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Req: Kishmals/Kushmels/Kishmul's/Kishmael's Galley

26 Jun 99 - 04:37 PM (#90002)
Subject: Kishmuls Galley
From: gblack@ihug.co.nz

Does any-one have the words to Kishmals (Kushmels) galley? Pretty please

26 Jun 99 - 04:41 PM (#90004)
Subject: RE: Kishmuls Galley
From: Joe Offer

Can you tell us anything more about the song, gblack??? What type of music is it, and who did you hear perform it? Do you know any partial lyrics of the song? It's hard to find songs if all you know is the title.
For that matter, if you do a forum search, you can find the song lickety-split - or you can be lazy and click here. You'll get more information if you do the Forum Search yourself and search under "Subject" for kish.
Hey, how come I can't find "Who Stole the Kishka"?
-Joe Offer-

26 Jun 99 - 05:00 PM (#90007)
Subject: RE: Kishmuls Galley
From: Martin _Ryan

Deep in the back of my mind is a very weak bell ringing.... A book?....

Regards

26 Jun 99 - 07:21 PM (#90045)
Subject: RE: Kishmuls Galley
From: Martin _Ryan

Joe

Why would I doubt you? I see the old thread. Meanwhile, here's my twopence worth:
There's a reference to it in Sam Henry's "Songs of the People" ((Huntington/Hermann) ... but only to say that his (unpublished)version of it is from "Songs of the Hebrides" (1909).This reference is ascribed to the bould John Moulden. If he doesn't pick up this thread I'll drop him a line to ask for details.

Regards

26 Jun 99 - 09:10 PM (#90064)
Subject: Lyr Add: KISHMUL'S GALLEY^^
From: Ted from Australia

Here ya go

Kishmul's Galley,

1. High upon Bennachie
On the day of days seawards I gaze
Watching Kishmul's galley sailing
Ah-hee ya-hoo fol-you-oh

2. Bravely homewards they battled
through ragin' seas
No more no rope
Anchor cable or tackle has he
Ah-hee ya-hoo fol-you-oh

3. Then at last 'gainst wind and tide
he's brought her to
'Neath Kishmul's castle walls
Kishmul castle o' ancient glory
Ah-hee ya-hoo fol-you-oh

4. Here's red wine
And feast for heroes
And harping too
And sweet sweet harping too
Ah-hee ya-hoo fol-you-oh


repeat V1

27 Jun 99 - 05:19 AM (#90105)
Subject: RE: Kishmuls Galley
From: Mo

It's the Corries, innit - when they played their bodhrans on this it sounded like war drums - fabulous! Mo

27 Jun 99 - 09:34 AM (#90117)
Subject: RE: Kishmuls Galley
From: Penny S

I found it, some time ago, in a collection "Songs of the Hebrides" by Kennedy Fraser, or possibly Kennedy and Fraser

Penny

27 Jun 99 - 09:38 AM (#90118)
Subject: RE: Kishmuls Galley
From: Penny S

It's Marjorie Kennedy-Fraser, see below:

click here

http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/details/66988.html

27 Jun 99 - 11:45 PM (#90263)
Subject: RE: Kishmuls Galley
From: DonMeixner

Kishmul's Galley is on several Corries recordings and on a Video Tape of theirs that I own. Search "Gavin Browne" in the web and you'll find the Corries web site and a resource for these recordings. Kishmuls Galley is als the title of a CD or Tape by the Corries.

Don

28 Jun 99 - 02:00 AM (#90284)
Subject: RE: Kishmuls Galley
From: George Black

Thanks folks. I used to know the song way way back and wanted to learn it up again.

28 Jun 99 - 02:33 PM (#90419)
Subject: RE: Kishmuls Galley
From: Henrik

Davy Steele (of Battlefield Band) has recorded the song
on his recent solo album "Chasing Shadows"

Henrik

29 Jun 99 - 09:17 AM (#90675)
Subject: RE: Kishmuls Galley
From: Philippa

There are different versions of the song in the original Gaelic. For further information (and another link) see this earlier Kishmul's galley thread

29 Jun 99 - 09:19 AM (#90676)
Subject: RE: Kishmuls Galley
From: Philippa

oops
Will someone e-mail g.black? (I'm at a library computer today)

10 Aug 00 - 11:21 AM (#275050)
Subject: Kishmaels Galley
From: GUEST,Jeremy

Does anyone have the words to this lovely Scottish ballad?

10 Aug 00 - 11:25 AM (#275054)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kishmaels Galley
From: MMario

follow the link blickie

09 Dec 11 - 10:59 PM (#3271320)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kishmals/Kushmels/Kishmul's Galley
From: GUEST

I have a recording of this song of the mac neill by Anne Moray ca 1960, but is in the old style and i cant transcribe the gaelic lyrics. Please post em if ya got em. My mother sang this to me as a lullabye.

09 Dec 11 - 11:20 PM (#3271323)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kishmals/Kushmels/Kishmul's Galley
From: GUEST

Found:
Latha dhomh am Beinn a' Cheathaich
Air fal-il-o ho-ri-o-hu
Gu'n deach bàta Chloinn Neill seachad
O-hi-o-hu-o fail-uo
B'ait leam do bhàta 'si gabhail
Air fal-il-ho ho-rin-o-ho '
Mach ò dhùthaich Mhic 'Illeathain
O-hi-o-hu-o fail-uo
'Steach gu Ciosmul an aigheir
Air fal-il-ho ho-rin-o-ho
Far am faighteadh cuirm ri gabhail
O-hi-o-hu-o fail-uo
Fion ò oidhche 'gus an latha
Fal-li-o-hu oiou
Is clarsach bhinn 'ga gleusadh mar ris
O-hi-o-hu-o fail-uo

One day I was on the misty mountain
Air fal-il-o ho-ri-o-hu
Clann MacNeill's boat went past
O-hi-o-hu-o fail-uo
I loved to see your boat on its journey
Air fal-il-o ho-ri-o-ho
Out from the MacLean Country
O-hi-o-hu-o fail-uo
Into Kishmul of the mirth
Air fal-il-ho ho-rin-o-ho
Where there will be feasts to be had
o-hi-o-hu-o fal-il-o
wine from night to day
Air fal-il-ho ho-rin-o-ho
And the sweet harp serenading
O-hi-o-hu-o fail-uo

10 Dec 11 - 01:30 PM (#3271594)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kishmals/Kushmels/Kishmul's Galley
From: Anne Neilson

You might find something on Youtube if you search for Ray and Archie Fisher, who featured this song in their joint repertoire back in the 1970s and recorded it on the Topic label.

Sorry I can't do the clicky links, but anyone more technical than me -- most of the planet! -- will probably find it from the hints given.

10 Dec 11 - 02:30 PM (#3271631)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kishmals/Kushmels/Kishmul's Galley
From: Megan L

This is an atmospheric rendition Corries Kishmulls galley

10 Dec 11 - 03:10 PM (#3271660)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Kishmals/Kushmels/Kishmul's Galley
From: Q (Frank Staplin)

Kenneth MacKellar did an excellent version in English, album "The Tartan" (see post by Ted of Australia for approximate words).