Robert Burns: Killiecrankie

One of Burns' jacobite songs about 'Bonnie Dundee' who died at this Battle although his troops carried the day. Ross helps me out on this one.


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• scottish
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[garymichael1950]

I have a feeling you would have a difficult time NOT adding dignity to something.

[keltickev27]

@garymichael1950

many thnx my friend.

[noelclownhall]

Hi your version of Killiecrankie is brilliant. I have recently leanred to play this on my accordion and listening to your version has given me more depth and perspective. I enjoy playing burn's stuff.

Well done

Thanks

Norman

[keltickev27]

@noelclownhall

thnx my friend...glad to help

Kev

[Jinky1888]

wow, i can not honestly not tell if this was the original or not, ,,,great job lads, i am looking forward to hearing more of your stuff

[keltickev27]

@Jinky1888

cheers

[gaconnochie]

chief henchman for the monarch during the suppression of Presbyterians known as the Killing Times. In short he was a marked man as soon as his master was thrown off the throne!

[gaconnochie]

@CamzoOBrien Killiecrankee was fought between Scottish armies. There was no other Brits involved. Once James lost his English power base the Scots threw him off the Scottish throne branding him a traitor. Only Claverhouse, who Walter Scott later romanticised as Bonnie Dundee, took up arms for the deposed king, but he could find no support in the Lowlands so went into the Highlands to raise an army there. In truth he had no option. He was known as Bloody Clavers in the south because he had been

[keltickev27]

@Salamonism

thnx my friend....enjoy!

[Salamonism]

I have to tell you, most of the music people listen today doesn't have true quality. But the real music that changes people is the one worth listening, the music where someone left piece of his soul, the music that comes straight from the heart.It can be a song of a fisherman and his hard life,about friendship,love... anything where you can feel something special,something that you can't describe,and that,my friend, is the piece of soul someone shared with you through this song.It lasts forever.