#YesLive is the ambitious project from National Collective to broadcast the vibrancy of the Yes Campaign live. During the day, video highlights of the campaign were streamed online to the world. This was followed by the live broadcast of the evening event in the Alhambra Theatre in Dunfermline. Please note that the views and opinions of the acts are entirely their own and some performances may contain strong language.

Declan Welsh - 04 Alright

Declan Welsh - 01 I Don't Ever Want to Grow Up to Be Like You

Kieran Hurley - Dear Jack

Local Yes Update

Ruth Mills - A Cognitive Dissonance (Sweet Love for Planet Earth)

Josephine Sillars - 04 Little Footsteps

Josephine Sillars - 03 When We Try

Josephine Sillars - 02 History Makers

Josephine Sillars - 01 Boss of Me

David Greig - The Booth

National Collective's Lea Glud Jensen talks about the positivity on the ground within the Yes Campaign on the Danish national radio politics show, Verden ifølge Gram.

The full show 'Skotland - for Skotter?' can be heard here: http://indyref.co/verdenifølgegram

Lea Glud Jensen on Verden Ifølge Gram (in Danish)

The Independence Choir sing their selection of songs ahead of the Scottish Independence Referendum.

The Freedom Come Aa Ye

Theme For The Early Days Of A Better Nation

A Man's A Man

Both Sides O Tweed

Eriskay Love Lilt

This Land Is A Song

Say Yes

National Collective was the cultural movement for Scottish independence during Scotland's Referendum from December 2011 to September 2014. 

Starting in a bedroom, we set out with the aim of imagining a better Scotland and inspiring others to campaign through art, written and spoken word, events, local groups and social media. By the end of the campaign we had over 4,000 members, including the support of many of Scotland's most prominent artists, writers and thinkers. 

In 2013 we stood up to the world's largest oil trading company after receiving legal threats, and won.

In the summer of 2014 we organised a mammoth 30 day national grassroots pro-independence festival that took place across Scotland during July. The Yestival tour showcased the grassroots cultural movement for Scottish Independence and included communities in the Scottish Borders, Dumfries & Galloway, central Scotland, Western Isles, the Highlands, Orkney, Shetland, the North East, Angus, Perthshire and Fife as well as all of the country’s seven cities. 

That same summer we also our put on our first ever Edinburgh Festival Fringe programme at the Scottish Story Telling Centre titled 'National Collective presents...'. 

Although the Yes movement didn’t achieve its primary goal of Scottish independence, we made substantial progress, against all of the odds, with an unprecedented 20% swing to Yes and a political engagement powered turnout of 84.59%. 

In October 2014 The List magazine awarded us second place in their 'The Hot 100', beaten to the top spot by Peter Capaldi, the newly announced Dr Who. 

Individually, our members now continue to make their mark by using their skills and experience to help shape Scotland in their own way.

National Collective

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