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The Skye Boat Song" (Roud 3772) is a late 19th-century Scottish song adaptation of a Gaelic song composed c.1782 by William Ross, entitled Cuachag nan Craobh ("Cuckoo of the Tree"). [1] In the original song, the composer laments to a cuckoo that his unrequited love , Lady Marion Ross, is rejecting him.
Bay of Kings is the seventh studio album from English guitarist Steve Hackett, released in October 1983 on Lamborghini Records.His first album consisting entirely of instrumental classical guitar music, Hackett's former record company Charisma Records refused to release it over concerns about its commercial viability.
A piper with the 4 SCOTS regiment playing the bagpipes Skye Boat Song performed by Pipe Band. Many associate Scottish folk music with the Great Highland Bagpipe, which has long played an important part in Scottish music. Although this particular form of bagpipe was developed exclusively in Scotland, it is not the only Scottish bagpipe.
In 1986, Whittaker returned to the UK Top 10 with a hit duet of The Skye Boat Song sung alongside popular entertainer Des O'Connor. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Whittaker had success in Germany, with German-language songs produced by Nick Munro. Unable to speak German, Whittaker sang the songs phonetically.
Skye Boat (Concord Jazz, 1982) A Tribute to Art Tatum (Hep, 1986) Sarabanda (Gaia, 1989) Don't Fret! (Linn, 1990) Change of Heart (Linn, 1991) Gordon Giltrap & Martin Taylor (Prestige, 1991) Artistry (Linn, 1992) Spirit of Django (Linn, 1994) Tone Poems 2 with David Grisman (Acoustic Disc, 1995) Portraits with Chet Atkins (Linn, 1996) Years ...
The Sweetheart Tree is an album by American pop singer Johnny Mathis that was released by Mercury Records on September 30, 1965, [1] and included songs associated with Italy ("Arrivederci Roma"), France ("Clopin Clopant"), Ireland ("Danny Boy"), and Scotland ("The Skye Boat Song") as well as several selections, such as "I'll Close My Eyes" and "The Very Thought of You", from English composers.
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Harold Boulton in 1918. Sir Harold Edwin Boulton, 2nd Baronet, CVO, CBE, JP (7 August 1859 [1] – 1 June 1935), son of Sir Samuel Bagster Boulton, 1st Baronet of Copped Hall, born in Charlton then part of Kent, was an English baronet, songwriter, and philanthropist, most famously author of the lyrics to the "Skye Boat Song".