Alison McMorland Alison McMorland was born in Renfrewshire into a musical family. Since then she has enjoyed a long involvement in traditional music on various levels: singer, collector, broadcaster, author and tutor on the Scottish Music course at the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama, Glasgow. Alison came to wider public notice in the 1970's through her recordings and published song collections having come, initially, under the inspirational guidance of the late Hamish Henderson. In working closely with and learning from traditional singers,such as Willie Scott and Lucy Stewart, he was to say of her 'Alison stands out as one of the principal modern interpreters of a ballad singing tradition... uniting scrupulous traditional fidelity with versatile creative and resourceful artistry'. Since 2001 she has recorded a solo album' Cloudberry Day' followed by and in partnership with Geordie McIntyre ' Rowan in the Rock' and ' Ballad Tree, classic Scots ballads'. Alison particularly enjoys working with young singers and introducing them to the rich Scots song tradition. Her much acclaimed book Herd Laddie O the Glen, the songs and life of the Border Shepherd, Willie Scott was published in 2006.