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In this film, singer Christine Kydd leads you through two traditional songs. The songs are accessible for all ages and abilities. Enjoy!

As an accompaniment to this film, we’ve provided the song lyrics with a glossary. There are also accompaniment tracks which you can listen to and sing along with once you’ve learned the songs. You can read and download the lyrics, and listen to the tracks on the Guides page of this website. You can also listen to the tracks on our Vimeo or YouTube channels.

Luminate@Home is supported by Baillie Gifford and presented in partnership with Scottish Care. The films are co-produced by Graeme Roger.

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