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

10. The Massacre Of Glencoe
By Ronnie Browne, of The Corries, performed on The West Highland Way.

Taken from music DVD "Ronnie Browne - The West Highland Way In Four Seasons". Available from ScotDisc.

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[Pomepwns]

Oh, you're quite welcome.

[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.

[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.

[calza13]

@TheSpiritof45 RULE 54: CAPSLOCK IS CRUISE CONTROL FOR COOL

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

[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]

@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.

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

[TheSpiritof45]

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

[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.

[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

[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.