Welcome to 'Sounds of the Stewartry'

Welcome to the Sounds of the Stewartry (SOS). This web site aims to promote the diverse range of cultural activity of the Stewartry region in Dumfries and Galloway, South West Scotland, throughout the world via the world wide web.
The web site aims to provide a wide range of material varying from contemporary and traditional music through to poetry, creative writing and the visual arts. The importance of preserving and promoting such activities in rural areas like the Stewartry is recognised as being fundamental to the areas identity. We hope you find something you like…*

The Stewartry

In Dumfries and Galloway there are four areas – Annandale and Eskdale, Nithsdale, Wigtownshire and the Stewartry. The Stewartry has a population of 24,000 and has four main towns – Castle Douglas, Dalbeattie, Gatehouse of Fleet, and Kirkcudbright.