This beautiful album contains music and song written by, or inspired by, great Scots whose portraits hang in the National Portrait Gallery of Scotland, and played by some of Scotland's top musicians. Complemented by the portraits, this CD offers a vivid experience of a vital cultural life that continues to inform and enrich the 'new' Scotland. Musicians include: Aly Bain; Alison Kinnaird; Aileen Carr; Brian Miller; Scott Skinner; Pat Kilbride; Flora MacNeil; Alan Reid; Rob van Sante; Alasdair White; Mike Katz; John McCusker; Dougie Pincock; Pete Clark; Neil Johnstone; Martin MacLeod; Jimmy Hutchison; Jim Leighton; Davy Steele & Battlefield Band. ... an elegant album, which is thoroughly thought-provoking as well as patriotic - in the nicest possible way. THE SCOTS MAGAZINE