10. The Massacre Of Glencoe - Ronnie Browne (Of The Corries) - West Highland Way
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- Опубліковано 9 січ 2009
- 10. The Massacre Of Glencoe
By Ronnie Browne, of The Corries, performed on The West Highland Way.
Taken from music DVD "Ronnie Browne - The West Highland Way In Four Seasons". Available from ScotDisc.
Very lovely!-- Ronnie singing this one with Roy was one of my very favorite ones- hearing Roy sing it alone is nice.
The Corries were the greatest Scots duo ever! Thanks for sharing this solo by Ronnie!
Love Ronnie Browne! He and Roy Williamson are the greatest Scottish folk singers of all time! Thank you for posting!
Ronnie Browne is a giant of song, and I'm glad he's walked amongst us.
His songs with Roy were wonderful, but now we see who was the true genius of the two. No disrespect to Roy is meant, by the way.
This is one of my favorite songs despite the tragedy it speaks of. We must never forget and we must fight for what is good at all times because unfortunately there are those who call themselves human and yet perpetuate things such as this. It seems to me the majority of human kind longs for peace and safety and respect. Let us live our lives upholding the goodness as long as we draw breath.
Take care Sir,
Rolland B. Heiss
My luve for you and for Scotland is like a red, red rose. Thank you so much. From France
Thanks for putting these up Pomepwns, it's difficult to get these unless you live in Scotland, so it's really nice to see kind people like u keeping the spirit o' the Corries going!
THANKS FOR THESE JEMS
Per Mare Per Terras!
My clan motto.
3:29 to 3:59 is breathtaking.
actually thus great song was written by Jim McClean, among other things one time road manager of The Dubliners
killing 900 Campbells without a sword being lifted in defence! They were all as bad or as good as each other :-) What made Glencoe more significant was that it was an atrocity concocted by the Scottish government in Edinburgh itself and not an atrocity due to caln rivalry. The troops used happened to be Campbells but it easily could have been others.
@osoneill , I'll hazard a guess: it comes from a fire. Either grass or wood, it's hard to tell. As I said it's only a guess... :-))
why are you SHOUTING? nice song
@TheSpiritof45 RULE 54: CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL
RULE 55: EVEN WITH CAPSLOCK YOU STILL HAVE TO STEER....
@TheSpiritof45 The Scottish administration planned and ordered it and King William signed the orders. It was regular troops of the Scottish army who carried it out. The commanding officer was a Campbell and a small percentage of the actual troops were Campbells but it was not a Clan Campbell operation as such. It probably suited central govt at that time to portray it was Highlanders killing each other as it shifted responsibility from central government itself.
@gaconnochie i stupidly posted my reply to you in response to my own comment i have indicated your errors all the best
@MysticalViking I wouldn't worry about your ancestors being connected to one clan or the other they all have their dark points to hide. For instance pre 1601 when the Scottish and English kingdoms were completely seperate the MacDonalds on at least two occassions allied themselves to an English invasion of Scotland - and as far as atrocities go Glencoe wasn't a particularly large massacre compared with some. During the 17thC Herschip of Argyle the MacDonald bard's boasted openly about the clan
allan connochie Im not a Scot though I have thin family connections via a Guthrie or three...my understanding was this was considered such an atrocity because it was a murder of the hosts after broken bread, and a defiling of hospitality.
my understanding is of course somewhst limited. i presume to know nothing.
@TheSpiritof45 Keep reading your Scottish history off biscuit tins. What bit off what I said is exactly false?
MY STANCE REMAINS GIVE ME ONE campbell WHO IS NOT A FOLLOWER OF WILLIAM 1690 AND WE WILL BOTH BE LOOKING AT THESPIRITOF45 PESTULANCE TO THE campbells