Official Saints song for final released

ST Johnstone have released their official cup final song as football fever grows ahead of their Hampden clash with Livingston.

Written by lifelong Saints fan Eòghan Stewart, the song is partly in Gaelic and is performed by Comann Naomh Eòin alongside the Mad Ferret Band and Ian McLaren.

Comann Naomh Eòin is a group of Gaelicspeaking St Johnstone fans that includes Eòghan, Eilidh MacFadyen and Robert Paterson.

The official anthem was released yesterday ahead of the Scottish League Cup final on Sunday.

Eòghan said: “It’s an incredible honour to have written and then helped perform the official cup final song for the club I’ve supported since I was a wee boy growing up in Meigle.

“Gaelic is a really important element of Perthshire’s history and modern day as well, and it’s been great to work with Perth and Kinross Council’s Gaelic in Perthshire project on this as well as some of the local Gaelic medium teachers and school children,” said Eòghan.

“We can’t go to the final this year, but hope the song will be a boost to Callum (Davidson, St Johnstone manager) and the boys and that it’ll catch on.”

The song is available to download now on Bandcamp for £1 and should be available on all other platforms through the week for both streaming and download. All profits will to the Saints Youth Development Fund.

The official song follows Perth drag queen Scarlet Skylar Rae’s Come On You Saints track, which proved popular with fans of the McDiarmid Park side.

Final fever has been growing around Perth with the council lighting up Perth Bridge in support of the team, and projections on the walls of Mill Street in the city centre.

A council spokesman said: “We are delighted to show our support to St Johnstone FC this week and their magnificent achievement of reaching the Scottish League Cup final for only the third time in their history.”