Subject: Corries: Liberty & Banks of Newfoundland From: GUEST,jburdoo@ksu.edu Date: 12 Jul 00 - 12:26 PM Looking for the lyrics to these: "Liberty" seems to be about Bannockburn, or thereabouts, as the first verse says: By the cross our Andrew bore, By the sword our William wore, By the crown, our Robert swore, To win our liberty Obviously, this refers to St. Andrew, William Wallace and Robert the Bruce. Does anyone know more about this song? Was it written by the Corries? Next, "The Banks of Newfoundland," a different one (with a gentler tune) from the "holystone and sand" one. It's about the tragic death of a Captain, and I've figured all but one or two of the words which I couldn't decipher from Roy and Ronnie's accents. The first verse goes: On St. Patrick's Day, the seventeenth, from New York we set sail Good fortune did favor us, with a sweet and a pleasant gale We bore away from Americay, the wind being off the land, And with courage brave, we plowed the wave, bound down for Newfoundland Can anyone help me on either or both of these? Thanks. Jennifer |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Corries: Liberty & Banks of Newfound From: GUEST,Barry T Date: 12 Jul 00 - 02:54 PM I have the Newfoundland ballad titled as 'Bound Down For Newfoundland'. Lyrics with my midi are here. |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Corries: Liberty & Banks of Newfound From: Snuffy Date: 12 Jul 00 - 04:43 PM I have Liberty on an 1976 album by the Cambridge Crofters. They say it was written by George Weir of Peebles and Roy Williamson. I'll try and transcribe it in the next day or two. Wassail! V |
Subject: Lyr Add: LIBERTY (George Weir, Roy Williamson) From: GUEST,Scabby Doug (without a cookie) Date: 12 Jul 00 - 04:54 PM LIBERTY ********************************** Words: George Weir Music Roy Williamson
By the cross our Andrew bore
By the man wha's faith was old
By the arm that bends the bow
By the field that once was green The references to "The man sold for gold" would be Wallace, and the man in cloth of gold would be Bruce. It's probably more about the Wars of INdependence in general rather than just Bannockburn. The song is a comparatively modern one...(I'd guess the mid 70's), and George Weir wrote several songs that the Corries sang. It sings better than it reads. It kind of ignores the fact that apart from Wallace, who was only of minor landed gentry stock, most of the Scottish nobles (including Bruce) swapped sides more often than they had hot dinners. Don't have more background at present... |
Subject: Lyr/Tune Add: LIBERTY (George Weir, Roy Williamson From: Snuffy Date: 12 Jul 00 - 06:36 PM LIBERTY(George Weir & Roy Williamson)By the cross our Andrew bore, By the sword our William wore, By the crown, our Robert swore To win our liberty Call the Falcon frae the glen, Call the Eagle frae the pen, Call the Lion frae his den, To win our liberty By the man whose faith was old, By the man they sold for gold, By the man they'll never hold, To win our liberty Call the thieves of Liddesdale, Call the spears of Annandale, Call the brave of Yarrow Vale, To win our liberty By the arm that bends the bow, By the arm that plies the plough, By the arm that lays them low, To win our liberty Call the banners frae the west, Call the raven frae his nest, Call the clans that dance the best, To win our liberty By the fields that once were green, By the shields in silver sheen, By the sword in battle keen, To win our liberty Bless the man whose faith we hold, Bless the man in chains they sold Bless the man in cloth of gold Who won our liberty Bless the man whose faith we hold, Bless the man in chains they sold Bless the man in cloth of gold Who won our liberty The album notes give the following information: Scotland's patron saint, St Andrew, The Falcon, is the first hero. The Eagle, William Wallace, sold for gold, fought against Edward I and finally had his head fixed to a pike on London Bridge in 1305. Robert Bruce was crowned King of Scotland in Scone churchyard in 1306: he is the Lion the English never held, who won Scottish independence by beating Edward II's armies at the Battle of Bannock Burn in 1314. MIDI file: LIBERTY.MID Timebase: 480 Tempo: 160 (375000 microsec/crotchet) This program is worth the effort of learning it. To download the March 10 MIDItext 98 software and get instructions on how to use it click here ABC format: X: 13 Wassail! V |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Corries: Liberty & Banks of Newfound From: Snuffy Date: 12 Jul 00 - 06:38 PM Scabby Doug, you must type a hell of a lot faster than me! Wassail! V |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Corries: Liberty & Banks of Newfound From: Scabby Douglas Date: 13 Jul 00 - 03:10 AM Heh heh - I have an army of typist gnomes at my beck and call... but they know not how to the html taggy stuff... (must get some smarter gnomes) Cheers |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Corries: Liberty & Banks of Newfound From: raredance Date: 14 Jul 00 - 01:40 AM There were a bunch of different versions of "Banks of Newfoundland" in a thread on this topic back in the middle of January. Do a forum search for "Newfoundland" to retrieve it. rich r |
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Liberty (from The Corries) From: GUEST Date: 02 Dec 23 - 07:26 PM It was indeed written by George weir from Peebles in the scottish ish borders, absolutely 100 % and why I know is because George weir was my grandfather. ?? |
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