Makem & Clancy - Sound The Pibroch

Sound the pibroch loud and high
Frae John o' Groats to the Isle of Skye
Let all the clans, their slogans cry
And rise to follow Charlie

Chorus:
Hatchey-fo and fo and fo
Hatchey-fo and fo and fo
Hatchey-fo and fo and fo
Rise and follow Charlie

And see a small devoted band
By dark Lock Shiel have ta'en their stand
And proudly vow with heart and hand
To fight for Royal Charlie

Chorus

On dark Culloden's field of gore
Hark! Hark! they shout Claymore! Claymore!
They bravely fight, what can they more?
They die for Royal Charlie

Chorus

No more we'll see their likes again
Deserted is each highland glen
Proudly the cairns lie over them
The men who died for Charlie

Chorus

Category:

Music

Tags:

• folk

[vlikavec]

yes sir, i now that ;D

[vlikavec]

yes sir ;D

[scotia1946]

Rot in hell you Sasanach pig, and hope your rotten Stinking Billy burns with you. You needed us Highlanders to fight your bloody wars for you and to secure your empire. ALBA Go BRAGH

[nacho1560]

I think it's important the listener knows what the song is about.

[CowboyAxe]

Sound the pibroch

[CowboyAxe]

Brave men,, those were the days

[TheDiarmaidable]

the best outfit tha ive heard do this .... an i usually side wi the corries .... theres power in Clancys voice here!

[CowboyAxe]

Great men in cruel and complex times.

[CowboyAxe]

heard this many times

[rmm413c]

@ThatsMrProducer2u There are thriving local cultures with their own songs, stories, accents, sayings, etc. in the U.S. (Appalachian, New England, Louisianan, Mid-Western, etc.) that all people in those areas should be able to identify with. Also there are still strong remnants of the original colonial & early Republic cultures which produced many American tall tales, folks songs, Old Time music, and (it's nearest modern relative) bluegrass. Many Americans see this as too "hick" though. Too bad.

[oxfordeddie]

I think we all agree that this is anachronistic. Some contributors regret its demise but falsely, in my opinion, claim that it once had a unifying character. I've asked my parents if they or their parents ever liked this music or identified with Aran Sweater republican types. The answer was a resounding NO. My family and many others have always been more influenced by events, culture and ideas from beyond the Emerald Isle. Nowadays so are the majority of the population.

[CuchulainnGael]

@Atruebornirishman You will most likely get what you want. You will reap the rewards of modernity, and, when these idols lie in ashes and shambles, one hopes that you may understand your folly.

[ThatsMrProducer2u]

@makesmiaircurl there's no singular cultural identity, not that that's a bad thing, simply as a white american I feel I lack the shared history, music, folklore, customs, ect. that cultures such as the Irish share. America is a mosaic, but I, and it's safe to say a fair amount of americans, lack a cultural heritage with which they can identify.

[makesmiaircurl]

@ThatsMrProducer2u

I've just finished reading about Alex de Tocqueville while listening to Johnny Cash, eating my cheeseburger while wearing jeans and planning my Halloween party and wondering where I'll watch the next Boston Red Socks match.

Nothing wrong with being Irish but to say that Americans have no heritage????