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Scottish folk band's music helping Dundee dementia patients 'unlock memories'

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The music of one of Scotland’s top folk bands is helping unlock memories for Tayside’s dementia sufferers. The Dundee based Doolichters’ songs are taking elderly patients back to their roots and reminding them of times past.

Now, as lockdown rules finally ease, the group that has a collective age of 343 is hoping to play live at residential homes and care centres across the region to help as many folk as they can.

And after a wave of local publicity at the end of last year, they want to see if their music will be picked up by groups elsewhere in Scotland and the UK.The five piece band are producing self-penned music which was evaluated and then subsequently adopted last December by NHS Tayside.It is now being used as a formal memory stimulus therapy for inclusion in the individual care plans of people suffering from dementia.The music, songs and videos are written and produced by the band and focus on Dundee's culture and history of the 50's, 60's and 70's.The sometimes hilarious songs include lines using local vernacular such as: “Charisma, charm an loads o’ dough, cos he drapped the puggie at the Black Watch Clubbie, he’s the Stobie Valentino.”And based on the feedback they’ve received from experts the therapy model can easily be localised and adapted to suit dementia patients from all areas across Scotland and the rest of the UK.DundeeLive brings you the latest headlines from Dundee and beyond.But did you know you all the ways you can stay informed with us?You can get our top stories sent straight to your inbox with our daily news updates.

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