04 - Macpherson's Rant

[8busby]

Just learned to play this great tune on my accordian !

[bigbandswinger]

Its nothing to do with ulster scots or scottish history for that fact.

Its a story about a fiddler who's has been imprisioned and about to be hung. He's playing his last tune on his fiddle before he has to die.

[kiltsnhaggis]

Whisky time.... gaun yersls boys!! Caledonia forever..hic..

[seonidh]

Im confused does it have a speacial meaning to the ulster scots?

[DrinkToIreland]

@seonidh This has Nothing to do with Ulster. It was an outlaw in scotland. His father killed at an early age. He was betrayed by one of his own clan. While in the dungeon preparing for his hanging he wrote a lament. Then Robert Burns wrote this version of his lament. This has nothing at all to do with Ulster. So SammyEnglish is spewing bullshit

[leithboy1]

Ah! Roy & Ronnie.....the sweet, sweet memories. Happy days!

[SammyEnglish]

A good Ulster-Scots song

[uo8am]

@SammyEnglish

This is from Scotland Banff/ Mcduff pure Scotland the North East of Scotland the finest place in the world

[SammyEnglish]

@uo8am

Yes, like i quoted - a Scots/Ulster tune.

[seonidh]

@SammyEnglish its about a man being hung in scotland its not a song about ulster.

[SammyEnglish]

@seonidh

It's a Scots/Ulster connection- which apples to much of our history.

[seonidh]

@SammyEnglish how is it a connection is it sung in ulster then if so its a scottish song sung in ulster

[MrRobertson52]

@SammyEnglish Hundred percent nothing to do with Northern Ireland .Not a thing .Im North East Scotland .I know go read your history .

[caxy2001]

I absolutely love the expression on Ronnie's face during the verse beginning at 1.43. Quality!

[BlindKakashi]

also, do you know any other versions with the traditional lyrics?

[BlindKakashi]

still, the change in words change the meaning. In the original version, MacPherson sounds like a kind of mortal Jesus, in this he sounds like he's a bloodthirsty bandit, not a noble thief like Robin Hood

[1qaud]

What is the REefrain?

[JBurdoo]

@1qaud

Sae rantin'ly, sae wantonly, and sae dauntin'ly gaed he

He played a tune, and danced it roond, below the gallows tree

[BlindKakashi]

Didn't they change/omit some of the lyrics? If I remember correctly, the version that either MacPherson or Burns wrote (I forget which I read) said that he didn't want to be avenged, but don't the Corries say that he did? They do this with a good amount of songs, and while I love listening to them, it just is confusing to me.

[JBurdoo]

@BlindKakashi

Folksongs are like that. There are about twenty verses to this song, about fourteen of which I have actually heard in recordings, and have never heard a version with more than eight verses at once. Some are traditional, some written by Walter Scott, some written by Robert Burns. It's public domain, and people are free to sing as they like! That's why it's called folk, it travels by word of mouth.

[scottyscouter]

Loved the Corries since I first saw them singing Killicrankie on TV when I was a kid. They did an earlier version of this which had slightly different wording.

Just about anything they did was brilliant.

[arkhangelsk]

one of my favorites. MAN, ronnie has a head of hair.

[mrbonedigger]

burns burns burns

[deskpot1]

What happened to this verse. "I have lived a life, o' straught and strife

I die by treachery, It burns my heart, that I must depart, An no avenged be".

[JohnnyContagious]

These men are irreplaceable.

[paul1314]

fantastic !!

[josparkes1]

Great stuff !

[joeygsmom]

Ive just heard a couple versions of this and this one is definately the best :-)

[joeygsmom]

really stirring and Im not any kind of Celt/Scot, just a Yank who likes the whole Rebel idea...

[leithboy1]

This is the first song I was ever taught at primary school in Leith around 1970. I've been singing it ever since and reckon The Corries do it more justice than most others I've heard. Superb performance!

[arkhangelsk]

BRILLIANT.

[deskpot1]

May God keep you in his holy keeping Roy.

[Ebenezerg00de]

Absolutely superb. This is proper music - better than the tripe you hear today.

[kldudmp]

So true!

[catholicrik]

wow...its like a bathroom wall on utube....

[catholicrik]

my comment was directed at the language some choose to us on you tube...not this great song sung by two great men..

