"Roamin' in the Gloamin'", Harry Lauder with orchestra

[willbeasaint51]

my parents used to play his songs when we were very small in 1956 in philly, after we had moved here from glasgow, but my parents are from ireland... love his songs, such a treat to find music on here... thanks.

[speeding14]

i love it..

[HunterR909]

I like this song, it's not full of enuendo or fowl mouthed meanings It just tells of a guy and a girl who love their time together, It's a good song w/o vulgarities. Thank you for sharing it with us.

[khataroo]

This is my Mother's favorite song! In honor of her 87th birthday yesterday, this is for you Mom. Happy Birthday!

[AromaticDogwood]

i grew up with my dad and grandma singing this. cool to hear the original.

[hoffmacs]

I am visiting Glasgow right now (on the banks of the Clyde River) and passed a pub called Lauders Bar. Don't know if this is a coincidence or not.

[Jetstorm5524]

When I was a little girl we had an old Victrolla crank phonograph. This was the record player I listened to and this song was on one of the records. I would crank up the phonograph and listen to the music until the crank ran down then crank her up again, Another one of the songs I listened to was called "So I Took the Fifty Thousand Dollars." Have you ever heard this song? I would like to hear it again.

My parents house burned along with the phonograph.

[OregonOutlaw2000]

does anyone know how i can get when i meet mckie by sir harry if so please send me info thank you

[mazzab08]

when u listen when hes talkin its quality...i

[radioman56]

One Great 12in one sided 78 I have it 2 copies Plus the Book Love it,

what a Great guy ,it is to bad he never got over the deth of his son when he died in the war his son that is I beleive it was WW1

RIP Sir Harry lauder 1 sec ago

[PineCrestLive]

What is the market for phonographs like this one?

[antifascotland]

and when the music stops, fuck king billy and john knox!!!!

[willdel1]

@antifascotland dick head

[jannyrcobs]

I grew up on Sir Harry's music...over here in Newfoundland!

[doddlaurel]

The thing is if you have a Scottish grandfather and a father that remember Sir Harry Lauder"s comedy, musicality and love for Scotland then you can near say a bad word & that's at fact.

[McDivers1875]

and when the music stops, fuck king billy and john knox!!!

[umjuacky]

You are a right fuckin wank. You need a slappin.

[McDivers1875]

bawbag

[willdel1]

@McDivers1875 another dick head

[jannyrcobs]

I have a different version of this on 10" 78 somewhere. I grew up with numbers by Harry Lauder in the 1970s, courtesy of my father's old records.

What can one say about dear ol' Harry? He's a legend!

[misterbondppk]

Thanks for posting. This old stuff is great!

[fuzzbear6240]

Misterbondppk, Thank you. I'm pleased you enjoy them. Thanks for watching.

Regards, J.

[1986JohnDeere318]

My grandpa tells me stories of when he was a kid about when he would wake up in the morning to go fishing and acrossed the lake a man would play this song everyday.

[fuzzbear6240]

1986JohnDeere318, Thank you for watching. I hope it called to mind fond memories for him. I'm pleased you enjoyed it.

Regards, J.

[kozagong]

i'm 14 and i've read about him in "horrrrible history" book about scotland :)

can u pls give me link with his song about... i guess it was clyde river?

Greetings for all scots from poland :)

[fuzzbear6240]

Kozagong, I'm not familiar with the song you ask about. I'll ask around for you.

Regards, J.

[JCMcGee]

Ok...So, in the light of a new HOLLYWOOD blockbuster about the dissapearance of the Roman 9th legion in the Highlands....I'm trying to convince the Americans that this song is about just that "ROMAN in the glomin" I think they are buying it.

[fuzzbear6240]

JCMcGee, HA, HA, HA! I'm sure you'll find many believers! Hope you enjoyed the number.

Regards, J.

[Dilhan777]

This is magnificient! Thank you for posting.

