Muir and The Master Builder cover Dick Gaughan Scottish folk

The song is about John Muir who left Scotland and his hardline Calvinist Minister father to go to America and become the father of the national Park in California - Yosemite, Grand Canyon and in the preservation of the land including the giant redwoods. Originally written by Brian McNeill of the Battlefield Band then covered by Dick Gaughan.

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• Scottish
• Scotland
• Acoustic
• Cover
• Dick
• Gaughan
• Brian
• McNeill
• Battlefield
• Band
• Celtic
• Newmains
• Gedeman
• Folk
• guitar

[Gedeman67]

@VivaHenrik Your welcome! And thanks for taking the time to comment!

[VivaHenrik]

Thanks! I've been looking for this for ages! I'm a huge Dick Gaughn fan, and my name is John Muir! Thanks again brother!

[Gedeman67]

@volkermanteca Happy to have helped! The song is amazing. Thanks for commenting!

Gerry

[volkermanteca]

I heard this song years ago by Ed Miller and always wanted to learn how to play it. Thanks to your video I got the cords down - now I only have to learn to sing like you!

Thank you for teaching me one of my favorite songs!

[Gedeman67]

@tbwff Thanks for the comment. SOmething about the song and the story behind it just makes it special. I'm glad you like it and it's good to hear about the park and the work he influenced from someone who's seen it. Some fine day.............

[tbwff]

Great cover :)

I have just had returned from Yosemite Park which was amazing, stunning beauty which has to be seen. The tall sequoia trees were incrediable !

I had my ipod with me with this song on it ......John Muir is an icon in America !