'Duguid's book is a timely and important study of the development, publication and performance practice of metrical psalmody in both Scotland and England. Significantly, it demonstrates the similarities and differences in the two parallel but distinct traditions, and shows that attempts to bring the two together were fervently resisted - on both sides. Duguid also traces the spread and development of metrical psalmody in mainland Europe and in the New World, a new genre brought by those fleeing religious persecution in Scotland and England. Timothy Duguid's Metrical Psalmody will appeal to scholars of liturgical song and church historians in style, content and structure, and dispel some myths about the tradition its author reconsiders, rather than seeks to reinvigorate'. Australian Journal of Liturgy 'Metrical Psalmody in Print and Practice is a fantastic voyage through the first century of Protestant psalm traditions on the English Isle. Duguid's work is meticulous and his love of the subject is evident on every page. His arguments are well made, his evidence well presented, and the text to tune musical analyses are relevant and insightful. This is certainly a must read for anyone interested in the traditions of metrical psalmody and clearly an important addition to the literature in the field'. Journal of the Association of Anglican Musicians '... this book makes stunning progress in research on popular psalmody, and is likely to stimulate others to explore this highly complex field. Nicholas Temperley, Music and Letters