[johnny65]

Phuckin awesome,

Per Mare Per Terram

[semperfijoe92]

This song always gets me riled up!

Clan Macpherson forever & Alba gu brath!!!

[MrPmac1964]

dont fuck wi the macphersons my dads name was murdoch which is scottish for "sea warrior" he came from the islands and he was a diamond he was in the british army and was feart of fuck all

[semperfijoe92]

What the fuck are you talking about?

[mrbonedigger]

Rabbie Burns at his best

[mikeygg3]

@mrbonedigger : don't understand why you received the thumbs down for referencing that this is a Burns work; are many ignorant to this fact?

[mikeygg3]

@mrbonedigger : Don't understand why you are getting thumbs down for referencing this as a Burns work. Are many ignorant to this fact?

[jacobiker]

Dedicated to a friend Jonn Macpherson who died recently.. yer wi yer Clan noo pal

Alba gu brath!

[DerekNS74]

lmao... it's a scotish Kenny Rogers.

[uggyoggy9]

DerekNS74-----Hmmmm, the big difference is, Ronnie knows how to sing! :)

[dangledoop]

love this version sung at a faster pace than the studio version

[captaincaveman1874]

Classic!!!

[JBurdoo]

This was one of the first versions of this I learned.

[EMesaros]

I have a dear friend in North Carolina whose maiden name was MacPherson. Her family has been here in the new world since before the revolution, so she is long removed from her Scots ancestors, but I can't wait to point her to this! She will be charmed!

[bennyfaethebrig]

She will be charmed indeed. She will also find out  that we landaed in south Carolina we decided it was too bloody warm and moved north! Canada there we went!

[BandieO9]

i've loved the corries since being wee when my dad and i used to sit and watch videos of them. i will always love their music and im proud to be scottish!!

[beXda313]

Being a MacPherson myself, living in a far away country, I must say this song makes me proud of my heritage, and of who I am.

[Lucarius1]

Sorry lads that I can't give any better rating, but since I heard the Scocha-Version of this song I have to say I prefer that one. This one is not bad at all, it is good, but there is a better version out there...

[ciarangrahan12]

the corries made it a great scottish song go on the corries

[bennyfaethebrig]

we usually find that the first version of a song you hear is always the best

[barrymore]

great version...first heard it by john meadows...who played Job during the last season of the

Book of Job at Pine Mtn. State Park, after a 20 year run. he did an acapella version in the newspaper office one afternoon.

[Snadd1987]

sae rantingly, sae wantonly,

ans sae dauntingly gaed he,

he played a tune and he danced aroond

below the gallow's tree

pure class

[oddball24sco]

Sung this song when i was over in russia with some Royal Navy Veterans a few years ago had everyone tapping along with me.

[42hunchie]

wild mountain thyme is brill but the battle songs r jist is good

[foxyrocket]

At 1.55 ronnie looks like a proud lion.

[Strarnin]

Brilliant. Love the lacklustre clapping at 2:08 - gie it laldy wumman!

[alba1gubrath]

Hi there!

"Give it laldy!" It means give it everything you have, go for it, put in your all.

Here's to Scotland rejoining the international community as an independent nation asap - to stand as equals with our friends and partners all over the world. Like your pal, I'm also a member of the MacPherson clan.

Peace and love from Edinburgh. The Corries are awesome.

[Strarnin]

yeah, pretty much "give it hell!" like alba said. but i'm liking the idea of inventing a noun meaning too! is it a bird? is it a plane? no, it's a laldy!

[EMesaros]

Thanks for the information about "Laldy!" Now I know. And I loved the bird and plane stuff. I get a lot of good laughs off Ytube.

[ALFcurrie01]

Brilliant song

[taity39]

minted

[goggsie123]

ya canna get much better than that

[BantheRiver]

Aye , wan o' oor braw yins.

Free Scotland and the world , Gordon Brown , (me)(Paisley)

[SaintJimmy671]

Braw. This is by far my favourite version of this song, but what a shame Roy's no longer with us. Thank you so much for uploading it, always makes me proud to be a Scotsman.

[foxyrocket]

Love it! Thanks for the upload!

[wysie2007]

Brilliant

[rosswatt1979]

love this song,but have driven my lassie roond the bend with me singin it for the last 12months.

cheers fur thi upload