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Subject: Lyr Req: Festival of Keith song From: robinia Date: 19 Mar 07 - 02:31 PM I have a tape of this song for the longstanding Festival of Keith (outside of Aberdeen), was once told but since forgotten what the first words of the chorus meant -- something very simple, like "come along" (but of course it's the simple words that are most changed in dialectical speech). Anyway, here's the song, and I'd be grateful for anyone who can help fill in the blanks: Noo, we've a' come here togither for a friendly gather-roond We've music of a mixture that'll shock ye to the foond (?) An' a grand auld Scots tradition, be ye auld or cutting teeth, We extend a warm welcome tae the festival of Keith. (Hedda gyang???) lad and lassies, (same phrase) have a ----- wi' the music if ye can. Be it whistle, box, or fiddle, bothy ballad or a diddle, hedda gyang, lads and lassies, ???????? Noo there's something here for all of ye that's musically inclined, wl' twa's and three's and soloists, and whiles the lot combined, they come from a' the hairts (hearts) and pairts (parts), frae Aich ---- tae Brede it's a grand weekend of music at the festival of Keith. Chorus Noo there's nae discrimination, be ye up or be ye doon, be ye businessman or scaffie (?), be a clerk or be a loon. We dinna care a dochie (?) just so lang's ye can bequeath success is never-ending at the festival of Keith. Chorus Noo if yer bluid be sluggish an' yer circulation poor gin anything be wrong wi' you, we have a ready cure in this friendly little toonie, midst the heather, hills and heath we've a cure for a' yer ailments at the festival of Keith. Chorus Good luck on figuring this out! |
Subject: Lyr Add: FESTIVAL O KEITH (Ian Middleton) From: Drumshanty Date: 19 Mar 07 - 03:22 PM FESTIVAL O KEITH (Ian Middleton) We've a' come here thegither for a family gaither-roon We hae music o mixture that'll shak ye t' the foon In the grand aul Scots tradition, be ye aul cuttin teeth We extend a warm welcome t' the Festival at Keith Hud er gyan, lads and lassies, hud er gyan, hud er gyan Mak the hills ring wi' the music if ye can Be it fussle, box or fiddle Bothy ballad or a diddle Hud er gyan, lads and lassies, hud er gyan There's something here for a'body that's musically inclined There's twa's and three's an soloists, an files the lot combined They come fae a' the airts and pairts – fae Ettrick tae Dunbeath For a gran weekeyne o music at the Festival o Keith There's nae discrimination, be ye up or be ye doon Be ye businessman or scaffie, be ye clerk or orraloon We dinna care a docken, jist as lang's ye can bequeath A success that's nivver endin t the Festival o Keith So if yer bleed be sluggish or yer circulation poor Or fitivver else is wrang wi' ye, we hae a ready cure In the freenly little toonie, midst the heather, hills and heath There's a cure for a' yer ailments at the Festival o Keith |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Festival of Keith song From: Drumshanty Date: 19 Mar 07 - 03:35 PM "Hud er gyan" - well, I've alway understood it to mean something like "keep going" or "keep it up". A scaffie is a binman and a docken, I think, is a dock leaf, but "dinna care a docken" would mean something like "don't care much for". I'm originally from the north-east but any Doric I might have had was Englished out of me at school. So, there's others kicking about the forum that know more than me. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Festival of Keith song From: Drumshanty Date: 19 Mar 07 - 03:38 PM Typo alert. The first verse should read: We've a' come here thegither for a family gaither-roon We hae music o a mixture that'll shak ye t' the foon In the grand aul Scots tradition, be ye aul or cuttin teeth We extend a warm welcome t' the Festival at Keith |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Festival of Keith song From: Effsee Date: 19 Mar 07 - 03:54 PM "Hud er gyan"..."Hold her going." " fussle"...whistle. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Festival of Keith song From: Effsee Date: 19 Mar 07 - 04:27 PM "shak ye t' the foon"...shake you to the foundation. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Festival of Keith song From: GUEST,AT Date: 20 Mar 07 - 02:21 PM "Dinna care a docken" means that it doesn't matter to them. In the context of the song, your occupation makes no difference. "Orra loon" being the lowest of the old farm servants who would have done all the jobs no one else wanted to do "the orra jobs" hence "Orra loon" |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Festival of Keith song From: Sir Roger de Beverley Date: 20 Mar 07 - 04:07 PM As the only Englishman ever to have played rugby for Huntly Town I have fond memories of Keith and the surrounding area when I worked for Baxters at Fochabers. Roger |
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