Scotland's Singing for Health Podcast

Season 3, Episode 2: Building Singing for Health Training & Peer Support with Jo Miller and Anne Gallacher

On Season 3, Episode 1, we welcome Dr Jo Miller, coordinator of the Trad Arts Mentoring programme [https://tracscotland.org/tradartsmentoring2023/] for Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland [https://tracscotland.org/], and Anne Gallacher, Director of Luminate – Scotland’s Creative Ageing organisation [https://luminatescotland.org/], who discussed the recent evaluation of Luminate’s peer support pilot [https://luminatescotland.org/project/peer-learning-for-conductors-and-singing-leaders/]. The show is presented, produced, and edited by Brianna Robertson-Kirkland and Sophie Boyd, who co-run the Network. Below, we have provided links to resources mentioned on the episode. More details about the Network Website: https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/ [https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/] Get in touch: singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk [singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk] X (formally Twitter): @ScotSingHealth Key links Traditional Arts and Culture Scotland: https://tracscotland.org/ [https://tracscotland.org/]   Luminate – Scotland’s Creative Ageing organisation: https://luminatescotland.org/ [https://luminatescotland.org/] Resources mentioned in the episode: Luminate Peer learning for conductors and singing leaders: https://luminatescotland.org/project/peer-learning-for-conductors-and-singing-leaders/ [https://luminatescotland.org/project/peer-learning-for-conductors-and-singing-leaders/] Luminate Artist Support Programme: https://luminatescotland.org/project/artist-support-programme/ [https://luminatescotland.org/project/artist-support-programme/] TRACS Trad Arts Mentoring: https://tracscotland.org/tradartsmentoring/ [https://tracscotland.org/tradartsmentoring/] Dementia Inclusive Singing Network: https://singing.luminatescotland.org/ [https://singing.luminatescotland.org/] Scottish Mentoring Network: https://scottishmentoringnetwork.co.uk/ [https://scottishmentoringnetwork.co.uk/] SNP Wellbeing Economy: https://www.gov.scot/groups/wellbeing-economy-governments-wego/ [https://www.gov.scot/groups/wellbeing-economy-governments-wego/] Music featured in the episode: Intro music: Free Over the Fields (ID 1622) by Lobo Loco (licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0]) Outro music: Doon in the Wee Room with words rewritten by the Dennistoun Cheyne Gang in 2019, inspired by an original Glaswegian folk song by Daniel McLaughlin. The group shaped this song around their experiences of singing for breathing as part of Sophie Boyd’s PhD research. Recording by Sophie Boyd.

Season 3, Episode 1: Developing Singing for Health Training with Nicola Wyndeback and Anne Ritchie

Show Notes On Season 3, Episode 1, we welcome Nicola Wyndebach, Director of Training for Sing to Beat Parkinson’s [https://www.singtobeat.co.uk/stb-parkinsons-training] and Anne Ritchie from the Cheyne Gang [https://www.thecheynegang.com/], who both shared how they developed training programmes for singing leaders working in Singing for Parkinson’s and Singing for Lung Health. The show is presented, produced, and edited by Brianna Robertson-Kirkland and Sophie Boyd, who co-run the Network. Below, we have provided links to resources mentioned on the episode. More details about the Network Website: https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/ [https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/] Get in touch: singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk [singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk] X (formally Twitter): @ScotSingHealth Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/282091903071028 [https://www.facebook.com/groups/282091903071028] Key links Sing to Beat Parkinson’s: https://www.singtobeat.co.uk/stb-parkinsons-training [https://www.singtobeat.co.uk/stb-parkinsons-training]. Cheyne Gang: https://www.thecheynegang.com/ [https://www.thecheynegang.com/]. Resources mentioned in the episode: Sing to Beat Parkinson's - Adapting and evolving the facilitator training model during a pandemic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S71MU9ZRahs [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S71MU9ZRahs]. Cheyne Gang, Puffy Cheeks - Breathing Into Singing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi7hcj9GipE [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi7hcj9GipE]. Sing to Beat Parkinson’s YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@singtobeat [https://www.youtube.com/@singtobeat]. Cheyne Gang YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@the_cheyne_gang/videos [https://www.youtube.com/@the_cheyne_gang/videos]. Singing Side by Side, Mental Health Inclusive Choirs: https://www.singingsidebyside.co.uk/ [https://www.singingsidebyside.co.uk/]. Chest, Heart, Stroke Scotland: https://www.chss.org.uk/ [https://www.chss.org.uk/]. Singing for People with Parkinson's by Nicola Wydenbach and Trish Vella-Burrows in association with Grenville Hancox: https://www.comptonpublishing.co.uk/singing-for-people-with-parkinsons.php [https://www.comptonpublishing.co.uk/singing-for-people-with-parkinsons.php]. Music featured in the episode: Intro music: Free Over the Fields (ID 1622) by Lobo Loco (licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0]) Outro music: ‘Doon in the Wee Room’ sung by the Dennistoun Cheyne Gang, recorded by Sophie Boyd