[fuzzbear6240]

Dilham777, Thank you. I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Regards, J.

[10psi]

I picked up this record a couple of months ago from a antique shop in the States. What a great song this is. I love to listen to it. When I listen to this record I try to imagine myself back in 1911 and what it would be like to meet, see and hear such a gifted person like Sir Harry Lauder.

Thank you for posting this fuzzbear

[fuzzbear6240]

10psi, (Sorry for the delay in responding.) Thank you for the kind words-I'm pleased you enjoyed the recording. Sir Harry is one of those artists you either love or hate, I think, I happen to love his recordings too! He was a real gem! Thank you for "favoriting" it as well!

Regards, J.

[ZephyrZorlon79]

This is awesome, thank you Fuzzbear! The first 78 record I ever heard was this one. I bought it when I was 13 and paid 75 cents for it (I knew it was worth a lot more) Some nice old ladies were selling 78s at Old Washington State Park in AR. My little sister accidentally broke it a few years later, and I haven't heard the song again until today. I wonder if Sir Harry ever imagined people would listen to his music almost a hundred years after he wrote it?

[fuzzbear6240]

ZephyrZorlon79, Thank you so much for the kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I doubt many of the early recording artists thought about the long term future of their records!

Regards, J.

[gypsymom03]

When I was a child my "Nana" had a player just like this and we used to sing this song together. Then she would play Danny Boy and would always cry. Yes, we are Scottish & proud lads 'n lassies! Thanks for the memory!

[fuzzbear6240]

Gypsymom03, Thank you for sharing your memories with us. 'Danny Boy' brings a tear to my eye as well. My Nana had a little music box that played it. I'm so pleased you enjoyed it.

Regards, J.

[ozpianoman]

Scottish heritage meant that my folks spent nothin on nothin, so even in my young teenage years we didn't have a record player.

11 years of my piano study and their hillbilly radio was it for us. Yet I knew the words to most singalong tunes popular in the 50's because we did LOTS of that!

Anyone got Lauder's ROAD TO THE ISLES???

Please, please, please, post it.

All I can find is a 30 second sample.

My musician son's touring Scotland and I'd love to share a favourite with him.

[fuzzbear6240]

Col, I don't have 'Road To The Isles', but I'll ask around. Thanks for watching. I hope you enjoyed the tune.

Regards, J.

[Silvuschka]

How splendid. My grandfather gave me all of the old 78s from great grandpa Harry when I was a little boy. We listened to them all the time. Nowadays, I even have them in MP3 (how modern!). My wife, however, cannot bear to hear them at all - so I use headphones. It is lovely to find that other people are still enjoying Harry.

All the best

Anthony Lauder

[fuzzbear6240]

Anthony, I so pleased you enjoyed it. There are still many many of us fans of Sir Harry out here!

Regards, J.

[Mharii33]

I'm from Newmains, but now I live in Madrid. I was letting my spanish husband listen to this taste of Scotland. I grew up with the Corries, Andy Stewart and Thingummyjig. The Alexander Brother were distant cousins of my mother (so she said) I just lived for New Years Eve. There's no place like Scotland.

[fuzzbear6240]

Mharii33, I'm so pleased you enjoyed the clip and happy to hear it calls to mind fond memories! Thank you so much for sharing them with us. That's one of the things that make it worthwhile to make these little clips. Keep an eye out for more from Sir Harry in the future, lass. ;-) Not to mention some more vintage Spanish for your husband some day soon. (I've got a couple of Spanish Columbias up already.)

Regards, John

[loepoes1]

Sorry, forgot to mention that I found the record in Cape Town where I live. Pieter

[fuzzbear6240]

Ioeposes1, I'm glad you enjoyed it. It is a fun number. Yours is an English pressing, I wonder if it's the same exact recording?

Regards, J.

