In this recording the Rt. Hon Alex Salmond MSP explains why Sheena Wellington’s rendition of Robert Burns' song A Man’s a Man for A' That during the Opening Ceremony of the first Scottish Parliament for 300 years is of special significance to him. The Opening Ceremony took place on 1 July 1999.
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Alex Salmond was recorded on a visit to the Isle of Skye for the opening of Fàs, Sabhal Mòr Ostaig’s new centre for the creative and cultural industries, in April 2008. As part of this visit he met Tobar an Dualchais staff based on Skye and made this recording for the project.
