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Malcolm MacFarlane (1853-1931) translated this song from the Scottish Gaelic of Evan MacColl (1808-1898). [1] It was first published in Macfarlane's book, Songs of the Highlands, Inverness: Logan & Company, 1902, pp. 44–45. [2] The accompaniment was by Frederick Wilson Whitehead (1863-1926).
It was subsequently adopted by Glasgow Peace Marcher CND demonstrators and the anti-Polaris campaign (for example, notably at the anti-Polaris protests at Holy Loch in 1961). A product of the Scottish folk revival, and originally a 1960s protest song, [6] it is still popular in Scotland and overseas, especially as an anthem of Scottish ...
The song is the basis for much of the soundtrack of Genius (2016 film), which includes a jazz arrangement, "Swing Gently Sweet Harlem," by Adam Cork. In the town of New Cumnock in East Ayrshire there is a bridge across Afton Water on the A76 upon which there is a plaque commemorating Robert Burns and his poem.
The original, English-language piece that the central lines of Rutter's piece are directly excerpted from is a poem in the book The Dominion of Dreams: Under the Dark Star, [3] by Celtic Revival writer William Sharp / Fiona Macleod; while not containing the words "Jesus," or "Amen," [4] the poem does mention both "the Son of Peace" and "the ...
Gaelic music (Irish: Ceol Gaelach, Scottish Gaelic: Ceòl Gàidhealach) is an umbrella term for any music written in the Gaelic languages of Irish and Scottish Gaelic. [1] To differentiate between the two, the Irish language is typically just referred to as "Irish", or sometimes as "Gaeilge" (pronounced "gehl-guh"); Scottish Gaelic is referred to as "Gàidhlig" (commonly pronounced as "GAH-lick").
"Smile In Your Sleep", sometimes known as "Hush, Hush, Time To Be Sleeping" (Scots: "Hush, Hush, Time Tae Be Sleepin") is a Scottish folk song and lament written by Jim McLean and set to the tune of the Gaelic air, "Chi Mi Na Mòrbheanna" (literally "I will see the great mountains", or "The Mist Covered Mountain").
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Jo Stafford Sings Songs of Scotland is a 1957 album by Jo Stafford. It was released in October 1957 on the Columbia label and features Stafford backed by the Paul Weston Orchestra . [ 2 ] Some of the tracks come from the 1954 album Songs of Scotland .The lyrics are all taken from traditional Scottish poetry, many from the work of Robert Burns ...