Colin Chisholm returns for two Hearts home fixtures
colin chisholm is back for Heart of Midlothian's final two home fixtures, with The Hearts Song set to play before Rangers on Monday and Falkirk a week on Wednesday. The move keeps one of Tynecastle's most distinctive matchday rituals in place for the closing stretch of the season.
Tynecastle on Monday
Chisholm will sing his version of The Hearts Song as the teams come out on Monday, extending a run that has already landed well with home supporters. He has been a huge hit ahead of wins against Aberdeen and Motherwell in recent weeks, which is why Derek McInnes asked for him to return.
David Chisholm set the news out on May 1, 2026, writing: "Had a few folk asking, so can officially announce that my dad (Colin Chisholm) will be singing The Hearts Song as the teams come out on Monday. Here we go then.??" That post turned a matchday detail into a public fixture for the final two home games.
The 1986 version
Chisholm's performance ties back to the 1986 version of The Hearts Song, first recorded by Hector Nicol and released with the Hearts squad of that season. Earlier this season, Chisholm spoke exclusively to Hearts Standard about the song, and the club has kept using it as part of the atmosphere at Tynecastle.
McInnes has made the home setting a point of emphasis. "We're the team that I want us to be more often than not at home. Tynecastle is how I want it to be and it'll be in its full glory on Monday, I've no doubt about it," he said, adding that "The supporters will have a huge part to play, but it will be a part that they all want to play as well. I would expect Tynecastle to be at its best. As good as it's been this season, let's get it even better. I just want it to be another memorable day in our season."
Rangers and Falkirk
The practical takeaway for supporters is simple: Chisholm is scheduled before both home games, not just Monday's meeting with Rangers. His return before Falkirk a week on Wednesday gives Hearts the same pre-match cue twice more, and it suggests the club sees the song as part of the home advantage rather than a one-off nod.
For a crowd that has already heard it before wins against Aberdeen and Motherwell, the decision is to keep the same routine in place through the end of the run-in. That is the story here: Hearts are not just filling time before kick-off, they are leaning on a song that has already travelled well with this team, this manager and this ground.