Season 2, Episode 7: Reflecting on Scotland’s Singing for Health Network

Show Notes On Season 2, Episode 7, Dr Sophie Boyd and I reflect on Scotland’s Singing for Health Network and what we have managed to achieve during this funding period, which began in March 2021. The show is presented by Brianna Robertson-Kirkland, who is Principal Investigator of the Network. The show’s producer is Sophie Boyd. This episode is edited by Sophie Boyd. More details about the Network: Website: https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/ [https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/] Get in touch: singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk [singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk] Twitter: @ScotSingHealth Key links: Musicians’ Union: https://musiciansunion.org.uk/ [https://musiciansunion.org.uk/]. Grants and Financial Support for Musicians - Recommendations from the Musicians’ Union: https://musiciansunion.org.uk/membership-benefits/grants-and-financial-support-for-musicians [https://musiciansunion.org.uk/membership-benefits/grants-and-financial-support-for-musicians] Help Musicians: https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/get-support/develop-as-a-musician/advice/cost-of-living-further-sources-of-financial-support [https://www.helpmusicians.org.uk/get-support/develop-as-a-musician/advice/cost-of-living-further-sources-of-financial-support]. The Royal Society of Musicians: https://www.rsmgb.org/supporting-musicians-in-need/ [https://www.rsmgb.org/supporting-musicians-in-need/] Independent Society for Musicians: https://www.ism.org/advice-centre/funding [https://www.ism.org/advice-centre/funding] British Association for Performing Arts Medicine: https://www.bapam.org.uk/ [https://www.bapam.org.uk/]. Music featured in the episode: Intro music: Free Over the Fields (ID 1622) by Lobo Loco (licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0]) Outro music: Famba Naye sung by the Dennistoun Cheyne Gang, recorded by Sophie Boyd. Famba Naye is a folk song that comes from Zimbabwe and is sung in the Shona language.  "Famba Naye" means "Stay Well, Go Well" in Shona. As the song is about parting, it is a popular song to be sung at funerals, though it can also be sung in other contexts.

Episode 6: The Arts on Social Prescription

Show Notes On Season 2, Episode 6, we welcome Deborah Hamilton, a Glasgow-based Community Links Practitioner with the Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland [https://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/], and Alison Leitch, assistant service manager  of the Edinburgh Community Link Worker Network [https://www.evoc.org.uk/partnerships/community-link-workers/], co-chair of the Scottish Social Prescribing Network [https://www.scottishspn.org.uk/] and member of Scottish Community Link Worker Network [https://vhscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/scottish-community-link-worker-network/]. The show is presented by Brianna Robertson-Kirkland, who is Principal Investigator of the Network. The show’s producer is Sophie Boyd. This episode is edited by Sophie Boyd. More details about the Network: Website: https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/ [https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/] Get in touch: singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk [singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk] Twitter: @ScotSingHealth Key links: Culture Health and Wellbeing Alliance: https://www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/key-themes/social-prescribing [https://www.culturehealthandwellbeing.org.uk/key-themes/social-prescribing]. Edinburgh Community Link Worker Network: https://www.evoc.org.uk/partnerships/community-link-workers/ [https://www.evoc.org.uk/partnerships/community-link-workers/] Health and Social Care Alliance Scotland: https://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/ [https://www.alliance-scotland.org.uk/] National Academy for Social Prescribing: https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/ [https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/] Scottish Social Prescription Network: https://www.scottishspn.org.uk/ [https://www.scottishspn.org.uk/] Scottish Community Link Worker Network: https://vhscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/scottish-community-link-worker-network/ [https://vhscotland.org.uk/what-we-do/scottish-community-link-worker-network/]. Social Prescribing Resources: https://www.healthscotland.scot/publications/social-prescribing-resources [https://www.healthscotland.scot/publications/social-prescribing-resources]. What is social prescribing? (link from gov.uk): https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-prescribing-applying-all-our-health/social-prescribing-applying-all-our-health [https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/social-prescribing-applying-all-our-health/social-prescribing-applying-all-our-health]. What is social prescribing (link from gov.scot): https://www.gov.scot/publications/resources-mental-health-wellbeing-primary-care-services/pages/4/#:~:text=The%20term%20%27social%20prescribing%27%20is,and%20physical%20health%20and%20wellbeing [https://www.gov.scot/publications/resources-mental-health-wellbeing-primary-care-services/pages/4/#:~:text=The%20term%20%27social%20prescribing%27%20is,and%20physical%20health%20and%20wellbeing]. Music featured in the episode Intro music: Free Over the Fields (ID 1622) by Lobo Loco (licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0]) Outro music: Famba Naye sung by the Dennistoun Cheyne Gang, recorded by Sophie Boyd. Famba Naye is a folk song that comes from Zimbabwe and is sung in the Shona language.  "Famba Naye" means "Stay Well, Go Well" in Shona. As the song is about parting, it is a popular song to be sung at funerals, though it can also be sung in other contexts.

Season 2, Episode 5: Givin’ It Laldie

Show Notes On Season 2, Episode 5, we welcome Clare McBrien, manager of Givin’ it Laldie. Givin’ it Laldie, a grassroots music charity based in the Gorbals in Glasgow. Clare is also herself a community musician, working across a range of music and wellbeing projects. The show is presented by Brianna Robertson-Kirkland, who is Principal Investigator of the Network. The show’s producer is Sophie Boyd. This episode is edited by Brianna Robertson-Kirkland. More details about the Network: Website: https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/ [https://portal.rcs.ac.uk/scotland-singing-for-health-network/] Get in touch: singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk [singing-for-health@rcs.ac.uk] Twitter: @ScotSingHealth If you liked this episode, please tweet us with your thoughts and add #connectionnotperfection. Key links: Givin it Laldie: https://givinitlaldie.org.uk/ [https://givinitlaldie.org.uk/]. Music featured in the episode: Intro music: Free Over the Fields (ID 1622) by Lobo Loco (licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0]) Outro music: Famba Naye sung by the Dennistoun Cheyne Gang, recorded by Sophie Boyd. Famba Naye is a folk song that comes from Zimbabwe and is sung in the Shona language.  "Famba Naye" means "Stay Well, Go Well" in Shona. As the song is about parting, it is a popular song to be sung at funerals, though it can also be sung in other contexts.