC Scotland and DGAA