Jim Malcolm - Kansas City Irish Festival 2008 #3

[BardofCornwall]

I've said it before and I'll say it again: what a voice!

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The Wild Geese (Words Violet Jacob; music Jim Reid; pub Springthyme Music)

Oh tell me fit was on your road

You roarin Norlan wind,

As ye cam blawin' frae the land

That's never frae my mind,

My feet they traivel England

But I¹m deein for the North.

My man I¹ve seen the siller tides

Run up the Firth o Forth

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Oh wind I ken them weel eneuch

And fine they fall and rise,

And fain I saw the creepin mist

On yonder shore that lies,

But tell me as ye passed them by,

What saw ye on the way?

My man I rocked the rovin¹ gulls

That sail abune the Tay

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But saw ye naething, leein wind

Afore ye cam tae Fife?

For there's muckle lying yont the Tay

That's mair tae me nor life.

My man I've swept the Angus braes

Ye havna trod for years.

Oh wind, forgi'e a hameless loon

That canna see for tears.

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And far beyond the Angus straths

I saw the wild geese flee,

A lang, lang skein o beatin wings

Wi their heids towards the sea

And aye their cryin' voices trailed

Ahint them on the air...

Oh wind, hae mercy, hud yer whisht,

For I daurna listen mair.

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This is so gorgeous, I listen to it over and over. It's on his "Live in Glenfarg" CD which is available on ITunes.

[MrCopperhead1861]

Ah The Wild Geese. Such a world class profromer

[romoly22]

I saw and met Jim at a small club outside of Chicago in March, besides having a gift he's one of the most pleasant people you'll ever meet.

Slainte for putting this (and the rest of the series) on the Tube....

[Hark815]

An oft-recorded Scot song, and I never really liked it until I heard J-Mac perform it - I've said this elsewhere on U tube - this guy has a gift. Many thanks for the video.