List of British anthems

This is a list of national and regional anthems used in the United Kingdom, crown dependencies and British overseas territories.

United Kingdom songs edit

Countries edit

Constituent country Song Year adopted Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Audio
  England "Jerusalem" Unofficial [a] William Blake Sir Hubert Parry
  Northern Ireland "Londonderry Air" Unofficial [b] Jane Ross Unknown
  Scotland "Flower of Scotland" Unofficial [c] Roy Williamson
  Wales "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau"
("Land of my Fathers")
Unofficial [d][1][2][3] Evan James James James

Traditional counties edit

Entity Song Year adopted Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Audio
  Cornwall The Song of the Western Men (Trelawney) Unofficial Robert Stephen Hawker Louisa T. Clare
  County Durham Blaydon Races Unofficial George Ridley Unknown
  Cumberland D'ye ken John Peel Unofficial John Woodcock Graves Unknown
  Lincolnshire The Lincolnshire Poacher Unofficial Unknown Unknown
  Northumberland Blaydon Races Unofficial George Ridley Unknown
  Sussex Sussex by the Sea Unofficial William Ward-Higgs William Ward-Higgs
  Wiltshire The Vly be on the Turmut Unofficial Unknown Tom Gibson
  Yorkshire On Ilkla Moor Baht 'at Unofficial Unknown Thomas Clark

Crown Dependencies songs edit

Crown Dependencies Song Year adopted Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Audio
  Guernsey "Sarnia Cherie"
("Dear Guernsey")
1911 George Deighton Domenico Santangelo
  Isle of Man "Arrane Ashoonagh Vannin"
(O Land of Our Birth)
2003 William Henry Gill and John J. Kneen William Henry Gill
  Jersey "Island Home" 2008 Gerard Le Feuvre

British overseas territories edit

Territory Song Year adopted Lyricist(s) Composer(s) Audio
  Anguilla "God Bless Anguilla" 1981 Unknown
  Bermuda "Hail to Bermuda" 1984 Bette Johns
  Cayman Islands "Beloved Isle Cayman" 1993 Leila Ross-Shier
  Falkland Islands "Song of the Falklands" 1930 Christopher Lanham
  Gibraltar "Gibraltar Anthem" 1994 Peter Emberley
  Montserrat "Motherland" 1995 Howard Fergus George Irish
  Pitcairn Islands "We From Pitcairn Island"
"Come Ye Blessed"
Unknown
(Unofficial)
Unknown John Prindle Scott
  Saint Helena "My Saint Helena Island" 1975 Dave Mitchell
  Turks and Caicos Islands "This Land of Ours" Unknown Dr. Rev. Conrad Howell
  British Virgin Islands "Oh, Beautiful Virgin Islands" 2013 Ayana Hull Ayana Hull and Kareem-Nelson Hull

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "BBC Wales - Music - National Anthem - The background to Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau - sing the Welsh national anthem with us". Wales. 9 October 2018. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Welsh National Anthem | History & Culture | Bluestone Wales". www.bluestonewales.com. Retrieved 4 May 2024.

Notes edit

  1. ^ Used at the Commonwealth Games. See National anthem of England for further information.
  2. ^ Used at the Commonwealth Games. See National anthem of Northern Ireland for further information.
  3. ^ Used at most sporting events, including the Commonwealth Games. See National anthem of Scotland for further information.
  4. ^ De facto national anthem