[loepoes1]

So glad I could listen to this! Found a 78 rpm His Masters Voice record with this song and "Nanny" on the reverse side. Also with original sleeve. As I don't have a recordplayer this was the only way to listen.Thanks a lot!! Really enjoyed it. Pieter

[speters666]

hey, im 21 and live in scotland, iv been brought up with music like this from my grandad. harry has a true scotsman about him. he also sounds like my grandad after a couple of drams lol. thanks for puttin a smile on my face

[fuzzbear6240]

Speters666, Thank you. I glad you enjoyed it. I hope it calls to mind fond memories of time spent with your granddad.

Regards, J.

[fedtrooper]

is there a chance we could get Sir Harry's recording of "courtin' bonnie little enzzie lou"?

[fuzzbear6240]

Fedtrooper, 'Haven't got that one as of now, but I'll keep my eyes open for it. Regards, J.

[Equinoxstudios]

So nostalgic. My grandfather came to Scotland from Ireland (McVey) and his family settled in Dumbarton on the shipyards. He sang this song to us on the way to picnics by the side of Loch Lomond. Although I've found the Edison cylinder version of this on YT which includes the extra verse it doesn't detract from your posting as these are all rare. Thank you so much for posting this.

[fuzzbear6240]

Equinoxstudios, I'm very glad you enjoyed it, I hope it brings back many happy memories. Thank you for your wonderful comment. Regards, J.

[StewedTomato]

this is so great , my father would play and sing along when I was a little girl. The recordings were passed down to me and some of the records are very thick and are one sided.

Thanks for posting as it brings back memorys of my Father and Grandfather !

[fuzzbear6240]

StewedTomato, Thank you, so glad you enjoyed it. I hope it brings back many of your happiest memories. Regards, J.

[imskysmom]

I remember listening to Harry Lauder records, old and scratchy just like this one, as a little girl. Thank you for the wonderful memory.

[fuzzbear6240]

Imskymom, So glad you liked it. Regards, J.

[THUGNHARMONY]

sir harry lauder was my great grandfather

[cowtippingrocks]

no way. I have several of his recordings.

[brockshelgren]

Get real people. This is laughable garbage. It may be rooted in some nationalistic or cultural significance but, trust me, this is tasteless, boring and talentless garbage.

[fortbruce]

Sir Harry Lauder is in my opinion, (and the opinion of many) one of the GREATEST entertainers of the 1st half of the 20th century!!! Laughable garbage is what is mostly produced in studios today...

Songs like this lower my blood pressure and reduce tension, it reminds me that life really is worth living despite all the turmoil in the world today!

[fuzzbear6240]

Fortbruce, Thank you for your kind words. Regards, J.

[StewedTomato]

Why do you watch the video if you think this is tastless and boring ? Mostly you are tastles and boring !

[brockshelgren]

Get real people. This is laughable garbage. It may be rooted in some nationalistic or cultural significance but, trust me, this is tasteless, boring and talentless garbage.

[fuzzbear6240]

Brockshelgren, I'm sorry that you don't find Sir Harry entertaining. I do hope you do find something you enjoy on YouTube, there seems to be something here for every taste. Regards, J.

[keepkeanedry]

anyone got the lyrics for this?

[fuzzbear6240]

Keepkeanedry, Check-out the updated descriptive in the upper right. Click the little more in blue. I have found the lyrics from a great web site with many Lauder lyrics. It's worth a looks see. Regards, J.

[erracht]

I love this song.

[edinburghmike]

Just wonderful ! A truly historic recording. Thanks for posting it.

[fuzzbear6240]

SBD, Thanks! I actually haven't check the speed on that Victrola in over a year. It seems to have held pretty close. So many of these "acoustics" were recorded at different speeds, it makes it tough to find the right speed for a particular record. I usually default at 75, 78 or 80. Looking forward to seeing more from you!!!! Regards, J.

[skinnyblinddude]

What a lovely tune! You couldn't get closer to 78 PRM if you tried! Good job!