The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #17948   Message #175419
Posted By: KingBrilliant
09-Feb-00 - 03:33 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Highland Widow's Lament
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Highland Lament
This is one I remember from a record my parents had (I'm going to have a good rifle through their collection soon, so I should find out who recorded the version I remember). It is a really lovely song. I sing it with a slightly variant tune and with an almost reggae rhythm on guitar. For some reason that seems to work. Unfortunately all the songs I sing have 'slightly variant tunes' - I am told that they always sound 'plausible' (aka 'close but no cigar'). Anyway - its singaround night this saturday, so I'm glad to be reminded of this one. I'll apologise to the Scots geezer first though....

Kris