10. The Massacre Of Glencoe - Ronnie Browne (Of The Corries) - West Highland Way

[TheSpiritof45]

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

[gaconnochie]

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.

[TheSpiritof45]

@gaconnochie FALSE FALSE YOUR NO BETTER THAN THE HORSE HUGGING WILLIAM GO JUMP OFF ANOCH MOR X PS ONE CAMPBELL!!!!!

[gaconnochie]

@TheSpiritof45 Keep reading your Scottish history off biscuit tins. What bit off what I said is exactly false?

[TheSpiritof45]

@gaconnochie i stupidly posted my reply to you in response to my own comment i have indicated your errors all the best

[TheSpiritof45]

@TheSpiritof45 VERY SIMPLE KING BILLY OF TANGERINES ORDERED IT AND ONLY ONE CAMPBELL WAS IN CHARGE "CONCOCTED" MANY MILES FROM EDINBURGH AS FOR BISCUIT TIN I NEVER TOUCH THEM ONLY PORIDGE OATS AND JUST BECAUSE "OTHERS" WOULD DO IT PISS OFF THE ONLY GOOD CAMPBELL DOES NOT BREATH GOD BLESS KING JAMES

[gaconnochie]

@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.

[calza13]

@TheSpiritof45 RULE 54: CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

RULE 55: EVEN WITH CAPSLOCK YOU STILL HAVE TO STEER....

[MysticalViking]

I was first aquainted with this song at a Scottish Festival sung by Alex Beaton. It got me studying some of my Scotts history. What a huge tragedy. How sad I was to find the Campbells were our protectorate clan. Our's was a small one on their land. BUT I am a Jacobite.

[gaconnochie]

@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

[buttonpuncher]

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.

[osoneill]

Where's thon smoke coming from?

[buttonpuncher]

@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... :-))

[MrTranswave]

THANKS FOR THESE JEMS

[Pomepwns]

Oh, you're quite welcome.

[happinesscounts]

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!

[Planxti]

Very lovely!-- Ronnie singing this one with Roy was one of my very favorite ones- hearing Roy sing it alone is nice.

[Pomepwns]

This is ronnie singing it alone.

Though I'd clear that up, thought it may just be a mistake.

[Dan00bindahouse]

3:29 to 3:59 is breathtaking.

[Dan00bindahouse]

Per Mare Per Terras!

My clan motto.

[twoie45]

by sea and land?

macdonald isnt it?

[vitacit]

waw, his music is nice ! never heard about him before, just found accidentaly (luckily)))...). somehow his music reminds me folk music from our slovakia, we had kelts couple of centuries ago here and they influenced our culture as well. many names of rivers and mountains have celtic origin....

[Pomepwns]

Thanks man.

[chrislvsjenni]

when were these recorded

[Pomepwns]

They're from a DVD which is a higher quality repackaging from a VHS, in 1996, so I should imagine not too long before that.

[weethinjew]

Thank you, pomepwns

[Pomepwns]

You're quite welcome.

[KDinTX]

Quite simply......beautiful