PENARTH MAN'S SONG FOR SCOTLAND

Penarth singer-songwriter Adrian Roper has written and recorded a song in support of a Yes vote at this month’s Scottish independence referendum...

Adrian Roper

Adrian, a well-known part of the music scene in Penarth, wrote Freedom’s Hame (home), which is now on Youtube.

With instrumental support from his fellow band-members in The Wide Open Spaces, the song is beautifully enhanced by backing vocals and bag-pipe drone sounds from The Lovely Wars, who also produced the song.

Adrian, who lived for a while in Scotland, has recorded his song in Scottish dialect.

He will be travelling north later this month with his daughter, Bethan, to support the Yes campaign and will be staying for the result of the referendum, which is being held on Thursday. September 18.

“I’ve written a number of songs,” he said, "but consider this to be my most important."

“I can’t say I’m rivalling The Proclaimers for a place at the top of the charts, but hope nevertheless to make my small contribution to the Yes vote campaign."

“I’m looking forward to spending time with some old friends in Scotland and encouraging everyone I meet to take this once-in-a-lifetime chance to vote for independence."

“It’s great to see the recent ‘bounce’ for a Yes vote in the opinion polls and so exciting for Scotland and for the rest of the UK too. The Scots have really grown in self-confidence and are clearly moving from dependency on a remote Westminster towards running their own affairs instead."

“As The Proclaimers say on their hit record: I can’t understand why we let someone else rule our land - cap in hand.”