McCalmans Mingulay boat song

[19Moira]

wonderful song.....

[cheerydavie]

@19Moira Thanks for your kind comment.sadly the McCalmans have disbanded...but the McCalmans Music lives on

[SuzyEspersen]

This song also always reminds me of Alex Campbell. T'was the one they sang when Alex introduced "three young Scottish lads" (oops, showing my age here!). If I remember correctly, they also sang it at the memorial concert for Alex in Skagen ...

[bill8ruttens]

I have always thought that the late great Alex Campell did the best ever version but this would be second with apologies to Ian, Dereck who I've shared a jar or two when they came down into Southern England plus Cambridge Folk Fest about 30 yrs ago. Fabulous.

[arkhangelsk]

beautiful version, now my favorite. love from the US via siberia!

[daweshorizon]

This is the best version of this much covered song. It is a joyful song, men who have been long at sea going home to wives, family, safety and warmth. So many versions of this song are sung as a dirge. This version has passion, joy, hope, thankfulness, exuberance and love. Totally fab.

[Ikey59]

my favorite version of this lovely song - thank you very much!

greetings from germany

[wiking08]

Nearly as good as 'Romeo and Juliet' :-)

[cheerydavie]

@wiking08  Nearly ??{LOL} glad you enjoyed the song

[Theagchm]

Marymass - Thats an Irvine festival, are you from Irvine or surrounding area?

[wiking08]

@Theagchm Seeing as Largs is just up the road from Irvine, I suppose you could say he is :-) I visited Irvine and Largs a number of times in my younger days, not bad for a Sassenach eh ? My favourite place was Portencross, absolutely nothing to do there but I loved the peace and quiet !

[cheerydavie]

@wiking08 Yeah Portencross, is a lovely place

[wiking08]

@Theagchm Seeing as Largs is just up the road, I suppose he is :-) Last time I visited Largs was 1984, while staying in Irvine. My favourite place was Portencross, absolutely nothing to do there but enjoy the peace and quiet :-)

[Theagchm]

@wiking08 A lovely place Portencross. As you say nothing to do but enjoy the peace and quiet, my type of place.

[cheerydavie]

@Theagchm I'm fromthe east coast near Edinburgh .but in my singing days I did played at Largs

[olimcantaba]

Thanks for this: one of my favourite McCalman songs.

[cheerydavie]

@olimcantaba Thank you for your kind comment

[Ice1Dragon1]

This takes me back to my childhood and my parents - who loved folk music and spent many happy hours in the one at RAF Wildenwrath, and when the McCalmans visited RAF Gibraltar in the early 80s they stopped in for a chat, great music.

[largschap]

Thanks for posting this. Just takes me back to Marymass & other tour dates before I reached the big 20!

[cheerydavie]

Glad you enjoyed The McCalmans "Mingulay Boat Song" thers lots more of The McCalmans on my channel Davie

[Planxti]

Thanks so much Davie!--You are the best- I have loved that song since i first heard it way back in the 60's Guess that dates me too! LOL! I think it was on an album by an Alisdair Ghillie or something like that? I will now add The Macs version to my collection of groups singing the MIngalay Boat song!-- Pat