Nicky Tams a Bothy Ballad

[Croywolf]

Aye, fairly, Sandy!

[keepinguptheday]

The Horseman's Grip and Word - I came by the crooked path!

[sandyfrain]

@keepinguptheday Aye, but you'd have to shake hands wi' auld Hornie before ye got home again.

[MrTam63]

Great tune Sandy .

[raresambo]

Brilliant stuff, you've got a great voice mate.

[Dougkeil]

Great stuff Sandy keep postin'

[pantsmatants]

Hi, I really enjoyed this song. Makes working easier (on headphones!). Cheers. Chris

[sandyfrain]

@pantsmatants Thanks for the comment. Glad you enjoyed it.

[jamesmc1960]

aye , i will always mind my dad& grampa playing/singing to this song.. their long passed now .I live a long way from scotland now on the prairies and am near in tears listening !...taking me back to the ferm .

would like to hear ..among the neeps and the barley...please...

[msstilly77]

Affa fine t hear! Wis a wee quine i last time i heard it!! Brocht gweed memories back again! Muckle thanks!! :-) x

[malcolmcog]

A wasp cam crawlin up ma leg in the middle o the psalms !

Never again will I gang oot withoot ma nicky tams !

My Dad sang this to me, he wis frae Caithness.

[NOVATICANWARS]

@malcolmcog hahaha haha ha hah ahh ahahahhaah fkn hilarious!! ma nicky tams ha ha ah Hooch . wheech hahaha Hoots mon hahaha!!

[billyw348]

i min gid sang fae the north east

[Chomuno]

Too much "singer", but good performance!! I wonder if I'll find one day on the Internet, on YouTube a performance of a Scots song like it should be sung :dream:

[quicktothe4]

That was excellent - my father was sent from Inverness to an uncle who lived above Ythan Wells around 1916 after his father(who was from Badchier and Broomknowes) died of cancer of the spine and his mother died in childbirth. . He settled in well with his uncle but there was a tragic accident - something spooked the horses when his uncle was mowing and he lost both his legs, dying within minutes. He never forgot the bothy ballads and his Doric language was broad when he sang

[jjoorrddaann2468]

proud to be from dundee to be honest <3

[thorplands9]

I really enjoyed that song, I heard it first at a folk night in Dundee many many years ago.

[sandyfrain]

@thorplands9 Aye, I would imagine it would be weel kent in Dundee, Sandy

[001DrGonzo]

good tae see the mither tongue immortalised on youtube. keep the bothy ballads coming Sandy, cheers muckle loon

[sandyfrain]

Aye, there are quite a few words in that song that are little used nowadays. Good to get your comment,

Sandy

[simnebrael]

Jist gran - Ah see ye worked for telecoms! Ma faither worked in Elgin for then for nigh on 30 years. Guid tae see yir playin weel an lang may ye ca on deein it.

I'm a loon fae the toon as weel but I did hae ane accasion faur I had tae wear them - catchin mice in a barn doon in England haha. Nicky tams went international that day.

[sandyfrain]

Good you enjoyed the tune. I'll need to get some more bothy ballads uploaded. It's an awfa job findin' the time.

[BillDFC]

Have you ever worn nicky tams tae the Kirk?

[sandyfrain]

I've never worn them at all. I'm a loon fae the toon.

[BillDFC]

Bra min!

[Scipionic1941]

Affa gweed, min.

[sandyfrain]

Aye, I got the title richt this time

[bloobear1]

Magic! :-)

[sandyfrain]

Nice of you to say so. Thanks

[RolloffDeBunk]

Fabulous version thanks for the good work!

[Sheamusj]

Thank you!

[biilh]

Good to hear from you Sandy, I have been living in Western Australia for the past forty years and am originally from Dundee, it brings back many memories when I hear old songs such as these.

If you have any more of the old bothy ballads please post them.

Regards

BillH

[sandyfrain]

I'll try to put on some more songs when I can find the time. I've a son in Sydney and we just got back from there at the end of Jan. I also have another son who was out in WA in 2001 for a year and we visited him then. He was in Perth at the time. I really liked WA and I thought Perth was a beautiful city. We stayed in an appartment on the South side of the Swan river and the views from the balcony across to the city were unforgetable.

Best wishes,

Sandy

[BillDFC]

I'm a Dundee lad ma'sel...

[biilh]

A great rendition of a great north east song I remember my father used to sing this song fifty years ago. Well Done Regards Bill H

[sandyfrain]

Hi Bill, You seem to be a long way away from your roots if your father used to sing the song. I used to sing it when I was at primary school in Aberdeen as my party piece and I've never forgotten the words. Glad you enjoyed it, Thanks for your comment, Sandy

[KiltDude32]

I've always thought this a nifty tune. I had never heard the term cornkister, but after learning the definition I am eager to hear more cornkisters. Could you please play some more for us? Please?

[billmacaulay]

hi sandy

singing and playing, great stuff.

bill macaulay